Luail is an all-Ireland professional dance company and Trojans is an up-to-date retelling of The Aeneid, complete with electronic music and striking visuals.
“Philip believes that history repeats itself and all those old myths and tales, I mean humanity keeps making mistakes and keeps rolling along,” Banks said.
“It’s very relevant for today, it’s actually about war, migration, displacement.
“That sounds very grim but in actual fact it’s quite an uplifting piece.”
Luail has brought the performance to Lisburn after shows in Dublin and Galway.
For Kerr, who began Irish dancing when she was only three years old, it has been a “long journey” to become a professional dancer.
“When I was about 17 I realised I wanted to dance full-time and that’s when I started to delve into contemporary and ballet and other different styles,” she said.