BODYSUIT: Sharon Eyal & George Rouy

Join us to celebrate the world premiere of ‘BODYSUIT: Sharon Eyal & George Rouy’ at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in London, UK, commissioned by Hannah Barry Gallery and co-produced with Hauser & Wirth.

‘BODYSUIT’ is a visionary live work for five dancers by artist George Rouy and internationally acclaimed choreographer Sharon Eyal. Their first collaborative creation, ‘BODYSUIT’ is a multidisciplinary live event, with exacting, rigorous and liberated practices in movement, light, sound and environment. ‘BODYSUIT’ brings together new electronic music composed by Rouy with the signature punctuating choreography of Eyal, centered on a large silver and graphite painting by Rouy—together alternating from austerity to crisis and euphoria.

Performed in combination with a mirrored dance floor, dynamic lighting systems and costumes designed by British fashion house 16Arlington, ‘BODYSUIT’ creates a total stage environment that juxtaposes technical precision with rapturous, unapologetic freedom, forcing the world to challenge itself and its boundaries and giving form to the inalienable battle between our deepest feelings.

On Tuesday 28 January and Wednesday 29 January, arrival is from 7 pm, with the performance beginning promptly at 8 pm.

On Thursday 30 January, there are two performances:

• First arrival is from 6 pm, with the performance beginning at 7 pm.

• Second arrival is from 8 pm, with the performance beginning at 9 pm.

The performance lasts 45 minutes with no interval.

Tickets cost £40, £20 and £10 per person, plus booking fee. Advance booking is essential and seats within your ticket price group are not allocated.

• Unrestricted view: £40 + booking fee

• Partially restricted view £20 + booking fee

• Restricted view: £10 + booking fee

For press ticket enquiries, please contact charlie@hannahbarry.com.

Please note there will be flashing lights and haze, but not strobe, used throughout the performance. There will be high volume levels, but earplugs will be available upon request.

The creation of ‘BODYSUIT’ took place in France, kindly supported by the Domaine de Courances, Théâtre-Sénart, Lieusaint and Palais de Tokyo. The London performance Lead Supporter is Suneil Setiya. ‘BODYSUIT’ is supported by a generous circle of donors: Tavakoli Foundation, Sydney, Australia; Jie Du; Simon Nixon; Bob Shaw; and those who wish to remain anonymous.

About Sharon Eyal
Sharon Eyal is one of the most radical choreographers working today. Her work is staged worldwide and her award-winning unmistakable style is startling. Known for propulsive performances that fuse classical dance with underground culture, she seizes darkness with intention. Punctuating her sharp and brutal choreography with vulnerability and emotional depth, Eyal harnesses the human body to assume a grave beauty, capturing the raw condition of human expression—the brutal journey of the heart. As well as creating a repertoire of critically acclaimed original works for dance companies around the world, she has made notable projects outside the dance world, working closely with the music label Young on projects such as ROSE, Maria Grazia Chiuri Creative Director at Dior and electronic musician and producer Koreless.

About George Rouy
George Rouy is recognized as a leading figure in a new generation of international artists. His dynamic and signature use of the human figure—vexed with desire, freedom, alienation and crisis—speaks to the extremities of our time. Focused on the relationship between interior landscapes and the body in motion, Rouy’s approach to the body—and his pursuit of painting—is one of contradiction, harmony and perpetual transformation. Bodies, captured alone and at times gathered in quiet pairs or imprisoned in crowds of amorphous energy, move from diminuendo, absorption and poise to expansive forces of crescendo, incitement and charge. Together they present rhapsodic portraits of identity in a globalized and technologically-driven 21st Century, alluding to recurring themes of the face as a mask, the individual as a copy and the self as a shadow. This bold and subversive corporeal language— constrained and liberated—captures the grave and arrested beauty of our contemporary moment.

About 16Arlington
Marco Capaldo, Creative Director of British fashion house 16Arlington, co-founded the brand in 2018 and continues to captivate with his visionary approach to design. Capaldo’s rise within the industry has been marked by his affinity for beauty – whether in art, architecture, books or design – which profoundly influences his work, leading to creations that transcend conventional boundaries and redefine fashion. The 2024 recipient of the British Fashion Award for New Establishment Womenswear, 16Arlington’s influence has grown through red carpet appearances, high-profile media coverage and endorsement by the world’s most notable retailers.

The music is composed by George Rouy in collaboration with Liam Toon and Oscar Defriez.

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Photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth and Hannah Barry Gallery websites, social media and in other marketing materials.