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Summer / Autumn 2014

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Elixir Festival: KnowBodyFriday 12 & Saturday 13 September

Mark Baldwin & Ladysmith Black MambazoWednesday 17 - Saturday 20 September

Royal Swedish BalletWednesday 24 - Saturday 27 September

Grupo CorpoWednesday 1 - Saturday 4 October

New Adventures & Re:BourneWednesday 8 - Saturday 11 October

Birmingham Royal BalletTuesday 14 - Saturday 18 October

TAO Dance TheatreMonday 20 & Tuesday 21 October

Armitage / McGregor / Pite / WhitleyThursday 30 October - Saturday 1 November

Akram Khan & Israel GalvánMonday 3 - Saturday 8 November

Jasmin Vardimon CompanyMonday 10 & Tuesday 11 November

Cullberg BalletThursday 13 & Friday 14 November

RambertTuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November

Sylvie Guillem & Akram KhanTuesday 25 - Saturday 29 November

Edward ScissorhandsTuesday 2 December - Sunday 11 January

BalletBoyzWednesday 14 - Sunday 18 January

PEACOCK THEATRESadler’s Wells in the West EndPortugal Street WC2A 2HT

The 7 FingersTuesday 16 September - Saturday 4 October

Ballet Revolución Tuesday 7 - Saturday 25 October

The SnowmanWednesday 26 November - Sunday 4 January

LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIORosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN

Stopgap Dance CompanyTuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 May

Elixir Festival: ExtractsSaturday 13 - Monday 15 September

Wild Card: Seeta PatelFriday 26 September

DMD+Sunday 28 September

Margrét Sara GuðjónsdóttirThursday 2 & Friday 3 October

Maija HirvanenFriday 10 & Saturday 11 October

Karen Christopher & Sophie Grodin Thursday 30 OctoberSee Sadler’s Wells Extras at back of this brochure

Curious SeedSaturday 1 & Sunday 2 November

Wild Card: Neil CallaghanFriday 7 November

zero visibility corp.Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 November

Candoco Dance CompanySunday 16 & Monday 17 November

=dance Statement PiecesThursday 11 December

The Little Match GirlSaturday 13 December - Sunday 4 January

LONDON COLISEUMSt. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4ES

Sylvie Guillem & Russell MaliphantTuesday 29 July - Sunday 3 August

PLATFORM THEATRECentral Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Handyside St, London N1C 4AA

Mette IngvartsenThursday 18 & Friday 19 September

ALEXANDRA PALACE ICE RINKAlexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY

Le Patin LibreTuesday 28 - Friday 31 October

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An interactive iPad version of thisbrochure is available for free download –search ‘Sadler’s Wells’ on the Apple App store. sadlerswells.com/iPadApp

Welcome to Sadler’s WellsThis Summer / Autumn season offers a mix of what we do best at Sadler’s Wells - presenting outstandingdance from around the world together with our own productions and those of our Associate Artists.

One special evening that we have put together is the second in our Composer Series which features themusic of Thomas Adès. Four highly sought-after choreographers – Wayne McGregor, Crystal Pite, Karole Armitage and Alexander Whitley – will use his scores to create a mixed bill of epic proportions. I am very pleased to reveal that Thomas Adès will be conducting as well as performing in the evening.

Occasionally we are able to present a season of work from a particular country or region and this autumn ourNorthern Light season features outstanding dance from the Nordic nations that is rarely performed in thiscountry. As well as featuring one of the giants of dance, Mats Ek, with a major new production, Juliet &Romeo, this season will be a chance for you to discover new choreographers from the region and take advantage of our save 20% Multibuy offer to experience the work of new young talent.

I am also particularly excited about what I’m sure will be one of the most explosive meetings of two great performing artists, Akram Khan and Israel Galván. Separately they have astonished Sadler’s Wells audienceswith their artistry and virtuosity so the thought of them coming together is thrilling.

I’m delighted that our audiences will have two opportunities to see Sylvie Guillem this season when she performs with Russell Maliphant in PUSH at the Coliseum and with Akram Khan in Sacred Monsters here atSadler’s Wells.

We are also bringing back Jasmin Vardimon’s extraordinary and original PARK and a real Christmas treat withthe first major revival of Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands. Meanwhile, New Wave Associates TAODance Theatre take to the main stage for the first time, and the BalletBoyz present their new show YoungMen.

From November, our friend The Snowman makes his annual visit, rounding off a lively season in the PeacockTheatre, which also features visits from The 7 Fingers and Ballet Revolución.

It’s another packed season of the very best of dance and I hope to see you in one of our theatres soon.

Alistair Spalding CBE

Chief Executive and Artistic Director

Some of the most exciting and innovative dance today is being created and performed by deaf and disabled artists and inclusivecompanies. =dance is a year-round programme of work, featuringsome long-standing partners and others new to Sadler’s Wells.

The series begins with Stopgap Dance Company’s cinematic andevocative production Artificial Things, choreographed by Lucy Bennett and devised by a cast of disabled and non-disabled dancersincluding David Toole.

In September, Mark Smith’s DMD+, a company for deaf professionaldancers, will perform Hear! Hear!, a groundbreaking work whichchanges people’s perspective of deaf dance.

Candoco Dance Company, a dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers present Curious Encounters and Close Encounters,including extracts by renowned choreographers Javier de Frutos andThomas Hauert, and Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Hetain Patel.

=dance Statement Pieces is a mixed programme of new and restagedwork from individual dance artists who are leading the sector with theirhigh quality, distinctive work.

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LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO Photo: Candoco Dance Company, Two for C, Pedro Machado

Stopgap Dance CompanyTue 13 & Wed 14 May at 7.45pm£12 (£6 concs)*

DMD+Sun 28 Sep at 5pm£12 (£6 concs)*

Candoco Dance CompanySun 16 Nov at 3pm, £6Mon 17 Nov at 7pm, £12 (£6 concs)*

=dance Statement PiecesThu 11 Dec at 7.45pm£12 (£6 concs)**Concessions available for Access members and over 60s

For information on performances, talks and workshops please see Sadler’s Wells Extras in the back of this brochure or go tosadlerswells.com/equaldance

After sell-out seasons around the world, including Paris, New York andMelbourne, Sadler’s Wells’ critically acclaimed production PUSHreturns to the London Coliseum.

Sylvie Guillem is widely regarded as “the most brilliant ballerina of hergeneration” (The Guardian). Russell Maliphant has developed a uniqueapproach to choreography, encompassing his vast experience ofballet and contemporary dance as well as capoeira, t’ai chi and martial arts, to create a language which is elegant, articulate and resonant.

The production features four works, including Two, a dazzling solowhich seems to trap Guillem in a box of light. The works are complemented by Michael Hulls' stunning lighting and accompaniedby music from Andy Cowton, Carlos Montoya and Shirley Thompson.

