The Making of Creature
Fri 14 Apr 2023
We take a look at the making of our powerful dance film, Creature, choreographed
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Creature film premieres at the BFI London Film Festival
20 Oct 2022
On Saturday 15 October 2022, the film version of Creature, directed by Asif Kapadia and based on Akram Khan’s 2021 production, received its world premiere at the 6th BFI London Film Festival.
.@asifkapadia, @andyserkis and the Creature team received a fantastic ovation from the audience at the #LFF world premiere at the weekend! 👏 pic.twitter.com/HwrxcxKQYM
— BFI (@BFI) October 17, 2022
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.
The film is directed by Academy Award winning Asif Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of films exploring the price of fame, Amy, Senna, and Diego Maradona.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: (L-R) Kamilah Downing, Lisa Leigh, Heather Clark Charrington, director Asif Kapadia, Jeffrey Cirio, Executive Director of the English National Ballet Patrick Harrison, Tamara Rojo, producer Uzma Hasan, choreographer Akram Khan, composer Vincenzo Lamagna and Andy Serkis attend the "Creature" World Premiere during the 66th BFI London Film Festival at the BFI Southbank on October 15, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for BFI)
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Here are some of the reviews and audience feedback on the film!
Deadline wrote that “it succeeds in making dance feel accessible and intimate” and has “an intense cinematic feel”, while ScreenDaily said that “Khan’s choreography is so exquisite, and his dancers so masterful, that it’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of the piece.”
Amazing film #creature for our last night of #lff2022
Choreographed by @AkramKhanLive with amazing dancers @ENBallet & directed by @asifkapadia
Superb. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/T5phFZLEhN
— Sandy Mather (she/her) (@sanmather) October 15, 2022
Congratulations @AkramKhanLive @asifkapadia #uzmahasan for# Creature @BFI #LFF great performance,music & storytelling. Releases Feb 24 pic.twitter.com/bglKva1UzB
— Suman Bhuchar (@SumanBhuchar) October 15, 2022