Danny Boyle to direct hip-hop stage version of ‘The Matrix’

nypost.com:

“The Matrix” would be like if it incorporated hip-hop choreography? Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle apparently did and is bringing that vision — titled “Free Your Mind” — to a Manchester arts venue, the new Factory International, in 2023.The Warner Bros.

Theater Ventures-licensed project is described as a “large-scale immersive performance” that will debut next October, Variety reported on Thursday.

Multitalented composer Michael “Mikey J” Asante will work on the music for the show while Kenrick “H2O” Sandy will handle choreography.

Boyle’s longtime collaborator Tracey Seaward will produce, while poet-playwright Sabrina Mahfouz will help write, and artist Es Devlin will provide large sculptures.“Combining the hip-hop choreography of hundreds of dancers with the latest immersive design, ‘Free Your Mind’ will take audiences on a thrilling journey through ‘The Matrix’ and into a new realm of possibilities,” the logline reads, according to the outlet.“This eye-opening production will stretch across the building’s ultra-flexible spaces, responding to them and harnessing the collective energy of the moment,” it ended.