Since its debut in 2005, PUSH has received four major awards: anOlivier Award, a Time Out Award, Best Choreography (Modern) at theCritics’ Circle National Dance Awards and the South Bank ShowDance Award.

Sylvie Guillem and Russell MaliphantPUSH Tuesday 29 July - Sunday 3 August

LONDON COLISEUM Photo: Johan Persson

Tue - Sat at 7.30pmNo perf ThuSun at 2.30pm

£15 - £90

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Elixir Festival is four days of performances, workshops and events,celebrating lifelong creativity and the contribution of older artists.

KnowBody; A lifetime of experiences is a mixed programme of workfeaturing the legendary artists Mats Ek and Ana Laguna, Sadler’s WellsCompany of Elders performing a restaged excerpt from HofeshShechter’s In your rooms and a new commission performed by agroup of former professional dancers, some of whom are returning tothe stage after twenty years or more.

From the beauty and power of a single gesture to the juxtaposition ofelectronic music and contemporary choreography performed by olderdancers, the programme will challenge preconceptions and presentcontemporary dance illuminated by a lifetime of experience.

The Lilian Baylis Studio performance programme will feature olderdancers from across the UK and abroad; reflecting the diversity of approach and responding to the fast-growing interest in performancework for mature artists.

For more information on Elixir Extracts see sadlerswells.com/Elixir

Elixir FestivalKnowBodyFriday 12 & Saturday 13 September

SADLER’S WELLS & LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO Photo of Ana Laguna and Mats Ek: Stephanie Berger

KnowBodyFri & Sat at 7.30pm£15£7.50 concessions

Elixir Extracts:Lilian Baylis Studio PerformancesSat 13 at 4.30pmSun 14 at 3.30pm and 7pmMon 15 at 5pm£10, £5 concessions

The Art of Age ConferenceSadler’s WellsMon 15, 10:30am - 6pm£40, BSL-interpretedIncludes 5pm perf

Celebrating 20 years of democracy in South Africa, INALA presentschoral legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo, in an artistic collaboration with multi award-winning choreographer Mark Baldwinand world-class dancers including talent from the Royal Ballet andRambert. An ambitious new production, INALA embraces an exhilarating fusion of South African and Western cultures live on stage.

Four time Grammy award-winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo firstrose to worldwide prominence with Paul Simon’s Graceland album. INALA’s original score is composed and performed by LadysmithBlack Mambazo, led by Joseph Shabalala and Ella Spira, blending theintricate rhythms and infectious harmonies of their native musical rootswith live percussion, piano and strings. Mark Baldwin’s richly visceral choreography unites Zulu traditions with classical ballet and contemporary dance, performed by an exceptional company of 18 dancers and singers.

Produced by Sisters Grimm, INALA delivers a spiritually uplifting livestory-telling experience, powered by a cultural explosion of music,song and dance.

Mark Baldwin & Ladysmith Black MambazoINALAWednesday 17 - Saturday 20 September

SADLER’S WELLS Photo: Simon Turtle

Wed - Sat at 7.30pm

£12 - £38

“A truly unique collaboration” Former Royal Ballet Director,Dame Monica Mason

“Undulating rhythmic phrases that push and pull... harmonising that is both ethereal and earthy” WORLD MUSIC on Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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“A hell of a show” BOSTON GLOBE

Hailing from Québec, renowned as the home of the modern circusdiscipline, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de la Main) are one of theworld’s best-loved and most inventive contemporary circus companies. Weaving together theatrical narratives and physical skillswith breathtaking results, they have won a legion of fans the worldover. After tremendous UK acclaim with their previous shows Tracesand Psy, the company return to the Peacock Theatre for the first timesince 2010 with their latest work Sequence 8.

Directed by company artistic directors Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila, the show features a cast of eight acrobats showcasing explosive circus skills and astonishing aerial stunts. Created to celebrate the company’s ten year anniversary, Sequence 8 exploreshow relationships can be represented through acrobatics, focusingon how we define ourselves against others.

A fantastic show for the whole family, Sequence 8 features incredibleoriginal music and beautifully constructed sets, providing the perfectbackdrop for the performers’ outlandish talents.

The 7 FingersSequence 8Tuesday 16 September - Saturday 4 October

PEACOCK THEATRE Photos: Studio Pastis and Lionel Montagnier

Tue - Sat at 7.30pmSat Mat at 2.30pmSun at 2pm and 6pm

£15 - £38

Under 16s half price

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“This is a totally fulfilling work and possibly the finest Mats Ek has produced” DANCE EUROPE

The world’s fourth oldest ballet company, Royal Swedish Balletperform in London for the first time since 1995. To celebrate their240th anniversary, Johannes Öhman, the director of the RoyalSwedish Ballet commissioned renowned choreographer Mats Ek tocreate a full length adaptation of a timeless love story for 32 of thecompany’s dancers. Having created many new interpretations of classics, Ek’s Juliet & Romeo attracted much acclaim both in its native Sweden and internationally. Making its UK premiere this autumn, Ek brings a quirky twist to this much-loved ballet.

Juliet & Romeo is set to a score by Tchaikovsky – rather than the moretraditional Prokofiev – adapted and arranged by Anders Högstedt. This new production features scenography and costumedesign by Magdalena Åberg. The Renaissance-inspired costumes aregiven a modern twist, while the dark, urban setting helps bring thisclassic love story into the 21st century. Pairing a contemporary aesthetic with dynamic choreography and Linus Fellbom’satmospheric light design, Ek places this romantic tale in a brutal environment strewn with conflict between characters and generations.

Royal Swedish Ballet (Sweden)

Mats Ek’s Juliet & RomeoWednesday 24 - Saturday 27 September

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Wed - Sat at 7.30pm

£12 - £45

Free post-show talk (BSL-interpreted): Thu

Sadler’s Wells Patrons’ Event: Wed

Photos: Gert Weigelt

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“For a long time no choreographer has produced such a beautiful gift” TANZ

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Mette Ingvartsen has been forging a distinctive path in the last tenyears, creating work concerned with questions of kinaesthesia andperception. Having collaborated with French choreographers XavierLe Roy and Boris Charmatz, she is part of a generation of dance artiststhat considers choreography as a tool to think about the world and ourrelationship to it. For her first London performances, she brings herlatest creation to an intimate space in a new partnership with the Platform Theatre at Central Saint Martins.

The Artificial Nature Project is the latest in a series of four works staging perceptions and sensations of nature, asking the question:What is the relationship between the animate and inanimate world?The outcome is a performance that literally throws things around. Materials fly through the air, giving rise to a landscape that constantlytransforms itself. Throughout the performance the view is persistentlychanging: a calm contemplative site gives way to an energetic chaosof debris projected into space. The emerging choreography is partlyperformed by humans and partly by materials and objects, as oneimage is replaced by another, rapidly altering our perception of a glittering landscape.

