The Brown Suite, a new high-energy funk-fuelled show by dancing duo BlacBrik, is coming to the Woking Theatre on October 16 and 17 at 7.30pm.

Envisioned, directed and choreographed by BlacBrik’s founders Nahum McLean and Darius Drooh, The Brown Suite is produced by Fundamentally Dance, with Jamiel Devernay-Laurence as the creative producer.

Following the success of Ballet Nights, a new dance tradition crafted to celebrate dance and dancers worldwide, The Brown Suite will bring a story of love and resilience to Woking, set to the iconic music and voices of James Brown, Etta James and Sam Cooke.

Nahum, from Manchester, and Darius, from California, met at the Alvin Ailey School in New York in 2013. They founded their dancing duo BlacBrik ten years later.

The Brown Suite is their first long-form narrative piece, bringing 1970s nightlife vibes in a performance jam-packed with killer moves, funk and soul.

The movement language in The Brown Suite combines the technical precision of ballet and modern dance with the rhythm, groove and expressive qualities of funk and jazz.

Driven by the music throughout, the choreography moves between full-company numbers and intimate duets to reflect the story’s shifts from romance to conflict to release.

The piece showcases seven dancers who collide in a series of rhythm-driven encounters. The movement embraces James Brown’s powerful music through playful flirtation, intoxicating romance, heartbreak, conflict and redemption.

The group’s connections spark and fracture through the charged emotional landscape of 1970s New York City, where pride, desire and vulnerability intertwine.

Nahum and Darius said: “With The Brown Suite, we want to explore the spaces where music, movement and community came together in 1970s New York - where soul and funk brought people together, and where every gathering held stories of joy, connection and change.”

For tickets, priced from £38.48, visit www.atgtickets.com