Jan McNulty Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 World Premiere announced for Asif Kapadia’s Creature, based on an original concept by Akram Khan English National Ballet is thrilled to announce the world premiere of Creature at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Based on the original concept and choreography by Akram Khan, Creature is the latest film from Academy Award winning director Asif Kapadia, and will premiere at 3.30pm Saturday 15 October in NFT1 at BFI Southbank. Following BFI Distribution’s acquisition of the UK & Ireland theatrical rights to the film, Creature will then receive its cinema release from Friday 24 February 2023. Based on English National Ballet’s 2021 stage production, Creature is a groundbreaking collaboration between Asif Kapadia, Olivier Award winning choreographer Akram Khan and English National Ballet, produced by Uzma Hasan of Little House Productions. An intense, visceral and haunting film, Creature is a tragic tale of an outsider’s search for belonging, the insatiable desires of the powerful, and the enduring hope found in human connection and compassion. Inspired by Georg Büchner’s seminal play Woyzeck, this vivid cinematic experience sees Jeffrey Cirio, Erina Takahashi and Stina Quagebeur perform in the Principal roles. Tamara Rojo CBE, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, said; “At English National Ballet we aim to make ballet accessible to the widest possible audience, and so I am very proud to be partnering with the BFI on the release of Creature. Working with a fantastic creative team under the direction of Asif was a wonderful opportunity for the Company and we are incredibly excited that people across the country will have the opportunity to see this vital and important work.” Creature is Akram Khan’s third work for English National Ballet, following Dust and his reimagined version of Giselle. It returns to the stage this spring, at Sadler’s Wells, London from Thursday 23 March – Saturday 1 April 2023. Academy Award winning director Asif Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of films exploring the price of fame, Amy, Senna, and Diego Maradona. His debut fiction feature, The Warrior won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year. He directed episodes of the Netflix series Mindhunter and the critically acclaimed music series 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything. He also co-directed and exec produced the mental health series The Me You Can’t See, starring Oprah, Prince Harry and Lady Gaga. In 2022 he will create a new four-part series about Camden’s musical history for Disney+. -ENDS- English National Ballet is grateful for the generous grant it has been awarded through the Government's Culture Recovery Fund, which allows it to continue to create, perform and serve its audiences. Notes to Editors English National Ballet is a National Portfolio Organisation supported by Arts Council England. Ballymore is Principal Building Partner of English National Ballet BFI London Film Festival is held in partnership with American Express. About English National BalletEnglish National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has been at the forefront of ballet's growth and evolution ever since. English National Ballet brings world-class ballet to the widest possible audience through live performances across the UK and on eminent international stages; its digital platforms Ballet on Demand and BalletActive; its distinguished orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic; and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet's Dance for Parkinson's. Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo CBE, English National Ballet has introduced ground-breaking new works to the Company's repertoire whilst continuing to honour the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw English National Ballet enter a new chapter in its history when it moved into a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in east London, Mulryan Centre for Dance, bringing a renewed commitment to, and freedom for, creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before. www.ballet.org.uk About Arts Council England Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let's Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision. www.artscouncil.org.uk Following the Covid-19 crisis, the Arts Council developed a £160 million Emergency Response Package with nearly 90% coming from the National Lottery, for organisations and individuals needing support. We are also one of several bodies administering the Government's Culture Recovery Fund and unprecedented support package of £1.57 billion for the culture and heritage sector. Find out more at www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 On this coming Saturday - but I believe it clashes with a performance of Mayerling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 7 hours ago, alison said: On this coming Saturday - but I believe it clashes with a performance of Mayerling? This film has already been picked up by the film magazines so will probably be a magnet for film buffs so the absence of RB Mayerling attendees may not be noticed. It goes on general release in the UK and Ireland on 24th Feb next year. From links: https://www.top10films.co.uk/74365-asif-kapadias-intense-visceral-creature-arrives-february/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACAD Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Went to see the premiere of the film today, and was delighted to see Tamara and Jeffrey attending! The film itself - much like Creature - is alright. It makes certain plot points clearer (Marie’s desire to leave Earth), and shows the brilliant dramatic abilities of the central cast. Unfortunately it highlights the central shortcoming of creature, it’s overly long. Most sequences continue long after making its point, and while the group choreography can at least provide some diversion and eye candy on stage, the film doesn’t highlight this. Generally the corps is very overlooked. I will probably see Creature again in Sadler’s Wells to see how the work has evolved (and hopefully revised), but if you weren’t a fan of the stage work I wouldn’t recommend the film. The central cast listed in the credits were rightfully given a big cheer by the audience. As an aside, I never realised Andy Serkis was the voice of the Creature, he also was in attendance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctas Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I noticed in my BFI February brochure that several screenings of this will be on, and one showing with a Q&A with the film director and TBC others. As I missed the LFF showing I’m hoping to get to one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 It looks as though I never got around to posting my reactions to the film, and of course I can't remember them clearly now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Fished this out of my inbox - hoping all the links work: Creature film release From 24 February We are excited to bring you details of the much-anticipated release of Creature. Described by Little White Lies as announcing ‘a new frontier in cinema’, this stunning film is a genre-busting collaboration that fuses film and contemporary dance. Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia, Akram Khan and English National Ballet bring Creature to cinema screens around the country from 24 February 2023, with preview events including Q&As with Asif Kapadia from 12 February. Tickets are on sale across the UK now – including Birmingham, London, Manchester, Newcastle and more. Book now Learn more LITTLE WHITE LIES An immersive implosion of artistic forms out of which a new monster is born. Watch the trailer now About the film In a dilapidated former Arctic research station, Creature (Jeffrey Cirio) is unknowingly enlisted by a military brigade into an experimental programme. Creature meets and falls in love with Marie (Erina Takahashi), a cleaner who shows him kindness and compassion; together they dream of escape. This vivid cinematic experience is a beautiful, tragic tale of an outsider’s search for belonging, the insatiable desires of the powerful, and the enduring hope found in human connection and compassion. Creature is Olivier Award winning choreographer Akram Khan’s third work for English National Ballet, following Dust and his reimagining of Giselle. The original stage production of Creature, which premiered in 2021, returns to the stage this spring, at Sadler’s Wells, London from Thursday 23 March – Saturday 1 April 2023. Asif Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of films exploring the price of fame, Amy, Senna, and Diego Maradona. His debut fiction feature, The Warrior, won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year. He directed episodes of the Netflix series Mindhunter and the critically acclaimed music series 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything. He also co-directed and exec produced the mental health series The Me You Can’t See, starring Oprah, Prince Harry and Lady Gaga. In 2022 he will create a new four-part series about Camden’s musical history for Disney+. Learn more Watch trailer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Ahead of tomorrow's Links: Asif Kapadia’s Creature: ‘All of the crew were into dance. Even our electricians went to the ballet’ – The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2023/02/15/all-of-the-creature-crew-were-into-dance-even-our-electricians-went-to-the-ballet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Hooray … the film is being shown in Bristol .. at the Watershed 24-26 February 2023 https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/11765/creature/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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