Mette Ingvartsen (Denmark)

The Artificial Nature ProjectThursday 18 & Friday 19 September

PLATFORM THEATRE HANDYSIDE STREET, N1C 4AA Photo: Jan Lietaert

UK PREMIERE

Thu & Fri at 8pm

£17

Free post-show talk: Thu

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Wild Card returns with more specially curated evenings from a newgeneration of dance makers, bringing fresh perspectives to the stage.For each Wild Card, an up-and-coming artist is given the opportunityto present work that excites them alongside their own.

UK born and raised dance artist Seeta Patel has been championingthe Indian classical dance style of bharatanatyam for many years. Shehas done so alongside forging a distinctive career in contemporarydance, performing with companies including DV8 Physical Theatre,and presenting work at Southbank Centre. Under the guidance of herteacher, the remarkable dancer Mavin Khoo, she has become a growing voice for the form.

She curates an intimate evening of dance and music from South India,featuring an orchestra of Carnatic musicians. After solo work by Patel,she offers a rare opportunity to see seasoned dancer and musicianPushkala Gopal in an up-close presentation of song and abhinaya (theexpressional aspect of bharatanatyam). This evening is a chance towitness the inherent evolution of this most expressive dance form andsee it grow into the future.

Wild CardSeeta Patel: Something Then, Something Now Friday 26 September

LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO Photo: Stephen Berkeley White

UK PREMIERE

7.45pm

£17

Free post-show talk with Mavin Khoo

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“It's not often you see a dancer who can bewitch an audience with only her hands, but Patel can” DAILY TELEGRAPH

Brazil’s internationally acclaimed dance company returns to Sadler’sWells for its first performances since 2011. With a history stretchingback nearly 40 years, Grupo Corpo’s 22 virtuosic dancers combinethe precision of classical ballet with the sensuality and passion of Latindance rhythms. Grupo Corpo translates as Group Body, reflecting themovement style of the dancers, who co-ordinate to fill the stage withunmatched energy and excitement.

The company performs two pieces, choreographed by artistic director Rodrigo Pederneiras. The first piece is entitled Triz - theBrazilian term for the moment just before a catastrophe. The abstractdance is performed in striking black and white costume, and seesperformers’ bodies vertically split like inanimate objects. Performed forthe first time in the UK, Triz is a visually stunning dance experience.

The second of these, Parabelo, was described by Pederneiras as hismost Brazilian creation and is inspired by life in rural Brazil. It sees thedancers sweep across the stage moving rhythmically from group tosolo and back again. There are moments of utter peace and stillnessand others of raucous Brazilian carnival.

Grupo CorpoTriz & ParabeloWednesday 1 - Saturday 4 October

SADLER’S WELLS Photo: Sharen Bradford

Wed - Sat at 7.30pm

£12 - £38

In association with Dance Consortium

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After several hugely successful tours and glowing reviews across theworld, the international Cuban sensation returns this autumn for itsthird season at the Peacock Theatre. Thrilling crowds from London toParis, Berlin, Singapore and Sydney, Ballet Revolución arrives withnew hits from Bruno Mars, Usher, Beyoncé, David Guetta, J-Lo,Prince and Rihanna.

Ballet Revolución mixes the excitement and dynamism of contemporary dance with elegant ballet, powerful street dance andhip hop to create a show with boundless passion and stunning athleticism. The phenomenal cast of 19 dancers perform breathtaking twists, daring jumps and sensual moves in this high octane production.

This incredible show features dancers from one of the world’s mostprestigious dance institutions, the Escuela Nacional de Arte, bringinga Cuban twist to a range of dance styles. With an authentic eight pieceCuban band playing live on stage, Ballet Revolución “delivers an endorphin high” (The Guardian) that’s unrivalled on the London stage.

Ballet RevoluciónTuesday 7 - Saturday 25 October

PEACOCK THEATRE Photo: Guido Ohlenbostel

Tue - Sun at 7.30pmSat & Sun Mats at 2.30pm

£15 - £45

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“An irresistible Cuban cocktail of ferocious sensuality” THE AUSTRALIAN

“Dazzlingly fast-paced, humorous and sizzlingly hot-blooded” DAILY EXPRESS

Showing her work for the first time in London, Guðjónsdóttir bringsan investigative piece that questions what it means to be engaged inthe act of watching. Best known for her performances with international choreographers such as Jan Fabre and Gisele Vienne,this year she has been commissioned by Cullberg Ballet to create anew version of her solo performance Soft Target.

In Variations on Closer, the audience comes face to face with threecharismatic female performers. They explore different levels of physical closeness between themselves as individuals and their observers. Audience and performers alike are offered a chance to reassess what it feels like to be observed, breaking traditional theatrical conventions. Confronted with the effect of the gaze, we areinvited to enter an unsettling moment of empathy, attraction, intimacyand alienation.

The performance is accompanied by an enigmatic soundtrack by a pioneer of experimental electronic music, Peter Rehberg (known asPITA), the owner and artistic director of the record label MEGO. Variations on Closer is an intriguing and intimate theatrical experiencefrom one of Iceland’s most daring dance makers.

Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir (Iceland)

Variations on CloserThursday 2 & Friday 3 October

Photo: Tom Akinleminu, painting by Marion Bataillard

UK PREMIERE

Thu & Fri at 8pm

£17

Free post-show talk: Thu

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Hirvanen’s is one of the rising names of the contemporary performance scene in the Nordic region. She intently questions howwe live our lives with visually arresting pieces for the stage and bespoke locations. Her work brings together minimalism with complexemotional experiences.

For those who have time is a dedication to theatre audiences. The titlepoints to the tone of the work: direct yet open, questioning yet playful. Hirvanen uses humour, purposeful discomfort and direct address in the hands of three striking performers who ask: what haveyou got time for?

At the core of the piece is an invitation to take a closer look at thehabits formed by the fast pace of contemporary life, which ironicallyboth unite and isolate us. This concern is echoed in the trilogy Operation We, of which this is the second part. Here imperfection,anxiety and beauty emerge through shaking, sweat and singing. Thisperformance makes you hear the ticking of time.

Maija Hirvanen (Finland)

For those who have timeFriday 10 & Saturday 11 October

LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO

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Fri & Sat at 8pm

£17

Free post-show talk: Fri

Photo: Uupi Tirronen

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Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Matthew Bourne and his company NewAdventures have become household names with their hugely successful dance theatre productions, including Nutcracker!, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.

Lord of the Flies is a thrilling new dance production, inspired by WilliamGolding’s classic dystopian novel. As a group of schoolboys find themselves abandoned in a deserted theatre, they start to make theirown rules and create their own civilisation, before order breaks downand the story builds to an electrifying climax.

