Twice Born (2023)

"No work of art has ever compared to the magnificence of Twice-Born"

"Twice-Born is a masterpiece. From the mind of Dickson Mbi, this epic tale tells of another world where matriarchs are made through sacrifice. Set to Mbi’s original scores and performed by the dancers of the Scottish Ballet, it is a powerful tale that consumes the heart and mind."

"It is not a show, it is a religious experience."

"After the interval, the main event was Dickson Mbi’s Twice-Born, and we must raise a glass in celebration to Hampson for spotting this prodigious talent because it is a very fine major debut work that marks Mbi (pronounced Bye) out as a fascinating choreographer to watch. And not just a choreographer because, astonishingly, he also composed the excellent score, as fine a new orchestral score for ballet as I have heard for some time"

"Mbi’s coup de théâtre – Benjamin, attached to wires, soars up, spinning, into the flies, spotlit and reborn. The Afrocentric elements of Mbi’s score free the dancers to move with an earthy, demonstrative vigour…..Twice-Born’s powerful strangeness and bold blend of movement styles has a lurking potency."

"Twice-Born was a revelation in every way. Presenting the notion that humans are born twice through rites of passage, ritual, and community, choreographer Dickson Mbi offers a way in, a passage to this inner world of rebirth."