Sadler’s Wells Theatre is a London performing arts venue, located in Rosebery Avenue, Islington. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site. Sadler’s Wells grew out of a late 17th-century pleasure garden and was opened as a theatre building in the 1680s.
Matthew Bourne‘s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story. Bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne‘s trademark storytelling, Britain’s brightest young dance talent joined the New Adventures company for this World Premiere production.…
World-renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre was Taiwan’s first contemporary dance company. Revered around the world, Cloud Gate first visited Sadler’s Wells in 1999, and since then has continued to stun audiences with its unique choreography, transforming ancient aesthetics into a…
The amazing debut of Wim Vandekeybus and Ultima Vez in 1987 stunned the world of dance at the time. Vandekeybus and composers Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch received the prestigious Bessie Award in New York for this “brutal confrontation…
Formed in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev, Les Ballets Russes revolutionised the art of dance. One hundred years later, four ground-breaking choreographers pay a thrilling tribute to this unique artistic venture. For this special event Sadler’s Wells has commissioned brand new…
Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, collectively known as the BalletBoyz, have been hailed as pioneers for making dance accessible and reaching a wider audience through their celebrated stage and television work. They became Associate Artists at Sadler’s Wells in 2005.…
Matthew Bourne‘s thrilling and sexy choreography is danced to one of the most instantly recognisable scores in classical music. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, Matthew Bourne‘s The Car Man is a stunning dance thriller that is loosely based…
Dancing Nation concludes, also featuring Northern Ballet and Matsena’s Shades of Blue. In this final part of three very special programmes we celebrate the extraordinary power of dance. Artists inhabit spaces throughout Sadler’s Wells from foyer to stage, as Dancing…
Birmingham Royal Ballet and the swagger of Oona Doherty also feature in Part Two. Dancing Nation continues with a celebration of outstanding dance talent curated and hosted by Sadler’s Wells, London – bringing arts and performance to audiences at home…
World-class dance also featuring Candoco, HUMANHOOD, and English National Ballet. In this, the first of three Dancing Nation programmes, BBC Arts and Sadler’s Wells present a festival of dance featuring: Matthew Bourne‘s New Adventures – Spitfire. Before his legendary Swan…