With a cast of New Adventures dancers and remarkable young talentfrom across London, Golding’s iconic characters are brought to lifewith raw energy, emotional intensity and breathtaking performances.Chilling, beautiful and hugely entertaining, Lord of the Flies will enthralBourne fans and inspire a generation of new dance audiences.

Choreographed by Olivier Award-nominated Scott Ambler, set andcostume design by Olivier Award-winner Lez Brotherston, music byTerry Davies, adapted and directed by Olivier and Tony award-winnerMatthew Bourne and Scott Ambler.

New Adventures & Re:BourneLord of the FliesWednesday 8 - Saturday 11 October

SADLER’S WELLS Photo: Simon Turtle

Wed - Sat at 7.30pmThu & Sat at 2.30pm

£12 - £45

Under 16s half price

Age guidance: 8+

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One of the UK’s best loved companies, Birmingham Royal Ballet returns with a family favourite from David Bintley and a triple bill featuring three short works on the theme of war.

In Beauty and the Beast, a cruel Prince, cursed to spend his life livingin a castle finds salvation in the heart of a beautiful girl. The girl, ahideous beast, a golden ballroom full of animals, two haughty sistersand a grumpy grandmother dance through the unfolding pages ofPhilip Prowse's stunning storybook set. To a score by Glenn Buhr,rich choreography brings to life magical transformations, wild waltzes,and a relationship that is at first terrifying, but ultimately beautiful.

Shadows of War opens with Kenneth MacMillan’s La Fin du Jour, capturing the glamorous lifestyle of the 1930s wealthy, using MauriceRavel’s score to create an elegy to a lifestyle lost to World War II. Miracle in the Gorbals has been specially re-created for the Companyby Dame Gillian Lynne, from Robert Helpmann’s original work set in1940s Glasgow and danced to music by Sir Arthur Bliss. The programme closes with David Bintley’s Flowers of the Forest; withmusic by Malcolm Arnold and Benjamin Britten, it contrasts picture-postcard Scotland with its own bloody history.

Birmingham Royal Ballet Beauty and the Beast / Shadows of WarTuesday 14 - Saturday 18 October

SADLER’S WELLS Photo: Bill Cooper

Beauty and the Beast

Tue - Thu at 7.30pm

Wed Mat at 2pm

Shadows of War

Fri & Sat at 7.30pm

Sat Mat at 2.30pm

£12 - £45

Wed Mat £12 - £32

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“A gorgeous rendering of a family favourite” WHATSONSTAGE on Beauty and the Beast

TAO Dance Theatre performs a brand new double bill as part of DanceUmbrella, returning to Sadler’s Wells following sell out shows in theLilian Baylis Studio.

Formed in 2008 by Beijing-based choreographer Tao Ye, TAO DanceTheatre is known for its collaborations across art forms including filmand visual art, creating dances that have a mesmeric, trance-like quality. In 6 & 7, he continues his numbered series of experimentationsthat explore the potential of the human body as a purely visual form,freed from the constraints of story-telling or representation.

In 6, his six dancers move in dynamic and hypnotising unison, in ashifting landscape of light created by Swedish lighting designer EllenRuge. His latest work 7 continues Tao Ye’s fascination with pattern,precision and ritual, and is distinguished by a sound track of acousticeffects generated by the seven dancers’ own bodies. Both 6 & 7 willbe accompanied by specially commissioned music from Chinese indiefolk composer Xiao He.

TAO Dance Theatre 6 & 7Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 October

SADLER’S WELLS Photo: Marco Felikstoff

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Free talk: Wed 22 at 12pmCall Dance Umbrella to book 020 7089 6271

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“The dance moved like a force of nature” FINANCIAL TIMES

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As part of Dance Umbrella’s mission to celebrate 21st century choreography, iconoclastic ice skaters Le Patin Libre come to London’s famous Alexandra Palace.

In this specially commissioned double bill they share their signaturemix of movement, wit, speed and grace. Le Patin Libre (Free Skate) isa five-strong collective of prize-winning skaters who are creating a newkind of ice dancing, way beyond the confines of traditional figure skating.

Having started out performing on frozen ponds and canals in theirhometown of Montreal, the company now come to London to present a full-length evening of work. In Influences the performers playwith how our body language can influence others, even with just acasual glance. In the second piece Vertical, audiences are invited toview the artists up close, with seating on the ice (dress warmly…).

Le Patin LibreVertical InfluencesTuesday 28 - Friday 31 October

ALEXANDRA PALACE ICE RINK, N22 7AY Photo: Rolline Laporte

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Preview perf: Tue 28 at 8.30pm£10

Wed - Fri at 6.30pm & 8.30pm£18£15 concessions

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“The anti-Dancing on Ice” TIME OUT

“A little revolution” LA PRESSE, CANADA

Pianist, conductor, composer, Thomas Adès is the subject of the second in Sadler’s Wells’ Composer Series. A multi-award winner, heremains the only composer to have won the Royal Philharmonic Prizefor large-scale composition three times. In this epic new Sadler’s Wellsprogramme, See the Music, Hear the Dance, Adès conducts his onlyLondon appearance in 2014, featuring four dance works – includingtwo world premieres – set to some of his most celebrated music andplayed live by one of the world’s most distinguished and pioneering ensembles, Britten Sinfonia.

The evening begins with the beautiful Outlier, choreographed by Associate Artist Wayne McGregor to Adès’ violin concerto ConcentricPaths played by Thomas Gould. This “mesmerising” (Financial Times)European premiere was originally created for the New York City Ballet, and is re-mounted as a co-production with 11 dancers of theRoyal Ballet Flanders who make a welcome return to London.

Karole Armitage is renowned for pushing boundaries to create contemporary work that blends dance, music and art. She presentsher exquisite duet Life Story, set to Adès’ work based on words byTennessee Williams. Performed by two dancers of her New

Armitage / McGregor / Pite / Whitley Thomas Adès: See the Music, Hear the DanceThursday 30 October - Saturday 1 November

“He has outgrown his status as the wunderkind of a vibrant British scene and become one of the most imposing figures in contemporary music” THE NEW YORKER on Thomas Adès

“If any artist has defined the decade – It’s Wayne McGregor” THE TIMES

York-based Armitage Gone! Dance Company, the piece features British soprano Claire Booth, with Adès on piano.

New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley presents the world premiereof The Grit in the Oyster. Whitley's sensuous and intricately detailedchoreography sets a trio of dancers against the absorbing Piano Quintet, exploring ideas of obsession and transformation with Adès onpiano.

“Whitley looks like a real choreographic talent” THE OBSERVER

The evening culminates in a world premiere, choreographed bySadler’s Wells Associate Artist Crystal Pite in response to Adès’ vastand formidable Polaris. Pite choreographs a cast of 66 dancers in thespiralling structures inspired by Adès' creation: a turbulent voyage fordancers and musicians alike.

“The choreography packed a punch by channelling energy and technique into dramatic expressiveness” NEW YORK TIMES on Life Story

“Pite is an image maker of rare distinction” THE AUSTRALIAN

SADLER’S WELLS Design: AKA Photo: Johan Persson

Thu - Sat at 7.30pm

£12 - £45

Free post-show talk (BSL-interpreted): Fri

Sadler’s Wells Patrons’ Event: Thu

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Chalk About is a playful, funny and sometimes moving look at howwe see ourselves and others, featuring dance, chat and one perfectscene containing everything you could wish for…

Join Christine and Hendrik on their journey as they find answers tosome big questions about identity and the meaning of life. Whatmakes us who we are? Is it where we are from? Is it the way we move,or how we talk? Our pasts or our futures? Or is it about the way wedance?

Chalk About is the brainchild of award-winning performance companyCurious Seed, founded in 2005 by performer and choreographerChristine Devaney.

A family dance theatre show to delight children and adults alike, ChalkAbout is suitable for everybody aged 8+.

Presented in association with MOKO Dance.

Curious Seed Chalk About Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 November

LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO Photo: Eoin Carey

Sat at 3pm

Sun at 11am & 2pm

Adults: £12

Children: £7

Age guidance: 8+

Post-show creative dance

workshops for 8-12 year olds

Sat 1 at 4.15pm

Sun 2 at 3.15pm

£2. Please call Ticket Office to book

on adult tickets only

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“Brave, honest and delightful … full of a rich sense of the joy of human difference” THE SCOTSMAN

“Utterly engaging” HERALD SCOTLAND

Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated and respected danceartists today. In just over a decade he has created an imaginative,highly accessible and relevant body of work including productionssuch as DESH, Vertical Road, Gnosis and zero degrees. The multi-award-winning Israel Galván has been at the forefront of contemporary flamenco for 20 years. Galván is known for his innovative choreography and exquisite dancing technique.

With this new artistic exchange, Khan and Galván have createdTOROBAKA, bringing together kathak and flamenco to create something altogether distinct, defying classification or genre.

Performed for the first time in the UK, TOROBAKA takes its name froma Maori-inspired phonetic poem by Tristan Tzara. The bull (toro) andthe cow (vaca) are sacred animals in the dancers’ two traditions andrepresent the coming together of dance styles. Rather than mimicking one another, the two dancers seek to create somethingnew by better understanding each other’s approaches to their craft.

Akram Khan & Israel GalvánTOROBAKAMonday 3 - Saturday 8 November

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UK PREMIERE

Mon - Sat at 7.30pm

No perf Thu

£12 - £38

Free post-show talk (BSL-interpreted): Mon

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“His dancing is mercurial, his characters superbly realised” THE INDEPENDENT on Akram Khan

“None, surely, has been more daringly innovative than Israel Galván”FINANCIAL TIMES on Israel Galván

Wild Card returns with more specially curated evenings from a newgeneration of dance makers, bringing fresh perspectives to the stage.For each Wild Card, an up-and-coming artist is given the opportunityto present work that excites them alongside their own.

Neil Callaghan makes work between dance and theatre. Since 2002he has been creating performances both as a solo artist and in collaborations, including the Sadler’s Wells commission Electric Hotelby David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt. His programme featurestwo international artists at the cutting edge of dance – Mette Ingvartsen and Jeremy Wade – who rarely show work in the UK. Healso performs an extract of his latest duet with long-time collaborator Simone Kenyon. These three pieces explore how we engage with theworld and each other.

In a theatre stripped of seating, this intimate triple bill aims to draw attention to the different ways in which an audience member is an active participant in co-creating a dance. This is an invitation to takepart in an evening of shared experiences and multiple transformations.

Wild CardNeil Callaghan: Transforming MatterFriday 7 November

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UK PREMIERE

Fri at 7.45pm

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“Highly original material, beautifully executed by a talented cast” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon is a leading force inBritish dance theatre. Enjoying sell-out performances across the UKand internationally, her company’s works include Freedom, Justitia,7734 and Yesterday. She returns this autumn with a new version ofher hit show PARK, the first of Vardimon’s large scale stage works.

PARK is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eightcharacters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playgroundof relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic fountain, a graffiti artistsprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in a baglady, and a flag-waving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternatelysharp, funny and cruel.

Contrasting pieces set to an eclectic soundtrack that includes FrankieGoes to Hollywood, Brian Eno and Fiona Apple, PARK has been reworked for 2014 with new 3D imaging, presenting a breathtakingcollision of highly acute physical theatre, text, athletic dance and funkymusic, delivering fresh statements about our time.

Jasmin Vardimon CompanyPARKMonday 10 & Tuesday 11 November

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What does it mean to be seen? What part does the gaze play in ourconstruction of the world around us? This powerful, physical duet revolves around a pair of lovers, who set aside performative elementsand ornate scenery to unravel a relationship using pure physical expression. …it’s only a rehearsal takes inspiration from the Greekmyth of Artemis and Acteaon, in which the goddess Artemis wreaksrevenge on Acteaon after he sees her bathing naked. Artemis punishes the hunter by turning him into a deer, and Acteaon’s owndogs tear him to pieces.

Returning to the UK specially for Sadler’s Wells’ Northern Lightseason, zero visibility corp. is one of the leading Norwegian dancecompanies, under the direction of the acclaimed choreographer InaChristel Johannessen. …it’s only a rehearsal is perhaps their bestknown work, having been performed across the world from New Yorkto Paris, Sydney and Avignon for the last ten years. These performances will star long-time company member Line Tørmoen andDmitri Jourde, a collaborator with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Eastmancompany.

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…it’s only a rehearsalTuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 November

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Tue & Wed at 8pm

£17

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“Startling sensual 21st Century motion. This is no rehearsal. It’s the real deal” THE GUARDIAN

Part of NORTHERN LIGHTSEASON

Cullberg Ballet has performed across the world since its inception in1967 by the pioneering Swedish choreographer Birgit Cullberg. Thecompany collaborates with a variety of national and international choreographers and performing artists to present contemporarydance in a distinctly Swedish style. As part of the Northern Light season, the company makes its Sadler’s Wells debut with the UK premiere of Plateau Effect.

In this new work, Dutch/Swedish choreographer Jefta van Dintherseeks to challenge audiences with a layering of choreography, light,sound and set. In Plateau Effect, the dancers form a community thatis constantly on the move as they progress through a series of disorienting and intriguing large scale environments. The viewer’s attention moves between the dancers’ movements and the materials they interact with, as the choreographer encourages the audiences to embrace what they do not understand.

