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This new full-length evening will showcase?the physicality and complexity?of Hofesh Shechter’s choreography and his?inimitable dancers, as they take the audience on a wild?headfirst dive into the world of dreams.Through Hofesh’s?ever-unfolding choreography, this new work will delve deep into the world of fantasy?and?the subconscious,?revealing fears, hopes, desires and?a myriad?of emotions that penetrates?not only the dreaming mind but also our waking thoughts.?From this uncontrollable wave of chaotic emotions and surreal events emerges a strange sense of clarity and reality – the mind is king.The dancers’ bodies will bring to life on stage this interplay between poetry and reality, accompanied by live musicians and Shechter’s trademark cinematic?sound-score.?Hofesh will?reunite?with lighting designer, Tom Visser, to create a powerful, sculptured space to this?dreamscape.
Running Time: approximately 1 hour 10 minutesMinimum age guidance: 13 years old.UK premiereAudio Described Performance: Fri 11 October at 7:30pm Touch Tour: Fri 11 October at 7:30pm
Stay ahead of the curve and be one of the first to experience the work of these up-and-coming creatives. Our 2023/24 Young Associates share their work in a mixed bill, each showcasing their distinct and diverse creative worlds as they take the next step in their careers as choreographers.After their sold-out debut in the Lilian Baylis Studio in 2023, the Young Associates are coming back for a one-night-only show at Sadler’s Wells Theatre this Autumn, giving a platform to a new generation of artistic voices.Read more about our 2023/24 Young Associates: www.sadlerswells.com/about-us/supporting-artists/individual-artists/2023-2024-young-associates/#blue-makwana
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)BSL interpreted Performance: Tue 15 October at 7:30pm
Radioactive Practice is a genre-bending new work, named one of New York Times’ ‘Best Dance Performances of 2022.’Drawing influences from street dance, synchronised swimming, post-modern dance, tap, football, martial arts and contemporary African forms; Radioactive Practice from award-winning American choreographer Abby Zbikowski and crew, shatters movement expectations and explores our instincts for survival.With audiences seated on multiple sides, this powerful piece incorporates the work of Sengalese dance artist Momar Ndiaye as dramaturge to interrogate the complexities of contemporary living.Abby Zbikowski and her company Abby Z and the New Utility create contemporary dance works that pay homage to the effort of living. Zbikowski’s rigorous training in African and Afro-diasporic forms, playing sports and performing manual labour informs her craft.
Running Time: 1 hourThis performance contains flashing lights and intermittent loud music.UK premiere
With an all-female, international creative team, including choreographers Iratxe Ansa (Spain), Wubkje Kuindersma (Netherlands), Seeta Patel (UK), Arielle Smith (UK), Thais Suárez (Cuba) and music composed by Kate Whitley (UK).Luna is the final part of Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham trilogy (City of a Thousand Trades, Black Sabbath).
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)This production contains haze and projection.
Lise has a choice to make. Loaded country bumpkin or penniless, hunky farmhand? Of course, there’s no contest, but her mum has other ideas. Heels are dug in and sparks fly, as a mother-daughter battle ensues.Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) mixes spectacular classical ballet with slick comedy, a clog-dancing dame and a super-cute pony, as well as live music by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. This is sure to be fantastic entertainment for you, your friends, and all your family!
Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including two 20 minute intervals)Audio Described Performance: Sat 26 October at 2:30pm Touch Tour: Sat 26 October at 2:30pm
The idea of ‘exchange’ is central in this two-part programme which marks the first collaboration between the Pina Bausch Foundation (Germany), École des Sables (Senegal) and Sadler’s Wells (UK).Bausch’s (1975) The Rite of Spring is danced by a newly assembled company of dancers from African countries. In this pioneering work, with music by Stravinsky, a ‘chosen one’ is sacrificed changing the season from winter to spring.common ground[s] is a new work created, performed and inspired by the lives of two remarkable women: Germaine Acogny, “the mother of contemporary African dance” and founder of École des Sables and Malou Airaudo who joined Bausch in the early days of Tanztheater Wuppertal and later was a professor and director at Folkwang University. This poetic and tender piece, the duo’s first collaboration, examines their shared histories and emotional experiences.
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (including one 30 minute interval)
Walking is often one of our first milestones in movement. As a choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is known for taking the simplest of movements and adding her signature layers of complexity. EXIT ABOVE explores the tension between marching together and stepping out alone, as well as walking as a primary form of movement – so familiar that we hardly stop to think about it.As a soundtrack to this exploration, De Keersmaeker returns to the roots of Western pop and blues music. The starting point for the performance is the song Walking Blues by legendary blues artist Robert Johnson. The journey then leads back to Der Wanderer by Schubert, the best-known singer-songwriter of the 19th century. Meskerem Mees, an upcoming Flemish singer songwriter with Ethiopian roots performs other variations of ‘walking songs’, composed together with Jean-Marie Aerts, sound architect of TC Matic, and with dancer and guitarist Carlos Garbin.
