Support New Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

Photo: Christopher Wheeldon’s After The Rain, Xiaojing Wang

“Why not experiment a little bit” CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON

Sadler's Wells is the UK's leading dance house, uniquely dedicated to bringing the very

best international and British dance to London audiences, including companies and

choreographers that continue to develop and contemporise the language of classical

ballet.

Thank you for being a valuable member of the New Ballet Supporters Circle last year.

Your vital contributions supported the visits by two major international ballet companies,

San Francisco Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, and a dynamic programme of

some of the brightest stars in contemporary ballet including Christopher Wheeldon,

Edwaard Liang, Mark Morris and Alexei Ratmansky.

We aim to build a new programme of activities for the Circle every year and we hope you

will consider renewing your support of the New Ballet Supporters Circle. We look forward

to welcoming you to another exciting season of events and performances.

A Special Opportunity

Help us to present a brand new season of

international contemporary ballet in autumn 2013

beginning with Benjamin Millepied’s LA Dance

Project and its London premiere, followed by

Stuttgart Ballet with two different works and finally

an evening of work by Christopher Wheeldon,

Russell Maliphant and Edwaard Liang featuring

Fang Yi-Sheu and Yuan Yuan Tan.

To thank you for your support, we have planned

some special events with these artists and

companies for Circle members including an

evening in conversation with incoming Paris Opera

Ballet Director of Dance, Benjamin Millepied.

Membership of the New Ballet Supporters’ Circle is £5,000 and is limited to a small

number of supporters.

Photo: Stuttgart Ballet’s Made in Germany, Jason Reilly

LA Dance Project Mixed Bill

2 - 4 October 2013

LA Dance Project is an artist collective

founded in 2012 by collaborators from

different art forms including renowned

choreographer and dancer Benjamin

Millepied.

Millepied, recently announced as the

incoming Director of Dance at Paris Opera

Ballet, has choreographed works for some

of the world’s best-known dance companies

and artists, including New York City Ballet,

Paris Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theatre

and Darren Aronofsky’s award-winning

feature film Black Swan.

LA Dance Project creates new work and

revives seminal collaborations from

influential dance makers. For their London

premiere they will present new works by

Benjamin Millepied and by choreographer

and New York City Ballet dancer Justin

Peck, alongside William Forsythe’s

Quintett.

“The Stuttgart Ballet doesn’t follow trends, it starts them”

TANZ

Stuttgart Ballet The Taming of the Shrew

/ Made in Germany

18 - 23 November 2013

One of the world’s leading ballet companies,

Stuttgart Ballet has been at the forefront of

dance creation for decades. Under the

artistic direction of Reid Anderson they

consistently present exciting and

groundbreaking work.

Made in Germany, a mixed repertory

evening comprises eight UK premieres,

showcasing the dancers in a wide range of

work. The evening includes two works by

resident choreographer Marco Goecke, one

by British choreographer Douglas Lee, as

well as works by Mauro Bigonzetti, Itzik

Galili, Christian Spuck, Demis Volpi and

Edward Clug.

True to its heritage the company will also

present a classic by its founder John Cranko:

The Taming of the Shrew, set to a score by

Domenico Scarlatti.

Photo: Benjamin Millepied in rehearsal, Paul Kolnik

Liang / Maliphant / Wheeldon An evening featuring Fang-Yi Sheu and Yuan Yuan Tan

14 - 16 November 2013

This dynamic programme is a new British-Chinese

cultural collaboration exploring where classical ballet

meets contemporary dance.

Featuring three UK premieres choreographed by

Edwaard Liang and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artists

Russell Maliphant and Christopher Wheeldon, the

evening will showcase the extraordinary talents of

Chinese prima ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan and

Taiwanese virtuoso Fang-Yi Sheu.

Finding Light, choreographed by Liang, is danced by

San Francisco principal dancers Yuan Yuan Tan and

Damian Smith. Wheeldon’s Five Movements, Three

Repeats features a cast of four dancers. Russell

Maliphant presents a new solo work – PresentPast,

specially created for Fang-Yi Sheu.

The evening also features two seminal works;

Wheeldon’s After The Rain and Maliphant’s Two x

Two.

“Maliphant is incapable of producing a movement

that is not beautiful” DAILY TELEGRAPH

Photo: Christopher Wheeldon’s Five Movements, Three Repeats, Xiaojing Wang

Invitation for two to a private cocktail reception

with Christopher Wheeldon.

A pair of complimentary premium seats to both

opening night celebrations for Stuttgart Ballet’s

Made in Germany on Monday 18 November and the

evening of work by Liang, Maliphant and Wheeldon

on Thursday 14 November - includes pre-show drinks

and canapé reception, interval drinks and a post-

show reception with the company.

A pair of complimentary premium seats for a New

Ballet Supporters Circle event around the LA Dance

Project on Friday 4 October, including pre-show

drinks and canapé reception, interval drinks and a

post-show reception with the company.

Invitation for two to attend two insight evenings;

Reid Anderson in conversation with Alistair Spalding

(Wednesday 20 November) and an evening in

conversation with Benjamin Millepied (Thursday 26

September).

Opportunities for behind-the-scenes access to

new ballet work throughout autumn 2013, including a

rehearsal of Russell Maliphant’s work with Yuan

Yuan Tan and Fang-Yi Sheu and a technical

rehearsal of LA Dance Project’s Mixed Bill (dates to

be confirmed soon).

Priority access to purchase additional tickets in the

First Circle for LA Dance Project (October 2013),

Stuttgart Ballet’s Made in Germany and Taming of

the Shrew (November 2013) and an evening of work

by Christopher Wheeldon, Russell Maliphant and

Edwaard Liang (November 2013).

Advance notice of future new ballet productions

coming to Sadler’s Wells before they’re announced to

the public.

We hope you will consider continuing your support of new ballet at Sadler’s Wells and

joining us for these special events.

For further information please contact:

Anna Clark

020 7863 8135

Anna.clark@sadlerswells.com

Photo: Edwaard Laing’s Finding Light, Xiaojing Wang

New Ballet Supporters’ Circle Benefits