Autumn 2015

The home of entertainment in the heart of London

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

ZooNation Dance CompanyInto The Hoods: REMIXED

Shaolin Monks SHAOLIN

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre production ofThe SnowmanTM

15 - 26 Sep / £15 - £38 The fabulous, scene-stealing Trocks are back with two programmes to pay homage to the ballet greats – in size 12 pointe shoes!

23 Oct - 14 Nov / £15 - £38 Kate Prince directs a newly revamped version of the award-winning West End smash hit, with new choreography and a remixed soundtrack.

29 Sep - 17 Oct / £15 - £38The Shaolin Kung Fu masters return with a new show, packed with awe-inspiring feats to delight the whole family.

25 Nov - 3 Jan / £15 - £35The perennial festive favourite takes children and their families on a magical Christmas adventure.

Photo: Sacha Vaughan

Photo of The Trocks: Zoran Jelenic

Photo: Herbie KnottPhoto: Alex James

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Welcome to Sadler’s Wells’ Autumn 2015 season

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

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Performances with this symbol are suitable for most ages. Age guidance is given for some shows where relevant.

Half-price tickets for children under 16, and Family Tickets are available for some performances. No under 5s admitted unless stated.

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English National Ballet Lest We Forget

New Adventures Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man

8 - 12 September / £12 - £45A trio of pieces reflecting on World War I, from choreographers Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett.

14 July - 9 August / £12 - £55The internationally acclaimed award-winning dance thriller is back, in a tale of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge, loosely based on Bizet’s opera Carmen.

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Dutch National Ballet Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella London Coliseum8 - 11 July / £10 - £80The UK premiere of the critically acclaimed production, a new interpretation of the classic tale, with sets and costumes by Julian Crouch.

Photo: Photography by ASH Front cover photo: Robin Dingemans & Nick Bryson by Chris Nash

Photo: Bill Cooper

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Shubbak Into the Night: three works by Nacera Belaza

23 & 24 July / £17A triple bill, as part of Shubbak, the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab culture.

Photo: Antonin Pons BraleyPhoto of Maia Makhatheli by Petrovsky & Ramone

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Akram Khan Company and MOKO Dance Chotto Desh

National Youth Dance Company & Guests Apex Rising

30 & 31 October / £12 (£7 children) Adapted from Akram Khan’s smash hit DESH, this children’s show for ages 7+ celebrates the human spirit in the modern world.

4 & 5 September / £12 (£6 concs)Highlights from the company’s past three years, plus work by the NYDCs of Scotland and Wales and international guests.

Photo: Richard Haughton (DESH)

Photo: Chris Moore

Photo: Peter Teigen

Sébastien Ramirez & Honji Wang Breakin’ Convention presents Borderline

BalletBoyz Young Men

Birmingham Royal Ballet Swan Lake / Triple Bill

La Veronal Voronia

Barrowland Ballet Tiger Tale

2 & 3 October / £12 - £27Featuring bboying, contemporary dance and rigging, this piece explores themes of constraint, freedom and manipulation.

5 - 10 October / £12 - £38The return of January’s sell-out work, exploring wars and the men who fight them, choreographed by Iván Pérez.

13 - 17 October / £12 - £45This popular company present a programme of three contrasting works, and their classic Swan Lake to Tchaikovsky’s legendary score.

19 & 20 October / £20UK premiere of Marcos Morau’s exploration of evil, religion and the deepest cave in the world. Part of Dance Umbrella.

23 & 24 October / £12 (£7 children)A troubled family’s world changes for the better when a tiger invades, in this children’s show with captivating dancers and live music.

