A brutal breakdown of power and the elite

A Good Man is Hard to Find draws inspiration from the 2008 financial crash, and the “Cremation of Care” ceremony; an annual ritual ceremony where the global elite banish their guilt, by the San Francisco private members club Bohemian Grove.

From the breakout choreographic duo of the Biennale Danza 2025, this dark and dominating performance investigates uncomfortable scenarios about power plays, hierarchies, humiliation and sacrifice. Encounter brutal degradation and in-your-face aggression in this raw exposé of masculinity.

The five dancers dissect the mythology of power, exposing the absurdity, delusion, hazing and destruction that define these men – emotionally trapped somewhere between a god and a teenage boy.

Original music is juxtaposed with Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony In C Minor: a 20th century anti-war piece re-contextualised within the show in the current climate of genocide, austerity and cultural exploitation. All climaxing in a ritual sacrifice of one performer – think office party at the end of the world meets Greek tragedy.

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An Unlimited UK Partner Award 2025 commission with Sadler’s Wells made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.

Header image © Andrea Avezzù

Header image description: One dancer with a face panted white lifts another dancer into an extended, dramatic pose with one leg raised high. Additional performers stand or sit in the background, partially obscured by the low lighting.