Panayiotis Sinnos 2013 / Submitted photoThe White Bird Dance series is bringing Britain’s “BalletBoyz” to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland Nov. 11-12. The award-winning ballet company features 10 young male dancers in two pieces, “Fallen” and “Serpent.”

Portland’s White Bird Dance series continues with the Pacific Northwest debut of the British dance company BalletBoyz Nov. 11-12.

Created by former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and Wiliam Trevitt, BalletBoyz is characterized by muscularity, ferocity, grace and elegance, according to White Bird Dance. The performance features two pieces: “Serpent,” choreographed by Liam Scarlett, and “Fallen,” choreographed by Russell Maliphant. Set to a score by French film composer Armand Amar, “Fallen” won Best Modern Choreography at the 2013 National Dance Awards.

To bring new life into the decades old British ballet company, in 2010 Nunn and Trevitt created “The Talent, a group of 10 diverse, young, male dancers. Nunn and Trevitt held open auditions for “The Talent” in the UK, believing that sometimes, raw talent can triumph over formal training, according to a press release. The 10 chosen men range in age from 20-25, one with no formal dance experience to speak of. The result of Nunn and Trevitt’s effort is a company that sells out every performance in the UK, according to the press release.

BalletBoyz will perform Nov. 11-12 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. Ticket prices range from $26 to $64 with discounts available for groups/students and seniors. For more information and tickets, visit www.whitebird.org or call 800-380-3516 (an additional fee will apply).

— Reporter: 541-383-0350 kmccool@bendbulletin.com