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NYCB Cancels Peck @ Sadler's Wells - Replaced by Osipova 'Flutter'


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We look forward to welcoming you to Sadler’s Wells for Nico Muhly: Drawn Lines.  As a ticket booker, we wanted to let you know of a change to part of the programme.

 

New York City Ballet has decided to limit its international travel due to concerns about coronavirus and will no longer perform as part of the evening.

 

Performances of Drawn Lines will take place at Sadler’s Wells as scheduled and will still feature works by choreographers Michael Keegan-Dolan and Julie Cunningham. 

 

The programme will now also include a revival of Flutter, featuring ballet superstar Natalia Osipova and choreographed by Iván Pérez, also to the music of Nico Muhly. 

 

Flutter was originally seen as part of Natalia Osipova - Pure Dance at Sadler’s Wells in autumn 2018. We thank Natalia for agreeing to take part in this programme at short notice.  

Tickets purchased for any performance remain valid and there is no need to contact us in advance of attending your performance.

 

If you would prefer to ask for an exchange or a refund for Drawn Lines, please contact 020 7863 8000 or email tickets@sadlerswells.com as soon as possible, and in advance of attending your performance.

 

Sadler’s Wells continues to monitor developments of the coronavirus outbreak and is following government, NHS and Public Health England guidance. Based on this advice, Sadler’s Wells theatres remain open, with shows going ahead as scheduled.

 

We hope you enjoy your visit.

The Ticket Office Team

 

Sadler’s Wells

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And the press release:

 

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PRESS UPDATE: 

 

New York City Ballet withdraw from Nico Mulhy: Drawn Lines at Sadler’s Wells 

Programme altered to include performance by Natalia Osipova  

Due to concerns about the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, New York City Ballet has decided to limit its international travel and will no longer perform at Sadler's Wells from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 March. The company was due to perform Rotunda, a new work by choreographer Justin Peck, as part of Nico Mulhy: Drawn Lines, a programme of work set to the music of the contemporary composer.  

 

Performances of Drawn Lines will go ahead at Sadler’s Wells as scheduled and will still feature works by choreographers Michael Keegan-Dolan and Julie Cunningham. These will now take place alongside a revival of Flutter, created on and featuring ballet star Natalia Osipova, choreographed by Iván Pérez. Set to Mothertongue composed by Nico Muhly, Flutter was originally seen as part of Natalia Osipova - Pure Dance at Sadler’s Wells in autumn 2018.  

 

Sadler’s Wells thanks Natalia Osipova for agreeing to take part in the programme at short notice.  

Tickets purchased for any performance remain valid; exchanges and refunds will be available if required. Customers should contact 020 7863 8000 or email tickets@sadlerswells.com.  

 

Sadler’s Wells continues to monitor developments around the current coronavirus outbreak and is following government, NHS and Public Health England guidance. Based on the current advice, Sadler’s Wells theatres remain open, with shows going ahead as scheduled. 
 
Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler's Wells, said: "We are very sorry that New York City Ballet will not be performing on our stage as part of the Nico Muhly: Drawn Lines programme on 19-21 March. We understand and respect their decision and look forward to presenting the company at a future date, when the international travelling situation will go back to normal. 

 

We are delighted that Natalia Osipova has agreed to perform Iván Pérez's Flutter as part of the Drawn Lines evening and that we are still able to offer our audiences a full programme set to the music of Nico Muhly."  

 

 

UPDATED PRODUCTION RELEASE:  

Cunningham / Keegan-Dolan / Iván Pérez (featuring Natalia Osipova) 
Nico Muhly: Drawn Lines  
with Britten Sinfonia  
Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN   
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 March  
Performances: 7:30pm   
Tickets: £15 - £65  
Ticket Office: 020 7863 8000 or www.sadlerswells.com   

The third of Sadler’s Wells’ Composer Series is with prolific contemporary composer Nico Muhly. This one-off triple bill is led by the music of Muhly, played live by Britten Sinfonia. Choreography comes from Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Julie Cunningham, Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Michael Keegan-Dolan and choreographer Iván Pérez. The production receives its world premiere at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 19 March. 

 

Sadler’s Wells’ Composer Series was launched to challenge choreographers to respond to the music of living composers by making new work, designed to enable collaboration between leading lights in the world of music and dance, and to exchange ideas. Muhly follows programmes inspired by the music of Mark-Anthony Turnage in 2011 and Thomas Adès in 2014.  

The composition from Muhly interpreted by Michael Keegan-Dolan is dark folk-song arrangement The Only Tune, based on murder ballad The Two Sisters, sung live by folk artist Sam Amidon. Julie Cunningham selects Drones, a reflection on the subtle and constant noise in most dwelling places. 

 

Choreographed by Iván Pérez and featuring ballet superstar Natalia Osipova, Flutter is a vibrant work which explores stepping into the unknown. The piece is set to Muhly’s Mothertongue and received its world premiere as part of Natalia Osipova - Pure Dance at Sadler’s Wells, in 2018.

 

A Sadler’s Wells production  
This production is supported by Cockayne - Grants for the Arts, part of the London Community Foundation.  
Supported by The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation 
Flutter, originally seen as part of Natalia Osipova - Pure Dance, is a Sadler’s Wells production co-produced with New York City Center, in association with The Round Company

 

 

 

ABOUT SADLER’S WELLS 

Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. With over three centuries of theatrical heritage and a year-round programme of performances and learning activities, it is the place where artists come together to create dance, and where people of all backgrounds come to experience it – to take part, learn, experiment and be inspired. 

Audiences of over half a million come to its London theatres each year, with many more enjoying its touring productions at venues across the UK and around the world, and accessing its content through digital channels. 

Sadler's Wells commissions, produces and presents more new dance work than any other theatre in the world, embracing the popular and the unknown. Since 2005, it has helped to bring over 160 new dance works to the stage, many of them involving its 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and four Associate Companies – the most exciting talents working in dance today. 

 

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. Sadler's Wells' learning and engagement activities reach over 25,000 annually through programmes that take dance out into the community and invite communities into the theatre. Projects include community productions and the renowned Company of Elders, its resident over-60s performance group, while events range from pre and post-show talks with dance artists to classes, workshops and assisted performances. 

 

Located in Islington, north London, the current building is the sixth to have stood on site since entrepreneur Richard Sadler first established the theatre 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 having all started at Sadler's Wells. 

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