Press Release: Sadler's Wells announces Summer Festivals Programme for 2017

[Jan McNulty]

SADLER’S WELLS SUMMER FESTIVALS PROGRAMME

 

Sadler’s Wells, the UK’s leading dance house returns to both Latitude Festival in Suffolk and Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire this summer with an eclectic programme of dance.

At Latitude Sadler’s Wells once again takes to the Waterfront Stage for the 10th year to present a diverse programme including Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, which celebrates 30 years of innovative dance this year, to the Latitude audience. An extract from Town and Country, Country is a heartfelt pastiche led by the evocative music of Edward Elgar, Noël Coward and Percy Grainger, amongst others. Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures will also lead a workshop on the Waterfront Stage, open to the Latitude audience.

 

Following the Grammy Award nominated success of INALA, a Zulu ballet performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sadler’s Wells presents Sisters Grimm’s Voices of the Amazon, telling the tale of a water spirit from the Amazon River through contemporary ballet and capoeira, accompanied by live music by Brazilian songwriters and world-renowned percussionists, Olodum.

 

The line-up also includes BBC Young Dancer 2017 Finalists, providing the Latitude audience with a taste of the best of young British dance talent from the competition’s finalists; showcasing the energy of street dance, the versatility of contemporary dance, the precision of ballet and the grace of a South Asian dance. 

 

Boy Blue Entertainment invites you to ‘The Get-Down’ at Club B. This is a specially curated event which entices you to move to house party classics, remixed with a 21st century twist. It will feature pop-up dance performance, flash mobs, crowd participation and a 90s themed party to finish. Boy Blue Entertainment is known for their compelling contemporary hip hop theatre, striving to reflect the world in flux. 

 

Completing the Sadler’s Wells line-up is the National Youth Dance Company, with the Company’s latest production Tarantiseismic, created by 2016 – 2017 Guest Artistic Director Damien Jalet. A Sadler’s Wells commission presented by a company of 40 dancers, the piece addresses themes such as melancholia, ritual, control and abandon. Jalet’s revered choreographic style combined with the dancers’ energy and talent is set to produce a mesmerising experience that shifts the consciousness of the audience.

 

For more information on NYDC and the national tour visit www.nydc.org.uk

 

Over the weekend, Sadler’s Wells will also be providing workshops and classes on the Waterfront Stage, details to be confirmed.

 

 

For the second consecutive year Sadler’s Wells presents a double bill of work at Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire, a four-day festival combining live music, contemporary arts and an array of theatre, craftsmanship and dining experiences.

 

For 2017, Pepa Ubera presents a new work-in-progress, The Machine of Horizontal Dreams. The performance takes inspiration from kundalini and tantra yoga practices and explores the connections between the audience and performer through sound and movement.

Ubera is a freelance dancer, deviser and choreographer who has worked with a variety of artists both in the UK and internationally, including Jose Vidal, Tom Dale, Karavan Ensemble and 30 Bird Productions. She has recently presented work at Institute of Contemporary Arts and Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre in London and Tate Modern. She performs and choreographs for Secret Cinema and with music band Bunty Looping. In 2016, Ubera curated an evening of performance entitled The Palest Lightat Sadler’s Wells’ Lilian Baylis Studio as part of its Wild Card initiative, and is currently a Sadler’s Wells Summer University artist.

 

Completing the double bill is a fringe highlight of Sadler’s Wells’ annual festival of hip hop dance theatre Breakin' Convention. Artistic Director Jonzi D hosts an evening of improvised theatre in hip hop's answer to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?” with Freestyle Funk Forum.

A series of skits are brought to life through the elements of hip hop including dance, beatbox, turntablism and rap. No show is ever the same, with audience participation and suggestions guiding the content. Freestyle Funk Forum was previously seen at Camp Bestival in 2015.

Breakin’ Convention is committed to celebrating, elevating and supporting hip hop dance theatre. Spearheaded by Jonzi D, the company works with the most respected, innovative and inspirational hip hop artists in the industry. Breakin’ Convention seeks to position hip hop dance alongside more historically established artforms. Breakin’ Convention is a Sadler’s Wells Project and Jonzi D is an Associate Artist.