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Plateau EffectThursday 13 & Friday 14 November

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UK PREMIERE

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£12 - £27

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“Jefta van Dinther creates an overwhelming world where dance, materials, sound and light each play an equal role” DANS MAGAZINE

Part of NORTHERN

LIGHTSEASON

From underground depths to the outer-reaches of the cosmos, Rambert's new show takes you inside a series of unique worlds. Theyspring from the imaginations of three of British dance's most distinctive artists and are inhabited by the company's world-classdancers.

The discovery of the 'God Particle' inspires The Strange Charm ofMother Nature, the new work by Rambert's Artistic Director Mark Baldwin. The dancers fizz with the energy of the miniscule buildingblocks that created life, the universe and everything.

Subterrain is a sensuous, enigmatic voyage underground, created byformer Scottish Ballet Director Ashley Page – “a compelling piece, immaculately danced” (The Guardian). The programme is completedby a first work for Rambert by ground-breaking choreographerShobana Jeyasingh.

Accompanied by live orchestral music, ranging from JS Bach toMark-Anthony Turnage, Triptych showcases the diversity and brillianceof Britain's national dance company.

Rambert Triptych - Mark Baldwin,Shobana Jeyasingh, Ashley PageTuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November

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Tue - Sat at 7.30pm£12 - £38

School Mat: Thu at 1.30pmInsight Mat: Sat at 2.30pmShobana Jeyasingh new work / The Strange Charm of Mother Nature£8 - £20

Family Ticket: £40(4 tickets incl at least one child, Mats only)

Free pre-show talk: Wed at 6.30pm

Free pre-show music talk: Fri at 6.30pm

Sign language interpreted show: Wed

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“A showcase for the kind of exciting work for which Rambert is famous”THE TIMES

First performed in 2006, Sacred Monsters is the hugely acclaimed collaboration between Sadler’s Wells Associate Artists Sylvie Guillemand Akram Khan. Together, the pair explore the dynamics and language of two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet, to produce a “five-star display of speed, precision and power” (TheGuardian).

Used in France in the 19th century as a nickname for theatre’s biggeststars, Sacred Monsters is a term that marks the birth of contemporary stardom, in which the icons of the arts and sportsworlds are given divine status by their audience and the media. Thepressure of living up to these expectations leaves no room for failure,self-expression or emotion. The divine status becomes inhuman,monstrous.

This landmark piece features additional choreography by GauriSharma Tripathi and Lin Hwai-Min, Artistic Director of Cloud GateDance Theatre of Taiwan, and music created by Philip Sheppard.

Sylvie Guillem & Akram KhanSacred MonstersTuesday 25 - Saturday 29 November

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Tue - Sat at 7.30pm

£12 - £52

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����� “An exhilarating evening of humour, charm and extraordinary tenderness”SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Celebrated choreographer Arthur Pita brings his magical dance theatre show The Little Match Girl to Sadler's Wells this Christmas.

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, this touching taleof a young street girl's hopes and dreams is beautifully told throughdance, song and original live music.

A snowy stage sets the scene for an icy cold Christmas eve, where thelittle match girl paces the emptying streets, trying to sell her matches.Cold, hungry and with just one final match flame to keep her warm,she sees a vision of her beloved grandmother. Leaving her troubled lifebehind, she is guided up into the night sky by her grandmother whotakes her to the moon. Now, on a clear night, if you look closely, youmight see the light of a shooting star, or is it a match burning brightly?

Arthur Pita returns to Sadler’s Wells following the huge success ofMischief, a family show created in collaboration with Theatre Rites,which also enjoyed a season on Broadway. His recent adaptation ofFranz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis at the Royal Opera House wonOlivier, South Bank Sky Arts and Critics Circle National Dance Awards.

Arthur PitaThe Little Match GirlSaturday 13 December - Sunday 4 January

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Shows daily 11am & 3pm 11am show only:Mon 15 - Thu 18 Dec3pm show only: Fri 26 DecNo perf Fri 19 Dec, Thu 25 Dec & Thu 1 Jan

Adults: £16Children: £8.50£6 schools tickets available: Mon 15 - Thu 18 Dec

Age guidance: 5+

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HHHHH “Magical. Wonderfullyinventive. A gem” THE OBSERVER

A perennial family favourite, The Snowman has transported a generation of children and their families into the wonderful winteryworld of a boy and his magical snowman. As a unique friendship iskindled, the two embark on a starry-skied adventure to the North Pole,where they meet Father Christmas and narrowly escape the clutchesof Jack Frost.

With music and lyrics by Howard Blake, including the beautiful Walking In The Air, performed by a live band, choreographed byRobert North and directed by Bill Alexander, this is the perfect Christmas treat for all the family.

The stage show based upon the book by Raymond Briggs and thesubsequent film has become a much-loved festive tradition at thePeacock Theatre. Ruari Murchison’s enchanting design combinedwith Tim Mitchell’s spectacular lighting has been delighting young andold alike for over 15 years at the Peacock Theatre, with its wonderfulmix of storytelling, spectacle and magic.

By Arrangement with Snowman Enterprise Limited (A Penguin Company) and Chester Music Limited. The film of The Snowman wasdirected by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates.

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Production ofThe Snowman TM

Wednesday 26 November - Sunday 4 January

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11am, 2.30pm & 7pm Please note that not every date has a performance. For full schedule see sadlerswells.com/snowman

£15 - £35

Suitable for all ages

Family Ticket: £100(4 tickets inc at least one child)

Audio-described perf: Sat 13 Dec at 2.30pmTouch Tour at 1pm

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“Sheer theatrical magic. Go see The Snowman and melt” THE TIMES

Matthew Bourne’s magical dance production of Edward Scissorhandshas carved a place in the hearts of thousands across the world sinceits premiere in 2005. It returns to Sadler’s Wells this Christmas for asix week season.

Presenting its first major revival, Matthew Bourne takes a fresh look atthis modern fairytale, which will be revitalised for a whole new generation of dance lovers and theatregoers.

Based on the classic Tim Burton motion picture and featuring thebeautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies with sets and costumes by Olivier-Award winner Lez Brotherston, this touching lovestory tells the bittersweet tale of a boy left alone and unfinished in astrange new world. It is a parable for our times about the ultimateoutsider, whose journey builds to an unforgettable finale filled with theatrical magic.

After global success with his inspired interpretations of Swan Lake,Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Nutcracker!, this new production isguaranteed to delight the whole family.

New AdventuresEdward ScissorhandsTuesday 2 December - Sunday 11 January

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Tue - Sat at 7.30pmSat Mat at 2.30pmSun at 2pm and 7pm

Performance times vary on selected dates.See website for full schedule.

£12 - £55

Family Ticket: £150 (4 tickets inc. at least 1 child, not available on all performances)

Audio-described performance:Sat 10 Jan at 2.30pm Touch Tour at 1pm

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Young Men is a new full-length production from BalletBoyz, winners ofthe National Dance Awards Best Independent Dance Company 2013.

