Sankai Juku

Japan’s finest exponents of Butoh dance, Sankai Juku, present two contrasting works at Sadler’s Wells. Sankai Juku create dreamlike performances which weave meticulous, spellbinding movement with breathtaking, large-scale staging in a theatrical experience quite unlike any other. Founded by Artistic Director Ushio Amagatsu in 1975, Sankai Juku has performed in more than 40 countries and 700 cities and has won countless awards, including an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, confirming their status as Japan's leading example of Butoh. Sadler’s Wells is delighted to present two contrasting works from the company’s repertoire over separate evenings. The first, Kinkan Shonen, explores a boy's dream about life and death using mystic imagery as dancers’ bodies slowly transform into a series of almost non-human shapes, and a live peacock patrols the stage. Toki, one of the Sankai Juku’s newest works, is a mesmerising example of contemporary Butoh dance. Performed by eight dancers on a stunning set that brings to mind elements of both science fiction and an ancient world. Originating in Japan in the late 1950s, Butoh is an expressionist contemporary dance form characterised by the physical appearance of the dancers with white painted faces and shaved heads, and the use of abstract, sometimes grotesque, imagery.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Exhibitions
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Dance
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:Sankai Juku
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Sadler's Wells Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:18-11-2008
End Date:23-11-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:19:30 23:59
Price:£35

Body, Mind and Spirit festival

Following years of experience working as an psychic entertainer as well as running events of all sizes, Christina McCulloch created %u2018Practical Magik ' to provide a unique magical ambience that will inspire and delight all those that attend her events, workshops and parties.
Christina's events really are just that, an Event.It is unlike any other Psychic Fair or Party.The atmosphere is fizzing with excitement and fun, wherever you look there is something to pique your interest. Never had a reading before? Here is the place to sample a genuine psychic's skills,knowing you are never more than a few steps away from a glass of champagne with which to steel your nerve. New to healing? Let a skilled Reiki healer give you a sense of uplifting blissful calm. Want to buy a gift for a friend who is need of a boost? Let acharming white witch showyou the perfect playful spell to tempt love or success into her life.
All this takes place in a room decorated with care to resemble the most glamorous party you have been to in a long time, there is gentle lighting, beautiful music, and the chatter of people enjoying a night of enlightenment. Welcoming to sceptics and devotees alike, Christina's events provide an opportunity for the exchange of skills, ideas and experience, a distillation of what Christina believesso passionately makes the world go round. Wouldn't you just love to wave a magic wand and leave your worries and concerns behind for a night?
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Event Organiser:Rocket
Event Type:Mediation
Address:56 Shoreditch High St
Specialisation:Workshop
Postcode:N7 8DB
Website:www.practicalmagik.co.uk
Event Name:An Enchanted Evening - party style Body, Mind and Spirit festival
Email:christina@practicalmagik.co.uk
Venue:The Rocket, 166-220 Holloway Road
Phone:07949 186599
Fax:
Start Date:03-07-2008
End Date:03-07-2008
Geocode:51.551766,-0.110216
Time:17:30 23:00
Price:£10

Jasmin Vardimon

Award-winning dance theatre choreographer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon celebrates her company’s 10th anniversary with a retrospective new piece at the Peacock Theatre. Yesterday features some of the most breathtaking duets, striking solos and iconic moments selected from Jasmin Vardimon Company's repertoire including Justitia, Park, Lullaby, Tete, Lurelurelure and Ticklish. Interwoven with new choreographic material and live multimedia, this bold new work resounds with passion, precision and trademark physicality. Contrasting flashes of daring athleticism with moments of touching beauty, eight dancers interweave Jasmin Vardimon’s scenes of intimate and vulnerable tenderness with provocative and playful choreography, remaining as stirring and socially relevant as ever. Yesterday features some of the most breathtaking duets, striking solos and iconic moments selected from Jasmin Vardimon Company's repertoire including Justitia, Park, Lullaby, Tete, Lurelurelure and Ticklish. Interwoven with new choreographic material and live multimedia, this bold new work resounds with passion, precision and trademark physicality. Contrasting flashes of daring athleticism with moments of touching beauty, eight dancers interweave Jasmin Vardimon’s scenes of intimate and vulnerable tenderness with provocative and playful choreography, remaining as stirring and socially relevant as ever.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Exhibitions
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Music
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:Jasmin Vardimon
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Peacock Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:19-11-2008
End Date:21-11-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:00:00 23:59
Price:£20

Savion Glover

After wowing audiences at Sadler’s Wells and receiving an Olivier Award nomination last year for his first ever UK performances, the undisputed master of tap dance Savion Glover makes a much-anticipated return. After making his Broadway debut at the tender age of 12 alongside Sammy Davis Jr, Savion Glover’s mastery of tap dance soon saw him shoot to fame. Over the years he has worked on a truly diverse range of projects, from pop videos for P Diddy to a film with Spike Lee - not to mention picking up a Tony Award along the way. Savion Glover’s unique style delivers much more than you might expect from a tap dance performance. Watching him tap out a bass rhythm with one foot and then simultaneously overlay complex riffs with the other is an awe-inspiring display of skill. His new show Bare Soundz explores jazz, Caribbean beats and more. This rare UK appearance by Savion Glover at Sadler’s Wells also features regular collaborators Marshall Davis Jr and Maurice Chestnut.

Event Organiser:The Sadlers Wells
Event Type:Dances
Address:Sadler
Specialisation:Music
Postcode:EC1R 4TN
Website:www.sadlerswells.com
Event Name:Savion Glover
Email:events@sadlerswells.com
Venue:Sadler's Wells Theatre
Phone:020 7863 8198
Fax:020 7863 8199
Start Date:26-11-2008
End Date:29-11-2008
Geocode:51.529355,-0.106228
Time:19:30 to 23:59
Price:£38