company wayne mcgregor / paris opera ballet tree of codes
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Spring / Summer 2017STUFISHSOHO
6 - 20 May / Tue - Thu £25, Fri - Sun £35 Circus, street and theatre mix where glamour and sleaze rub shoulders in this diverse trip around the streets of Soho.
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Yamato Chousensha - The Challengers
English National Ballet and English National Ballet SchoolMy First Ballet: Cinderella
MotionhouseScattered
Mark Murphy's V-TOLOUT OF THIS WORLD
14 - 25 March / £15 - £38 Japanese Drummers push the limits of their own strength as they produce a heart-thumping beat from massive Taiko drums.
11 - 22 April / £10 - £25 Everyone's favourite rags-to-riches tale comes to life in a beautifully adapted ballet version for children aged three upwards.
26 - 29 April / £15 - £29 Motionhouse’s highly physical style of dance and acrobatics, combined with lavish imagery and an extraordinary set.
1 - 3 May / £20 A powerful story of love and loss with breathtaking aerial choreography, large scale projection, original text and explosive special effects.
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German Cornejo’s Tango Fire
Mother AfricaKhayelitsha - My Home
31 January - 18 February / £15 - £42 Tango superstars German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi return for an explosive journey through the evolution of this seductive art form.
21 February - 11 March / £15 - £38 Acrobats, dancers and musicians from Africa celebrate the rhythm of daily life in Khayelitsha in this musical circus show.
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Gandini Juggling Smashed: Special Edition
Familie Flöz Teatro Delusio
9 & 10 January / £15 - £29 Hundreds of apples are juggled and crockery smashed in this cult show. Part of London International Mime Festival.
12 - 15 January / £15 - £29 Discover the drama behind the scenery with the mask theatre masters of Berlin. Part of London International Mime Festival.
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ŻfinMalta Dance EnsembleFrom home with love
9 & 10 February / £17The national company of Malta make their UK debut with a double bill of work by Mavin Khoo and Iván Pérez.
Second Hand DanceGetting Dressed
18 & 19 February / £12 (£7 children)Dive into a dancing world of colour tempting us to be as creative as we can with the clothes we wear.
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Company Wayne McGregor /Paris Opera BalletTree of Codes
4 - 11 March / £12 - £45Wayne McGregor, award-winning musician Jamie xx and artist Olafur Eliasson take inspiration from Jonathan Safran Foer’s sculptural book. “Extraordinary” The Independent
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Sadler’s Wells Sampled
3 & 4 February / £15, £8 ‘proms’ style standingDiscover a wide variety of dance styles, from ballet to hip hop for a low price, with free workshops and events.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Masurca Fogo
9 - 12 February / £12 - £60Absurd and delightful, Masurca Fogo takes on the subject of desire and the desperate, achingly human need for love
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Mossoux BontéWhispers
12 - 14 January / £20 (£12 concs)Nothing is as it seems in this disconcerting world filled with restless phantoms. Part of London International Mime Festival.
Joli VyannImbalance
16 - 19 January / £20 (£12 concs)Choreographer Jonathan Lunn flips the glowing screens to spotlight our relationship with technology. Part of London International Mime Festival.
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Flamenco Festival London
15 - 26 February / £12 - £42Featuring the best dancers, singers and musicians Spain has on offer, including international superstar, Eva Yerbabuena.Full details: sadlerswells.com/flamencofestival
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Stopgap Dance Company The Enormous Room
2 & 3 March / £17 (£8.50 concs)Acclaimed disabled dancer David Toole features in this depiction of a relationship between a grieving father and daughter.
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Elixir Festival 2017
23 - 27 June A unique celebration of lifelong creativity and the contribution of older artists with KnowBody II and Elixir Festival 2017.
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Richard Alston Dance Company Tangent / Chacony / Gypsy Mixture
16 & 17 June / £12 - £38 Martin Lawrance’s new take on tango to Piazzolla joins Alston’s newest creation to Purcell and Britten and his joyous Gypsy Mixture.
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Agudo Dance Company Silk Road
4 & 5 May / £17Agudo weaves flamenco, kathak and contemporary to tell a universal and personal story of East meets West.
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Marc Brew Company BREWBAND
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Aakash Odedra Company Echoes and I Imagine
9 & 10 March / £17Storytelling from the agile Odedra with kathak solo by icon Aditi Mangaldas and a collaboration with poet Sabrina Mahfouz.
Sergei Polunin Project Polunin
14 - 18 March / £12 - £60Project Polunin challenges the perceptions of dance through live performance, exploring what the future may hold.
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Alain Platel - les ballets C de la B nicht schlafen
30 June & 1 July / £20 Alain Platel returns with his critically acclaimed contemporary ensemble for a dark and moving dance of life and death.