In an intensely moving portrayal of love, friendship, loss and survival,Young Men explores the theme of war and the bonds that developbetween the men consumed by it. Drawing inspiration from images ofconflict through the ages, the production is a compelling hybrid ofdance, theatre and screen performance from the ever-inventive BalletBoyz and their all male dance company theTALENT.

Opening Sadler’s Wells 2015 programme, Young Men is choreographed by rising star Iván Pérez (Nederlands Dans Theater Iand II, Ballet Moscow, and the National Ballet of Cuba) and featuresa newly-commissioned original score from the cult singer songwriterKeaton Henson (albums ‘Dear…’ and ‘Birthdays’).

Featuring the ten award-winning dancers of theTALENT and livemusic, Young Men is a co-production with Sadler’s Wells and WW1Centenary Arts Commissions, 14-18 NOW.

BalletBoyzYoung MenWednesday 14 - Sunday 18 January

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Wed - Sat at 7.30pmSun at 4pm

£12 - £38

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“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers” JOSÉ NAROSKY

SUPPORT US

As a charity, we rely on private support to help us present world-class contemporary dance all year round and commission artists to make original new work.

Support us and enjoy a range of benefits and special events.

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Mats Ek – Royal Swedish BalletJuliet & RomeoThursday 25 September Introducing Sadler’s Wells Northern Light season of Nordicdance Swedish choreographer Mats Ek joins Alistair Spalding on stage to discuss Juliet & Romeo, his creationfor the Royal Swedish Ballet. They will explore Ek’scontemporary take on this much-loved ballet.

Akram Khan & Israel GalvánTOROBAKAMonday 3 November Dance artist Akram Khan and flamenco dancer and choreographer Israel Galván join Alistair Spalding for a discussion focusing on the making of TOROBAKA.

The discussion will explore the challenges and opportunitiesin bringing their two worlds and disparate styles together.

Karole Armitage, Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor & Alexander WhitleyThomas Adès: See the Music, Hear the DanceFriday 31 October Alistair Spalding hosts a discussion between the four choreographers in the epic new Sadler’s Wells production.The artists will discuss their approaches to Adès music andhow the music was selected, as well as the considerationsof creating dance for Adès distinctive style of contemporary composition.

Mette IngvartsenThe Artificial Nature ProjectThursday 18 September at Platform Theatre, post-show The Danish choreographer on the UK premiere of her unorthodox new work.

Wild CardSeeta Patel: Something Then, Something NowFriday 26 September, post-showThe first of two Wild Card events in the season, Seeta Patelwill be in conversation with Mavin Khoo about her eveningand the context of Indian classical dance in the UK.

=danceDMD+Sunday 28 September, post-showA BSL-interpreted talk with the company dancers.

Margrét Sara GuðjónsdóttirVariations on CloserThursday 2 October, post-show The Icelandic performance artist discusses her work as part of the Northern Light season.

Maija HirvanenFor those who have timeFriday 10 October, post-showRepresenting Finland in the Northern Light season Maija Hirvanen discusses this visually arresting performance piece.

TAO Dance Theatre 6 & 7Wednesday 22 October at 12pm in the Kahn Lecture TheatreA free artist talk in the Kahn Lecture Theatre. To reserve aplace please call Dance Umbrella on 020 7089 6271.

zero visibility corp....it’s only a rehearsalTuesday 11 November, post-showFeaturing the company’s artistic director,on remounting this much-loved piece.

RambertTriptych Wednesday 19 November at 6.30pmBSL-interpreted talk by Artistic Director Mark Baldwin in themain auditorium

Friday 21 November at 6.30pmMusic talk by Music Director Paul Hoskins and Rambert Orchestra in the main auditorium

=dance=dance Statement PiecesThursday 11 December, post-showA discussion with the artists about the creative process and performance.

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In conversation with…Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director Alistair Spalding talks with artists featured in this season.All conversations will take place on stage after the show. Free to same day ticket-holders.

Pre and Post-Show Talks: Free to same day ticket-holders (unless specified)

The Art of Age ConferencePart of Elixir FestivalMonday 15 September, 10.30am - 6pm £40 including lunch and entrance to Company of Eldersperformance in the Lilian Baylis Studio at 5pm.

Of Two Minds: an afternoon on duet collaborationsThursday 30 October in the Lilian Baylis StudioSymposium from 2pm. Performance at 8pm

Resonance, counterpoint, confrontation: what does working as a duet mean and lead to? An afternoon of talks,dialogues and presentations focusing on the practice ofduets by scholars and artists from different artistic fields, including performance, theatre,dance and creative writing. Followed by a performance of Control Signal byKaren Christopher, formerly of the American collectiveGoat Island, and Sophie Grodin, exploring invisible influences and inexplicable connections.

Symposium & performance ticket £24Symposium only £13, Performance only £17

Presented by the University of Roehampton, Drama, Theatre and

Performance department in partnership with Sadler’s Wells.

Assisted Performances

DMD+BSL-interpreted performance, Sunday 28 September at 5pm

Candoco Dance CompanyBSL-interpreted performancesSunday 16 November at 3pm (Curious Encounters)Monday 17 November at 7pm (Close Encounters)

RambertSign language interpreted performanceWednesday 19 November at 7.30pm

The SnowmanAudio described performance Saturday 13 December at 2.30pm, Touch Tour at 1pm

Edward Scissorhands Audio described performance, Saturday 10 January at 2.30pmTouch Tour at 1pm

Stopgap Dance CompanyWednesday 14 May, 11am - 5.45pm, £20. Access Members £10.Responsive Dance Practice and Integrated Choreography workshop. Suitable for professional dancers and teachers.

DMD+Sunday 28 September, 2 - 3:30pm, £4Creative Deaf Dance workshop, combining sign-language and dance. Suitable for young deaf people aged 12-25.

Candoco Dance CompanySunday 16 November, 3 - 6pm £10 (including entrance to Curious Encounters at 3pm), Workshop introducing the work of Candoco Dance Company.Suitable for disabled and non-disabled young dancers aged 13+ and families.

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=dance: workshopsA year-round programme of work created and performed by deafand disabled artists and inclusive companies. These workshopsand talks invite artists and audiences to engage with the programme and signpost opportunities and training for future creators. To book for these events, call Ticket Office on 0844 871 0090 or Minicom 020 7863 8197.

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Food and Drink Sadler's Wells and Peacock Theatre BarsSoak up the pre-show atmosphere at one of the many bars located throughout our theatres.To make the most of your interval, pre-order your drinks at any bar before the performance.As well as wines, spirits, beers and a range ofsoft drinks, the bars also sell sandwiches,snacks, tea and coffee.

