The Fifth Sun

Luail

Merging dance, ritual and lament, The Fifth Sun unfolds as both a eulogy and a renewal, a ceremony that reflects on humanity’s past, confronts our turbulent present, and leans cautiously toward an uncertain future.

In this work with Luail, Mufutau Yusuf responds to the grief and awe stirred by planetary crisis.

Choreographer Mufutau Yusuf

Composer & Sound Designer Tom Lane

Lighting Designer Lee Curran

Costume Designer Alison Brown

Textile Artist Lily Bailie

Costume Supervisor Gillian Lennox

Set Consultant Niall McKeever

Stage Manager Lisa Krugel

Assistant Stage Manager Alison O’Shea

Cast Robyn Byrne, Jou-Hsin Chu, Clara Kerr, Sean Lammer, Tom O’Gorman, Hamza Primo, Rosie Stebbing, Meghan Stevens, Chi Liu

Photographer Luca Truffarelli

  • Dancers in white costumes lying on their backs on a black floor.
  • Dancer in white costume.
  • Performers in the distance wearing white shrouds.
  • dancer stretches towards a tall monolith.
  • Dancers in white costumes lie on the floor with arms raised.
  • Dancer in motion.
  • Dancers in action.
  • Dancer wearing white cracked fabric and covering her mouth.
  • Dancers in motion.
  • Dancer in motion.
  • Dancers in a heap with large pillows.
  • Two dancers in a blue light.
  • Dancers stood in a blue light.
  • Close up of costume detail for The Fifth Sun.

While countless tableaux in The Fifth Sun stand elegantly on their own, the individual sections, like so many moments in life, string together to make something profound.

— The Irish Times