Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company

Sadler’s Wells Guest Resident Company Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company made their UK debut last year to critical acclaim. Founded by Christopher Wheeldon in 2007 as the world’s first transatlantic ballet company, with a base at both Sadler’s Wells and New York City Center, the company has garnered praise across the world – receiving a South Bank Show Award in 2008.

• On 27 June, programme changes were made. Check the programme pages for full details.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Exhibitions
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Dance
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:Morphoses The Wheeldon Company
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Sadler's Wells Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:24-09-2008
End Date:27-09-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:19:30 to 23:59
Price:£45

British Youth Opera

British Youth Opera returns to Sadler ' s Wells alongside Southbank Sinfonia with more of the UK ' s very best emerging operatic talent in two new productions. This September, the company stages two fascinating and very different operas. Puccini ' s bittersweet romantic comedy La Rondine is set in Paris during the Belle �poque. Performed to music of exceptional lyrical beauty, it tells the story of two pairs of lovers as they deal with affairs of the heart, commitment and renunciation.Jonathan Dove ' s hugely successful modern masterpiece, Flight, first performed in 1998, receives its first London performances by British Youth Opera. Set in a busy airport and inspired by a true story, the opera presents a group of people whose lives happen to intersect on one particular day. Their interactions and relationships are illuminated by Dove ' s pulsating and thrillingly colourful score.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Exhibitions
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Comedy , Music
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:British Youth Opera
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Peacock Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:05-09-2008
End Date:12-09-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:19:00 23:59
Price:£25

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Rosas

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s legendary dance company Rosas returns to Sadler’s Wells with an evening of work set to the music of composer Steve Reich. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been a leading light in contemporary dance in Europe for more than 20 years, while Steve Reich, a pioneer of minimalist music, has been described as America’s greatest living composer. Here, Rosas presents an evening of dance devoted to Steve Reich’s music, featuring two existing pieces of dance and two new works. The first of two new works is Four Organs, set to Steve Reich’s controversial composition created in 1970 for four Hammond organs. The second, Eight Lines, is danced to Steve Reich’s piece of the same name for two pianos plus wood and strings. Completing the programme is the classic Piano Phase, which sees Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s choreography stripped down to its bare bones, as the dancers’ deft movements mirror the tight phrases of Steve Reich’s music. Drumming – Part 1 is another celebrated work in which Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s powerful, energetic choreography is once again partnered perfectly with Steve Reich’s definitive style as 13 dancers move to the beat of four live percussionists. Steve Reich’s score will be brought bursting to life on stage by the acclaimed music group Ictus.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Exhibitions
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Dance , Music
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Rosas
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Sadler's Wells Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:29-09-2008
End Date:30-09-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:19:30 23:59
Price:£25