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Dateline:
22nd November, 2007
Spring at Sadler's Wells
The Spring 2008 Seasonat Sadler's Wells includes one world premiere,
eight UK premieres, and two Sadler's Wells productions. Welcoming more
international artists spanning countries such as China, Belgium, Cuba,
Japan and the UK, the programme continues to embrace a multitude of
dance-forms from contemporary dance to tango and hip hop to flamenco.
Over 150 tickets are available at just £10 for every main house
dance performance in the season.
Pina Bausch makes returns to the theatre in February with a double-bill
of two older works; Café Müller and The Rite of
Spring. In March the Spring Dance at the London Coliseum
season begins. The recently announced partnership between Sadler's Wells,
Askonas Holt and Raymond Gubbay enables the presentation of large-scale
companies such as New York City Ballet on the London stage. One of the
world's largest and foremost dance companies, and not seen in London
for 25 years, NYCB presents four programmes of work drawn from its rich
and diverse repertoire.
In April, Sadler's Wells' resident company, Random Dance presents Entity,
a world premiere by Wayne McGregor, and in May Breakin' Convention
celebrates its fifth birthday. May also brings two works by performer
and choreographer, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Best known among UK audiences
for his part in the multi-disciplinary collaboration zero degrees,
Cherkaoui presents an existing piece, Myth followed by the UK
premiere of a new collaboration. The first of several contributions
to China Now, this Sadler's Wells production sees Cherkaoui working
with Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley and Buddhist monks of the Shaolin
Temple in the first true collaboration between Western Artists and the
Shaolin Temple.
Also featuring as part of China Now, a 400 year old love story
comes to Sadler's Wells in June, in the form of an ancient Chinese opera;
The Peony Pavilion. Featuring young performers in the lead roles,
and over 200 hand-made costumes, the opera combines literature, music,
dance and drama.
In July comes a brand new stage version of the world-famous dance musical
West Side Story. Ten years after choreographer Jerome Robbins'
death, 2008 also marks the 50th anniversary of the original show's sensational
London debut.
The Season
Friday 11, 18, 25 & Saturday 26 January
Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion
Both Sitting Duet / The Quiet Dance / Speaking
Dance
Lilian Baylis Theatre
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 January
Sadler's Wells Sampled
Aweekend where audiences can experience every kind of dance imaginable,
from classical ballet to hip hop, contemporary to flamenco, all for
£10 a night - or £5 for proms standing tickets.
Tuesday 29 January - Saturday 23 February
Tango Por Dos
Miguel Angel Zotto's Buenos Aires Tango
UK premiere
Peacock Theatre
Wednesday 30 January - Saturday 2 February
La La La Human Steps
Amjad
UK premiere
Friday 1 - Saturday 16 February
Showtime Jérôme Bel 1994-2005
Wednesday 13 - Friday 22 February
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Café Müller / The Rite of Spring
Saturday 23 February - Sunday 16 March
Connect Festival
The annual Connect Festival is a celebration of dance produced by
Sadler's Wells' community and learning team Connect.
Saturday 23 - Tuesday 26 February
balletLORENT
Angelmoth
Lilian Baylis Theatre
Tuesday 26 February - Saturday 1 March
Opera North
Peter Grimes / The Adventures of Pinocchio
Wednesday 27 February - Sunday 16 March
Bounce
A street dance version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey
Peacock Theatre
UK premiere
Monday 3 - Sunday 16 March
Flamenco Festival London 08
Wednesday 12 - Saturday 22 March
New York City Ballet
Essential Balanchine: Wed 12, Fri 14, Sun 16 at 7.30pm,
Sun 16 at 2pm
Jerome Robbins: An American Icon: Thu 13, Sat 15 at
7.30pm, Sat 15 at 2pm
Four Voices: Wheeldon, Martins, Bigonzetti, Ratmansky:
Tue 18, Thu 20, Fri 21 at 7.30pm
Ballet and Broadway: A Musical Celebration: Wed 19,
Sat 22 at 7.30pm, Thu 20, Sat 22 at 2pm
London Coliseum
Tuesday 25 - Sunday 30 March
Stuttgart Ballet
Romeo and Juliet
London Coliseum
Monday 31 March - Thursday 3 April
Carlos Acosta with Guest Artists from The Royal Ballet
London Coliseum
Friday 4 - Monday 7 April
Sylvie Guillem & Russell Maliphant
PUSH
London Coliseum
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 April
Carlos Acosta
Carlos in Cuba
London Coliseum
Wednesday 19 - Sunday 30 March
Yamato Drummers of Japan
Shin-on
Peacock Theatre
UK premiere
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 April
Nederlands Dans Theater 1
Tar and Feathers / Wings of Wax / Signing Off
UK premiere
Wednesday 2 - Sunday 13 April
English National Ballet
Angelina's Star Performance
Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 April
Random Dance
Entity
World premiere
Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 & Friday 11 April
Live Screen
An unexpected programme of highly orchestrated art, movement and dance
in the form of film, video, and performance
Lilian Baylis Theatre
Tuesday 15 April - Saturday 10 May
Ye Gam Theatre
Jump
Peacock Theatre
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 April
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Moon Water
Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 April
Northern Ballet Theatre
Hamlet
Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 April
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Saturday 3 - Bank Holiday Monday 5 May
Breakin' Convention 08
International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre
Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 May
The Ballet Boyz
The Greatest Hits!
Thursday 15 - Sunday 18 May
London Children's Ballet
Jane Eyre
Peacock Theatre
Friday 16 & Saturday 17 May
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Myth
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 May
Rambert Dance Company
with its Associate Orchestra London Musici
Wednesday 21 May - Sunday 22 June
Havana Rakatan
Peacock Theatre
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 May
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Antony Gormley with Monks from the Shaolin
Temple
Sutra
UK premiere
A Sadler's Wells Production - part of China Now
Friday 30 May, Friday 6 June, Friday 13 & Saturday 14 June
Dick Wong / Sang Jijia / Dance Now Exchange: China/UK
Lilian Baylis Theatre - part of China Now
Tuesday 3 - Sunday 8 June
Suzhou Kunqu Opera Company of Jiangsu Province
The Peony Pavillion
UK premiere - part of China Now
Wednesday 11 - Saturday 14 June
Akram Khan Company / National Ballet of China
bahok
Part of China Now
Friday 20 & Sunday 22 June
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vaughan Williams' The Pilgrim's Progress
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 12 July
Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras
Sabores
Tuesday 22 July - Sunday 31 August
West Side Story
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