Photo: Agathe Poupeney

Photo: Hugo Glendinning

Photo: Edu PerezPhoto: Bill Cooper

Photo: Ben Nienhuis Photo: Brian Hartley Photo: Phil Conrad Photo: Laurent Ziegler

Photo: Simon Annand

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Yabin Studio & Eastman / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui GENESIS 生长

Hofesh Shechter Company barbarians

Hussein ChalayanGravity Fatigue

Russell Maliphant CompanyConceal I Reveal

New AdventuresMatthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

28 & 29 September / £12 - £38Beautiful sequences of movement in which east and west, life and death, come together. A UK premiere created by Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Yabin Wang.

18 - 25 September / £12 - £29An evening of new work featuring three wildly different takes on intimacy, passion and the banality of love, from Associate Artist Hofesh Shechter. Part of #HOFEST.

28 - 31 October / £12 - £38The iconic fashion designer creates his first dance piece in collaboration with choreographer Damien Jalet, in the world premiere of this Sadler’s Wells production.

26 - 28 November / £12 - £29Celebrating 20 years of collaboration between choreographer Russell Maliphant and lighting designer Michael Hulls.

1 December - 24 January / £12 - £65Returning for Christmas after its 2012 premiere, this gothic romance is a supernatural love story set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.

Photo: Koen Broos

Photo: Jake Walters

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Caroline Bowditch Falling in Love with Frida

Robin Dingemans & Nick Bryson The Point At Which It Last Made Sense

Claire CunninghamGive Me A Reason To Live Idan Sharabi Ours

Hofesh Shechter CompanyPolitical Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut O2 Academy Brixton

5 & 6 October / £17 (£8.50 concs)The life, loves and legacy of painter Frida Kahlo are explored in this award-winning work.

9 October / £17 (£8.50 concs)Dancers Rosa Vreeling and James O’Shea (also a Paralympic athlete) in a piece about beauty and our image-driven culture.

16 & 17 October / £17A double bill of Cunningham’s solo inspired by Hieronymus Bosch, and Sharabi’s prize winning duet, a UK first. Part of Dance Umbrella.

7 & 8 OctoberThe atmosphere of a rock gig, with 40 dancers and musicians, in one of London’s most iconic music venues. Part of #HOFEST.

Photo: Anthony Hopwood

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RambertLove, art & rock n roll Kim Brandstrup / Didy Veldman / Christopher Bruce

Christian Rizzod’après une histoire vraie

Sasha Waltz & GuestsSacre

NoraNora invites Burrows, Fargion and Tanguy

3 - 7 November / £8 - £40A thrilling mixed bill from Britain’s national dance company, featuring Rooster, set to the music of the Rolling Stones.

16 & 17 November / £20This UK premiere ‘based on a true story’ explores dance as it relates to communities, and how movement ties individuals together.

11 - 13 November / £12 - £29Three original choreographic performances set to Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, plus music by Berlioz and Debussy.

26 & 27 November / £17A world premiere of this mixed bill of work created for dancers Eleanor Sikorski and Flora Wellesley Wesley.

Photo: Hugo Glendinning

Photo: Marc DomagePhoto: Bernd Uhlig

Photo: Camilla Greenwell Photo: Manuel Vazquez

Photo: Johan Persson

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Arthur PitaThe Little Match Girl

Wild Card Leila McMillan

12 Dec - 3 Jan / £18 (£12 children)Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story, this magical dance theatre show returns after a sell-out season last year.

3 December / £17This artist-curated evening features work inspired by David Zambrano’s Flying Low dance technique, including McMillan’s new work Family Portrait.

Akram Khan CompanyUntil the Lions Roundhouse

9 - 24 January / £10 - £39A brand new, full-length production from the collaborators behind DESH, inspired by the Mahabharata.

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Jefta van Dinther As It Empties Out Platform Theatre

1 & 2 October / £17An uncanny and beguiling world is created by the choreographer last seen here as part of our Nordic Festival Northern Light.

Photo: Eva Wurdinger

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Wild CardBotis Seva: InNoForm

24 September / £17A rebellious evening that reveals hip hop theatre in a new light. Presented in partnership with Breakin’ Convention.

Photo: Camilla Greenwell

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