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Sisters GrimmVoices of the Amazon
4 - 8 July / £12 - £38 Fusing ballet, contemporary dance, capoeira and live music, Sisters Grimm (INALA) return with a tale from the Amazon River.
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Adam LinderAUTO FICTO REFLEXO
15 - 17 March / £17A sophisticated duet playing with the conventions of communication through text, movement and sound effects.
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Tanguera
19 July - 6 August / £12 - £52A Sadler's Wells sell-out favourite returns, in this classic tango musical. The smouldering Giselle makes a journey of discovery in the mysterious underworld of Buenos Aires.
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Boris Charmatz / Musée de la danse danse de nuit
17 - 20 May / £20 (£15 concs) Venture out of the theatre for a work which meshes with the city itself, made after the Paris terrorist attacks of 2015.
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National Youth Dance CompanyTarantiseismic
19 April / £12 (£6 concs)The National Youth Dance Company address melancholia, ritual, control and abandon in Guest Artistic Director Damien Jalet’s new work.
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BBC Young Dancer 2017Grand Final
22 AprilThe UK’s best young ballet, contemporary, South Asian and street dancers perform in the grand final of this award.
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Alexander Whitley Dance Company 8 Minutes
27 & 28 June / £20 Alexander Whitley’s new creation explores our relationship to the sun in an immersive environment of dance, music and film.
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Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / RosasRain
13 & 14 June / £20 Set to Steve Reich’s minimalist score, this iconic work uses mathematical structure to form a rich and festive piece.
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Shubbak Festival Mithkal AlzghairDisplacement
6 & 7 July / £17Syrian choreographer Mithkal Alzghair focuses on the human being amidst the complexities of migration and war.
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Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down
12 - 15 July / £12 - £45 Tap shifts into the age of electronic music as every step triggers sound via special high tech amplified boards.
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New Adventures Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures
3 - 8 April / £12 - £45Matthew Bourne returns to his roots with a mixed bill of fun and witty pieces which launched his career.
English National Ballet Pina Bausch / William Forsythe / Hans van Manen
23 March - 1 April / £12 - £55An electrifying triple bill of 20th century masterpieces, including the soil-covered stage of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring.
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Crystal Pite & Jonathon YoungBetroffenheit
11 & 12 April / £12 - £27 This five-star examination of the aftermath of tragedy returns. By Kidd Pivot and Electric Company Theatre.
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Aracaladanza Vuelos
14 & 15 April / Adults: £18 Children: £12Winged creatures and mechanical birds are waiting to take flight in this playful show inspired by Leonardo de Vinci.
Breakin’ Convention ‘17 International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre 29 & 30 April / £24(£17 concs, £15 standing)From world champion B-boy crews to cutting edge street dance companies, the world’s biggest festival of hip hop dance is back.
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James Thierrée / Compagnie du Hanneton The Toad Knew
3 - 7 May / £12 - £38 With its mixture of mechanical marvels, music and acrobatic finesse, James Thierrée has created a spellbinding theatrical production.
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Northern Ballet Casanova
9 - 13 May / £12 - £45 Steeped in 18th century decadence, Kenneth Tindall’s first full-length ballet is a riot of intrigue and seduction.
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Project OVoodoo
12 May / on sale Jan 2017 Tapping into the healing power of dance in a durational work by the thought-provoking duo Project O.
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Rambert Ghost Dances and other works
16 - 20 May / £12 - £40Christopher Bruce’s masterpiece returns after 14 years as part of a Latin-flavoured mixed bill.
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui m¡longa
22 - 24 May / £12 - £38Inspired by the milonga scene of Buenos Aires, Associate Artist Cherkaoui unites tango and contemporary dance.
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Akram Khan Company DESH
31 May - 3 June / £12 - £45In a much anticipated return, Akram Khan performs in his hugely popular tale of home and heritage.
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Scottish Ballet MC 14/22 (Ceci est mon corps) / Emergence
7 - 10 June / £12 - £44Scotland’s national ballet company returns with a double bill of radically different work by Crystal Pite and Angelin Preljocaj.
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Northern Ballet Goldilocks & the Three Bears
12 May / £8 (£6 Children)The familiar fairy-tale is retold for little ones, with live ballet, music and theatre in this child-friendly production.
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NoraNora invites Aggiss, Burrows, Fargion and Tanguy
1 & 2 June / £17A bold programme of duets by renowned choreographers Liz Aggiss, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion, and Simon Tanguy.
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Wild Card: Ella MesmaGuerreras
8 June / £17An evening focusing on the female perspective at the cross road of hip hop and latin dance.
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Wild Card: Dan Daw
30 & 31 March / £17An evening curated by dance maker and performer Dan Daw including the UK premiere of ON ONE CONDITION and other artists.
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25 April / £17 (£8.50 concs)Scotland’s new super bandchallenges perceptions of identityin a show which is as much musicgig as dance performance.