My Sister, The Serial Killer. Isn’t that the best title? The curtain hasn’t even gone up on Ballet Black's new show, part of a double bill called Shadows, and I’m already reaching for the popcorn.
The novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite, a slice of Lagos noir, is adapted for dance by the company’s artistic director (and unabashed horror fan) Cassa Pancho. It begins by disposing of a corpse, which isn’t something you can say about Swan Lake. Korede gets a call from sister Ayoola, whose date nights tend to end up stabby. The way Korede pulls marigolds and bleach from her bag suggest this isn’t her first clean-up.
