Information for Sasha Waltz and Guests - In C at Southbank Centre, West End (Dance or ballet). Based in Berlin, Sasha Waltz & Guests are known for developing highly original choreographic musical theatre performances. They have collaborated with more than 250 artists and ensembles from 25 countries on nearly 20 productions since being founded in 1993. Terry Riley's In C is an open composition that was revolutionary at the time of its writing (1964) and is considered the first piece of minimalist music. The score consists of 53 musical phrases and reads like stage directions for musicians; based on this, Sasha Waltz and her dancers created a choreographic interpretation that follows a similarly variable structure and is deliberately designed not to be a fixed stage piece. The result is an experimental system of 53 choreographic figures for a structured improvisation with clear rules and laws: In C is a dynamic, modular piece that examines the dialogue between dance, music and space, both digitally and in real life. The length of the piece remains variable, as does the number of musicians and dancers. It is a piece about being part of a group as an individual rather than being an individual within a group. Queen Elizabeth Hall

Approximate runtime 1 hour 30 minutes.