Portrait Of A Gothic Icon

A long time before Edgar Allan Poe became the master of creating tales of gothic macabre, he was as human as any other artist. Whether working his way through personal tragedy, his artistic dreams, or the wartime tensions that gripped America, Ballet 5:8's The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe translates the famous writer's inner turbulence into a glorious, single-act ballet production as thrilling as it is darkly moving.

This unmissable piece tells the story of Edgar Allan Poe's life through stylistically versatile movement, bringing together neo-classical ballet, dance traditions rooted in the African Diaspora, hauntingly brilliant sound design and spoken word to step right inside Edgar Allan Poe's mind. It's ballet driven by story, in line with the writer's own belief that a story should grip an audience in one seamless experience - don't miss out on this ballet celebration of a literary icon.