Hippodrome to present innovative live stream production

Birmingham Hippodrome has partnered with dance powerhouse company Rambert to host the streaming of an innovative new production, Rooms.

A premiere from Norwegian choreographer and theatre and film director Jo Str�mgren, the production will be created specifically for the camera and will be performed and broadcast live, with a cinematographer and camera crew relaying the productions in real-time to audiences across the world.

It takes place from 8 to 10 April and tickets are on sale now here.

Rooms will involve 17 dancers, 36 scenes and100 characters.

Rooms is an ambitious dance-theatre-film that is performed live.

It follows on from the success of Birmingham Hippodrome 's acclaimed stream of their co-production with Curve, The Color Purple - At Home and Rambert 's inaugural livestream commission of Draw From Within (Wim Vandekeybus).

Birmingham Hippodrome 's artistic director and chief executive Fiona Allan said: “It was very easy to agree to partner with the innovative team at Rambert to bring this performance into the homes of our audiences.

“Personally, I 've long been a fan of both Rambert and Jo Str�mgren, plus Birmingham Hippodrome has a history of supporting and presenting the very best of international contemporary dance. I am quite sure that Rooms will be quite unlike any other streaming experience audiences have had this year- in a good way!

“This new announcement continues the Hippodrome 's strand of streamed performances, which have included so far The Color Purple- At Home in partnership with Curve, and forthcoming live broadcasts of UniSlam and TEDxYouth@Brum in partnership with DRPG Studios. ”

Rooms will stream online on 8 April at 12pm, 9 April at 8pm and 10 April at 8pm.