Garden Court Café at Sadler's WellsA perfect place for star spotting, our café is open to company members and the public. Enjoy fresh salads, hot and cold dishes, drinksand cakes cooked right here in our kitchen. The Café is open from 8.30am until 7.30pm on performance evenings and from midday for matinees.

Eat & Seat packageAre you looking for a relaxed evening at the theatre or a treat for a special occasion? Our Eat& Seat package offers a reserved table, a glassof cava and your choice of antipasto, cheese orsalmon plate, all for just £25 (excluding ticket). Book your package onlinewhen you purchase your ticket at sadlerswells.com or call 020 7863 8067.

Venue HireSadler’s Wells offers creative spaces for professional events.

Whether you are hosting a private or corporateevent, Sadler's Wells offers a magical venue that will inspire and impress. With our modern andstylish setting, our meetings and conferencespaces are ideal for awards ceremonies, productlaunches, conferences and meetings. You willhave a dedicated Event Manager who will lookafter every aspect of your event ensuring you receive first-class service throughout.

Sadler’s Wells has played host to prestigiouscompanies such as Sony Music, Accenture, ITV,Guardian News and Media and many others.

For more information, contact our events teamat events@sadlerswells.com or 020 7863 8065.

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dance house A fully illustrated new book is now available revealinghow Sadler’s Wells and its Associate Artists have shapedthe course of dance in the twenty-first century.

You will also find DVDs of some of Sadler’s Wells’ most celebrated performances, soundtracks to shows andbody:language, a new collection of booklets in conversation with leading choreographers and artists. sadlerswells.com/shop-online

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National Youth Dance Company aims to create and perform innovative and influential dance, bringing together some of the brightest talent from across England to work intensively with Sadler’s Wells’ renownedAssociate Artists.

Through an ever-growing network of partners, young people can gain access to the NYDC experience by attending workshops and performances. These encourage young dancers to be inspired, explore their creativity, plan training routes and embody professional standards within their own dance practice.

NYDC meets during the school holidays to participate in four intensive weeks per year at Sadler’s Wells andregional venues. More info: sadlerswells.com/NYDC Enquiries: NYDC@sadlerswells.com

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HOW TO BOOK

sadlerswells.com0844 871 0090In Person: Sadler’s Wells Ticket Office, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1: 10am - 8pm, Monday - Saturday. Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London, WC2: Please call 0844 871 0091 for specific opening times.

Between 28 July and 31 August, Sadler's Wells Theatrewill be undergoing major refurbishment works. As theTicket Office will be closed to personal callers duringsome of this time, we apologise for any inconveniencecaused, and ask that ahead of your visit during thesedates you check sadlerswells.com/how-to-book for updates, or call 0844 412 4300.

Transaction Charge: £2.50 for telephone bookings,£1.75 for concessionary and online bookings. No charge when booking in person.

Families:Half-price tickets for children under 16 on selected matinees. Other discounts may be available. See individual show pages for details.Up to 2 half-price children per 1 full-paying adult. Minimumage limits apply on certain shows, please check with TicketOffice. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

Under 5s:Please note, children under the age of 5 are not permitted into performances unless indicated on theshow information pages. Further age limits apply on certain shows, please check with TicketOffice (under 2s free entry where admitted - please book aisle seatsand leave the auditorium if the child causes disturbance to other patrons. Refunds will not be payable).

Exchanges:Tickets may be exchanged to future performances or acredit note issued in lieu (valid for two years from thedate of issue) if returned at least 24 hours before thescheduled performance time. A £2 per ticket bookingamendment fee applies (maximum £6 per booking). Refunds are not permitted except where the performance has been cancelled. Group bookings of 8+ must allow three weeks for exchanges. For more information, and full terms and conditions, visit: sadlerswells.com/terms.

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participating shows or book for 2 or more programmes by the same company. Discount applies to an equivalent amount of full-price tickets for each eligible show and must be booked at the same time. sadlerswells.com/save

GROUPSFor adult groups of 8 or more*:20% off stalls seats, must be booked at the same time. (may exclude Fri and Sat evening performances. Some shows may be subject to different group rates).sadlerswells.com/groups

Schools and college groups of 10+*:£12 rear stalls seats, 1 teacher free per 10 pupils, at Schools Discount Performances Under 18s only.

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CONCESSIONSDisabled Persons:For members of our Access Scheme a limited number of half-price seats are available. For more information, visitsadlerswells.com/access

Students, unwaged, over 65s*:A limited number of £8 seats in Sadler’s Wells rear 2nd circle or Peacock Theatre rear stalls for most performances. Tickets will be held at Ticket Office. Proof of eligibility must be shown, otherwise the full price will be charged. A maximum of 2 tickets per person, per event.

Standby tickets*:From £17.50 to £25 for students, unwaged people,BECTU, MU and Equity card-holders, under 16s and over 65s. Cash or card payment only. Available in person only from 1 hour before the performance.1 ticket per person, requires proof of status.

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PLANNING YOUR JOURNEYSee sadlerswells.com/travel or tfl.gov.uk

Sadler’s Wells & Lilian Baylis StudioBus: 19, 38 & 341 stop outside Sadler’s Wells.4, 30, 43, 56, 73, 153, 205, 214, 274, 394 & 476 stop at or near Angel tube station.

Tube: Angel (Northern Line) is 5 mins walk.

Rail: King’s Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Liverpool

Street and Old Street are easily reachable by tube or

bus from Angel; Highbury & Islington and Essex Road

are 10 mins by bus.

Sadler’s Wells Car Park: Private wide bay car

park for patrons with disabilities (free), or over 65s (£5).

Book in advance at Ticket Office. Sadler’s Wells is

within the congestion charge zone.

Bike: Bike hire and stands available outside

and opposite the theatre.

Peacock TheatreBus: Available at Kingsway, High Holborn and Aldwych /

The Strand. Please check online for full list of services.

Tube: Holborn (Central/Piccadilly Lines) is 5 mins

walk. Temple (Circle/District Lines) is 10 mins walk.

Rail: Charing Cross, Waterloo and Waterloo East are

15 mins walk.

Bike: Bike hire and stands available outside

and opposite the theatre.

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ACCESSSadler’s Wells aims to provide access for all.Both Sadler’s Wells and the Peacock Theatrehave a number of wheelchair spaces. For moreinformation and to watch our access film, visitsadlerswells.com/access Booking is available by minicom/textphone (020 7863 8015) for people with hearing impairments.sadlerswells.com/assistedshows

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Sadler’s Wells Associate ArtistsBalletBoyz®

Matthew BourneSidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Jonzi DSylvie GuillemMichael Hulls

Michael Keegan-Dolan Akram Khan

Russell MaliphantWayne McGregor

Crystal PiteKate Prince

Nitin SawhneyHofesh ShechterJasmin Vardimon

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