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)This performance contains strobe and smoke.UK premiere
“I am excited and humbled to be back on stage and direct six extraordinary soloist artists from all generations. Gigenis is a profound tribute to that reflection, a reconciliation between the past and the present times, a genuine celebration of our collective love for dance — boundless, timeless, as well as deeply rooted.” Akram KhanA choreographer and dancer rooted in the tradition of his practice, and a creative interpreter of stories that need to be experienced – Akram Khan has revolutionised the world of dance.Khan returns to his roots, to his traditions, and to his past – to a time when we were more connected with nature, Mother Earth and our mythology. Gigenis evokes the memories of our civilization.In his new artistic chapter, Khan shares the stage alongside an ensemble of six renowned artists of Indian classical dance and seven live musicians.
Running Time: approximately 1 hour 30 minutesUK premiere
Teac Da?sa, the Dance and Theatre company based in Ireland’s West Kerry Gaeltacht bring together familiar and new collaborators to make NOBODADDY. An original work inviting audiences and performers on a journey to quieten some of the tyrannies that arrest us.– – –Led by choreographer and Sadlers Wells Associate Artist, Michael Keegan-Dolan in collaboration with renowned folk singer Sam Amidon and an international company of dancers and musicians, NOBODADDY will confront the flat-line experience of cynicism, manipulation, exploitation and violence.
Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago. It has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time, creating new audiences and inspiring generations of young dancers. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in a major new revival for the next generation of dancers, and for audiences who will experience it for the very first time.First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm becoming the longest running full-length dance classic in the West End and on Broadway. It has since been performed across the globe, collecting over thirty international accolades including the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and three Tony Awards for Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.
Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)Children under five are not allowed to attend this performance and some scenes may not be suitable for young children.Audio Described Performance: Sat 11 January at 2:30pm Touch Tour: Sat 11 January at 2:30pm
In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote Quadrophenia.Recorded by The Who – it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album. Quadrophenia defined a generation and in 1979 inspired the cult classic feature film of the same name.Now it’s back – this time as an explosive dance production – Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet with a cast of exceptional dancers, introducing new audiences to troubled mod Jimmy’s story while remaining true in spirit to the much-loved original.Quadrophenia is steeped in the mythology of the 1960s – sharp suits, soul music, vespas and parkas but its themes of lost youth, rebellion, the search for belonging and hunger for social change are just as urgent today.
Running Time: approximately 2 hours (including one 20 minute interval)Audio Described Performance: Sat 5 July at 2:00pm Touch Tour: Sat 5 July at 2:00pm Recommended for ages 12+This production includes physical assault (simulated violence), mature sexual themes and drug use.
Angel
Free on-street parking in Hardwick Street (and other streets off Rosebery Avenue) after 6:30 pm Monday – Friday and from 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Heavy fines apply to parking in residents’ bays.Sadler’s Wells Car ParkWe have 15 spaces available in the Sadler’s Wells car park, located at the back of the theatre off Arlington Way. The postcode is EC1R 1XA.If someone in your group is over 65, a member of our Access for All Scheme or a Blue Badge holder, you can use the Sadler’s Wells car park.It costs £6 for over 65s and is free for Access for All Scheme members and Blue Badge holders.To reserve a place, please get in touch with our colleagues in the ticket office. We’re always happy to help.
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Sadler’s Wells is embedded in the heart of Islington, near Angel, and is currently the sixth theatre to be on the site since 1683. It has two theatres: Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Lilian Baylis Studio, both owned by the Sadler’s Wells Trust, which works with charitable trusts and foundations to present their year-round programme.Sadler’s Wells is acknowledged as being one of the world’s pinnacle dance venues. The theatre acts as a stage for visiting companies, as well as producing its own work with a number of closely associated artists and companies. In recent years it has notably hosted the London International Mime Festival, which features the best in physical and visual theatre from international performers. The current building was constructed in 1998, replacing the previous space, which was established in 1765. It has a capacity of 1,500, spread across three seated levels in one venue whilst the other - the Lilian Baylis Studio - seats 180 people. Both of these spaces were formed with the assistance of a large funding grant from the National Lottery.The Lilian Baylis Studio is named in recognition of Lilian Baylis, a prolific theatre producer and manager, who oversaw The Old Vic, the Sadler’s Wells theatres, an opera company (later to be the English National Opera), a theatre company (which became the English National Theatre), and a ballet company (later to become The Royal Ballet).
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