AISHA & ABHAYA

Performance / Film
Directed by Kibwe Tavares
ChoreogRaphed by Sharon Eyal
2018 - 2020

Aisha and Abhaya is a modern fairytale that combines film and animation with choreography.

This creation by director Kibwe Tavares brings together the work of choreographer Sharon Eyal, music by Sharon’s regular collaborator Ori Lichtik and rising star GAIKA and costumes by Uldus Bakhtiozina.

Two sisters – Aisha and Abhaya – are refugees who have fled their homes and find themselves in a new world.
The story explores their struggle to survive having been separated from their family.

A co-production between Rambert and The Royal Ballet, in association with BBC Films and Robin Saunders.