Sadler’s Wells’ Artistic Director and Chief Executive Alistair Spalding says: “I’m delighted Sadler’s Wells will be returning to the beautiful setting of the Waterfront Stage at Latitude Festival this summer for the tenth year, and returning to Wilderness Festival for the second consecutive year. Both festivals provide us with a great platform to present dance in a completely different setting to new audiences outside of London, many of whom are seeing the art form for the first time. We look forward to inspiring them with the varied line-up we have in store for them this year and hope they will become audiences of the future too.”

Listings information

Latitude Festival
Henham Park, Suffolk
Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 July 2017
Tickets: www.latitudefestival.co.uk

Wilderness Festival
Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 August 2017
Tickets: www.wildernessfestival.com

Sadler’s Wells at Latitude
Waterfront Stage
Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 July 2017

Sadler’s Wells at Wilderness Festival
The Atrium
Friday 4 August 2017
 

 

Notes to Editor:

About Sadler’s Wells

Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance house, committed to producing, commissioning and presenting new works and to bringing the best international and UK dance to London and worldwide audiences. Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding, the theatre’s acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap.

Since 2005, it has helped to bring over 130 new dance works to the stage and its award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour internationally. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies, an Associate Company and three International Associate Companies. It also nurtures the next generation of talent through research and development, running the National Youth Dance Company and a range of programmes including Wild Card, New Wave Associates, Open Art Surgery and Summer University.

Located in Islington, north London, the current theatre is the sixth to have stood on the site since it was first built by Richard Sadler in 1683. The venue has played an illustrious role in the history of theatre ever since, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all having started at Sadler’s Wells.

Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and currently receives approximately 9% of its revenue from Arts Council England. 

 

About Latitude Festival
The UK’s finest multi-arts festival returns for its twelfth edition, taking place from Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 July 2017 in the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk. Boasting the biggest names in comedy, theatre, dance, film, cabaret, literature and performance, Latitude is unrivalled for the breadth, depth and quality of its arts programming. 2017 is no different, offering a spectacular choice of major shows, star acts and ground-breaking commissioned works.

Follow Facebook and Twitter for the latest Latitude news.

Visit the Latitude YouTube Channel for artist interviews, stunning animations and a glimpse at years gone by.

Listen to the Latitude Spotify playlist for the best tracks from the 2017 line-up.

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Adult Weekend tickets £197.50 face value + £8 booking fee per ticket

Accompanied Teen Weekend tickets (13-15 years) £132.50 + £8 booking fee per ticket

Child Weekend tickets £8

Adult Day tickets £77.50 + £7 booking fee per ticket

Child Day Tickets £10

Adult Weekend Instalment tickets:

If you purchase your Adult Weekend Ticket  instalment plan between 9am on 1st March and midnight 31st March 2017 your first payment will be of £73 + £8 booking fee on purchase. The second payment of £65 will be on 2nd May and the final payment of £67.50 + £6.50 postage payment will be on 2nd June.

Disabled access requirements and PA/carer ticket applications will open on March 31st. Please refer to the website or contact the access team on accessuk@festivalrepublic.com for more information and guidance.

More ticket information / Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/latitude

 

About Wilderness Festival
The award-winning Wilderness is sell-out arts festival set in pristine Oxfordshire countryside, an hour and a half from London. The festival is proud to host a programme spanning the best of the arts, alongside the best international musicians and spectaculars, set in the superlative grounds of Cornbury Park.

At Wilderness, forest parties and open-air theatre sit beside Michelin-starred Banquets and wild swimming. Come and enjoy performances from the front line of contemporary dance and orchestral collaborations, or get lost on a woodland foraging walk before taking to the lakes in a boat. There is a tucked-away Lakeside Spa, a village of master craftsmen ready to teach the ancient arts, and acres of parkland to explore. Guests are invited to participate at every turn, and special projects and first-look performances are at the heart of the programme. All this and so much more. Come and see things you’ve never seen before in the Wilderness this August.

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Adult 4-day Tickets from £168.50 + booking fee (Child tickets £5 + booking fee)

More ticket information / Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/wilderness