THE BEATLE’S ground-breaking 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album is the inspiration behind Mark Morris Dance Group’s (MMDG) Pepperland, presented by co-commissioner Dance Consortium and it’s coming to Mayflower Theatre on April 19 and 20 2019 as part of a UK Tour.

Pepperland is legendary choreographer Mark Morris’s unique tribute to the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic LP.

Hailed as the first-ever ‘art rock’ album and widely regarded as the best rock and roll album of all time, it spent 27 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Mark Morris is renowned as an intensely musical choreographer and is undeviating in his devotion to music. Since founding MMDG in 1980, he has created almost 150 works for the company, many are widely considered masterpieces.

By request of the City of Liverpool, Morris created Pepperland to pay homage to The Beatles, the album and its landmark anniversary. Its world premiere performances kicked off Liverpool’s Sgt. Pepper at 50 Festival in 2017 and received critical acclaim for both its dance and music.

Now, set to tour across the UK and Ireland for the very first time - Pepperland features an original score by composer Ethan Iverson, inspired by some of the album’s most enduring hits: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help From My Friends, A Day in the Life, When I’m Sixty-Four, Within You Without You and Penny Lane.

Iverson’s fresh arrangements of original tracks will be performed live and interspersed with six original Pepper-inspired pieces that complement Morris’s profound understanding of classical music styles.