Throughout spring and summer 2024, The Coronet Theatre presents a truly global programme of original arts from leading artists, including work from Japan, Ireland, Singapore, Korea, Italy, France and, in a first for The Coronet, Taiwan, with a month-long festival.

“Astonishingly, 2024 marks ten years since we moved from the Print Room to this amazing building. One of our missions in making The Coronet Theatre was to find and present extraordinary international talent that is rarely seen outside its cultural home, with its new and different ideas about what art is, or can be. This season will reflect exactly that. A non-stop line-up of innovative and exciting artists who work with visual art, dance, music, theatre, technology and entertainment in often overlapping and complex combinations.

The companies that are coming will bring a whole raft of exciting new ideas and insights stemming from their individual artistic heritage, traditions and styles, making this an eye- opening, fresh and audacious programme.” Anda Winters, Artistic Director

T.H.E Dance Company return to The Coronet, following 2022’s sold-out production PheNoumenon, with a triple bill of UK premieres: Present, Pure and Un-form. Expect an evening of beautiful, electric, heart-pounding dance. 9 – 10 February

Chiten Theatre, one of Japan’s foremost experimental companies, presents GOOD-BYE, based on the 1949 work of Japanese novelist, Osamu Dazai. Set in a bar, accompanied live by the Japanese rock band Kukangendai, the piece addresses the struggle to identify what it was, and now is, to be Japanese. 5 – 9 March

Tacit Group – Immersive Korean audio-visual pioneers and their co-founder Gazaebal present two special performances showcasing their spectacular synthesis of sound and visual art. Each night Tacit artists use a live mix of mathematical coding and computer programming to produce an utterly unique and compelling visual and aural event. 22 – 23 March

Taiwan Festival – The Coronet Theatre is proud to present a major showcase of Taiwanese culture in Spring 2024. This month-long programme will premiere pioneering artists to the UK across dance, music, visual art, physical theatre, VR and immersive experiences. This festival builds on the success of the critically acclaimed Korean Festival in 2022. 12 – 27 April

Jean-Michel Bernard, acclaimed film composer and pianist, returns to the Coronet Theatre after composing the score for 2016’s ballet TERRA with two intimate concerts of film music from his acclaimed albums Piano Cinema 1 and 2, as well as excerpts from his latest album his songs, and a tribute to the music of Elton John. 16 – 17 May

Heart’s Desire – L’amore Del Cuore is an adaptation of one of Caryl Churchill’s most revolutionary plays by acclaimed Italian theatre maker Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli and company lacasadargilla. Employing movement, the Italian tradition of comedy, and Churchill’s text, they dissect language and modes of communication in a hilarious and touching exploration of family and relationships. 13 – 15 June

Poetry – Curated by The Coronet’s Head of Poetry, Marion Manning, Poetry Club brings together the most exciting contemporary international poets with spoken-word audiences. This season includes Lemn Sissay on 22 February, and award winning poets David Harsent & Kit Fan on 19 March.
Dead Poets Live – from the T. S. Eliot Foundation, who have established a cult following for their dramatised readings of classic poetry. This season they present The Haunter, the enigmatic story of Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy and Florence Dugdale on 19 May. Cast to be announced.

THE SEASON IN MORE DETAIL:

T.H.E Dance Company

DANCE
Rethinking Co-Existence
A triple bill by Kuik Swee Boon, Kim Jae Duk and The Human Expression Dance Company, Singapore

Fri 9 – Sat 10 Feb 2024

T.H.E Dance Company return to The Coronet, following 2022’s sold-out production PheNoumenon, with a triple bill of UK premieres. Present, Pure and Un-form investigate
existence, the complexities and tensions of social interactions and identity, both as artists and as individuals. Featuring two pieces by Kuik Swee Boon and one by resident
choreographer Kim Jae Duk, expect an evening of beautiful, electric, heart-pounding dance.

Described as a dance company ‘at the top of its game’, T.H.E Dance Company are a household name in Singapore led by celebrated choreographer Kuik Swee Boon,
performing to critical acclaim around the world. “T.H.E Dance Company continues to transform, evolve and respond to disruption of the current times and sensibilities” –
Stephanie Burridge, The Straits Times

PRESENT – Kim Jae Duk’s fourth creation for the T.H.E. continues his highly physical, music-driven signature style. Jae Duk’s existential exploration is nuanced with
undertones of dark humour that heighten the urgency of his artistic investigation. Two people are locked in a physical dialogue that discusses existence and being. One looks for reasons, the other seeks value. How far will this discussion take them and what is their relationship? “Edgy, current and fiercely independent” – The Straits Times

PURE – is driven by the perpetual cycle of tension and compromise that accompany every form of social interaction. Inspired by the existential adage ‘l’existence précède
l’essence (existence precedes essence)’, this stunning duet examines the complexities of living together as both a unit of family and society. “Exquisite… [the dancers] seemed both futuristic and otherworldly, and were lovely to watch […] a very successful wayto demonstrate the differing viewpoints contemporary dance can offer.” – Luisa Ryan, scenestr

UN-FORM – One of Kuik Swee Boon’s most intimate and revealing works, Un-form began as personal, burning questions concerning the validity and value of his role as an artist to his own existence, and within the context of society. Devising solos as a response, the dance artists delve deep into their memories and experiences, inviting audiences to embark on the same journey of self-contemplation. “The piece is touching, provocative and relatable on so many levels! Exceptional!” – Helen Gramotnev, Brisbane Stage

Fri 9 – Sat 10 February, 7:30pm
Sat 10 February, 2:30pm
£30, £20 standard Concessions 20% off
Running time: approx. 1 hour 40 minutes