Following two hugely successful tours in 2016, acclaimed dance company BalletBoyz will return to the stage in 2017 with a third leg of their UK tour of Life at Hall for Cornwall.

Life received its world premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells in April 2016, featuring an original score, and it takes an elegant, powerful and provocative look at life and death, presented in BalletBoyz’ inimitable style. The show features commissions by Javier de Frutos and Pontus Lidberg.

The current BalletBoyz company includes: Jordan Robson; Harry Price; Josh Wild; Marc Galvez; Simone Donati; Matthew Rees; Edward Pearce; Matthew Sandiford; Flavien Esmieu and Bradley Waller.

BalletBoyz is the brainchild of Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt who founded the company in 2001.

Michael and Billy met at the Royal Ballet Upper School and joined the Royal Ballet together in 1987. During their twelve years at The Royal Ballet between them they danced all the principal roles.

In 2000 they co-founded BalletBoyz and danced all over the world for ten years, winning numerous awards and accolades and working with leading dancers, choreographers and designers.

2010 saw their retirement from the stage and the first edition of the groundbreaking project theTALENT. Michael and Billy selected eight young male dancers from a variety of backgrounds and worked with them closely, mentoring and coaching to create a company of first-class performers. Now in its fifth year, the company has expanded to ten dancers and regularly tours the UK and internationally. In 2013 BalletBoyz won the National Dance Award for Best Independent Company.

As well as their extensive repertoire of stage works Michael and Billy have created numerous arts documentaries for television including BalletBoyz I & II, Strictly Bolshoi, The Royal Ballet in Cuba, BalletBoyz: The Next Generation and BalletBoyz: The Rite of Spring, as well as forty short films for Channel 4’s Random Acts strand. They have won numerous awards for their film work including an International Emmy, Rose d’Or and Golden Prague. They were made OBEs in 2012 for their services to dance.

BalletBoyz will be at Hall For Cornwall on Tuesday, May 23, at 7.30pm.

For tickets and information go to hallforcornwall.co.uk or call 01872 262466.