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[Jan McNulty]

L-E-V Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart Sadler’s Wells Theatre EC1R 4TN  Friday 27 May & Saturday 28 May Tickets: £20 - £25 Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com

Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s acclaimed Israeli company, L-E-V, returns to Sadler’s Wells Theatre with Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart on Friday 27 May & Saturday 28 May.    In this final instalment of the LOV3 trilogy, the dancers embark on an intense journey through the ups and downs of love and relationships.      The first part of the Love series, OCD Love, looked at the love that always misses - or lovers who keep missing each other. Love Chapter 2 was a creation exploring a sense of disaster, when pain of loss and mental exhaustion mutate into a big heart coated with darkness.  The three pieces are deeply connected - and this third work is yet again an invitation to experience and feel the creators' approach to love.     Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart features striking costume design from Christian Dior Couture creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, including full body suits matching the dancers’ various skin tones, and entirely covered in delicate black tattoos of foliage and landscapes – and an ethereal score from L-E-V long time musical collaborator Ori Lichtik.     Co-founder, co-artistic director and choreographer of L-E-V Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. She served as associate Artistic Director for Batsheva between 2003-2004, and as a House Choreographer for the company between 2005-2012. In 2013 Eyal launched L-E-V with her long-time collaborator Gai Behar. L-E-V Dance Company includes the Hebrew word for heart (lev).    Eyal's show is a multidimensional approach to love. For her, it is about every feeling love can evoke. She uses Hannah Yanagihara's words from A Little Life, to say something about the show': "...things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.”   NOTES TO EDITORS  Listing information:  Date: Friday 27 May & Saturday 28 May  Running time: 55 minutes, no interval  UK premiere  Standard no under 5s.  Effects: Loud music and haze  Tickets: £20 - £25  Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com  About Sharon Eyal and L-E-V  Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. She danced with the Batsheva Dance Company between 1990- 2008 and started choreographing within the company’s Batsheva Dancers Create project framework.    Eyal served as Associate Artistic Director for Batsheva between 2003-2004, and as a House Choreographer for the company between 2005-2012. During her time with the company she created 16 new creations.    In 2005 Eyal started to collaborate with Gai Behar on her creations and the L-E-V company and different projects.    From 2009 Eyal created over 30 new creations for dance companies around the world such as Bedroom Folk, Salt Womb, Feelings and Sara for the Nederland Dance Theatre; Strong for StaatsBallett, Berlin, Germany, L'Après-midi d'un Faune for The Paris Opera, France Half-Life for the Royal Swedish Ballet; Untitled Black and Autodance for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Sweden; Killer Pig and Corps de Walk for Carte Blanche Dance of Norway; Too Beaucoup for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Plafona for Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg Germany; Promise, Soul Chain for Staatstheater Mainz, Germany and more.    Eyal collaborated with major names out of the traditional dance world such as Christian Dior Couture and Maria Grazia Chiuri for various fashion shows and projects, The National and Mike Milles album/movie - participating in 2 music videos for the songs ‘Hairpin Turns’ and ‘Hey Rosey’ from the album ‘I Am Easy To Find’ as well as a live performance for their international tour’s opening concert at the L’Olympia in Paris and the music label - young.    In 2013 Eyal launched L-E-V. L-E-V’s repertoire consists of 3 creations made especially for the company. L-E-V's creations are co-produced with some of the leading dance venues around the globe such as Sadler’s Wells- London and Julidans- Amsterdam. The co-producers list consists of many other great venues: Montpellier Danse Festival, Migros Culture Percentage - Dance Festival STEPS, Theater Freiburg, The Banff Centre in Canada, Carolina Performing Arts - North Carolina, USA, and TorinoDanza    In the past 8 years since L-E-V was founded, the company had more than 700 performances some in the most exclusive venues around the world such as The Joyce Theatre – NYC; Jacob's Pillow - Becket, Massachusetts; Sadler's Wells - London, UK; The Montpellier Danse Festival – France; Edinburgh International Festival; Julidans – Amsterdam and more.    Eyal has received several awards:  The "Faust" theater award in Germany (2018)  The Professional Association of Dance & Theater Critiques at the Chaillot National Theater in Paris (2018)  The prestigious FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet 2017 (2017)  The Best Dance Performance - James Sewell Ballet's 'Killer Pig' (2017)  The 12th Belgrade Dance Festival’s Jovan Ćirilov Award (2017)  The Landau Prize for the Performing Arts in the dance category (2009).  Eyal was named - Chosen Artist, by the Israeli Cultural Excellence Foundation (2008)  The Ministry of Culture Award for Young Dance Creators (2004)    About Co-Founder, Co-Artistic director & creator Gai Behar   As a party producer, Gai was taking a big part of Tel Aviv nightlife scene as well as a curator of multidisciplinary art events from 1999 till 2005. Gai joined Sharon in co-creating Bertolina in 2005 and has collaborated on the creation of Sharon Eyal ever since.    About Sadler’s Wells   Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance organisation. We strive to make and share dance that inspires us all. Our acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap.  We commission, produce and present more dance than any other organisation in the world. Since 2005, we have helped to bring close to 200 new dance works to the stage, embracing both the popular and the unknown.      Each year, over half a million people visit our three London theatres - Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Lilian Baylis Studio and Peacock Theatre. Millions more attend our touring productions nationally and internationally or explore our digital platforms, including Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage. 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