Dance Spaces

Sadler’s Wells

The history of Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London is rich enough to be the plot of a great literary novel. It began as a music house, a place of entertainment, debauchery, and brawls, and became, over time, a brewery, a venue for Shakespeare’s plays, a roller-skating rink, a cinema, a shelter during the Second World War, a school and ballet company ran by Ninette de Valois, and, finally, a stronghold of dance in the British capital.

Created in 1683 at the site of a ‘miraculous mineral spring,’ Sadler’s Wells is London’s second oldest theater, though it has been rebuilt six times in the last four centuries. The historic building, easily identifiable by its high glass facades, invites audiences to step inside. And in addition to its two other newer venues – the Lilian Baylis Studio situated right next to its historic North End location, and the Peacock Theatre in the heart of the city – Sadler’s Wells inaugurated a fourth space this year.

Now that the finishing touches are complete, CN D Magazine’s “Dance Spaces” series slipped into the brand-new Sadler’s Wells East just a few weeks before its public opening. Leading our tour is Sir Alistair Spalding, who has helmed the institution since 2004, turning it into a hotspot for dance in all its forms.

Deepstaria
Choreography: Wayne Mc Gregor
From February 27 to March 2 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Family Freestyle
From February 28 to March 
Workshop at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Twice-Born
Choreography: Scottish Ballet
From March 6 to 8 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Working Title & In the Fall
Choreography: Trisha Brown Dance Company & Noé Soulier
March 12 & 13 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London
as part as Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Merce Cunningham Forever
Choreography: Merce Cunningham
March 19 & 20 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London
as part as Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Join
Choreography: Ioannis Mandafounis
March 22 & 23 at Sadler’s Wells East, London
as part as Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Outsider
Choreography: Rachid Ouramdane & Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
March 26 & 27 at Théâtre Sadler’s Wells, London
as part as Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

CROW / Pigeons
Choreography: Jules Cunningham 
March 27 & 28 at Sadler’s Wells East, London
as part as Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

The Forsythe Programme
Choreography: English National Ballet
From April 10 to 19 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Breakin’ Convention / Fierce Friday
May 2 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Specky Clark
Choreography: Oona Doherty
May 9 & 10 at Sadler’s Wells Theater, London

Age of content
Choreography: La Horde
From May 29 to June 7 juin at Sadler’s Wells East, London
with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels