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.
Audiences of over half a million come to our London theatres each year, with many more enjoying touring productions at venues across the UK and around the world, or accessing our content through digital channels.
Sadler's Wells commissions and presents more new dance work than any other theatre in the world, embracing the popular and the unknown. Since 2005 they have helped to bring over 150 new dance works to the stage, many of them involving the organisations 16 Associate Artists, three Resident Companies and four Associate Companies – the most exciting talents working in dance today.
It also nurture 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, it’s resident over-60s performance group, while events range from pre and post-show talks with dance artists to classes, workshops and assisted performances. Find out more.
Sadler's Wells' West End venue, The Peacock, is the home of entertainment in the heart of London. Every few weeks, The Peacock presents a new live show featuring world-class dancers, daredevil circus acts and breath-taking physical theatre performers.
It is currently showing Taj Express which is running until 20th October 2018. Vaibhavi and Shruti Merchant’s glitzy Bollywood extravaganza is set to dazzle audiences once more following its sparkling summer run in 2017. Featuring music by Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman, and acclaimed Bollywood composers, Salim & Sulaiman Merchant and Monty Sharma, Taj Express showcases a captivating fusion of classical Indian and contemporary dance in a celebration of the world’s most prolific film industry.
The Peacock’s April - October 19 Season at The Peacock includes:
- English National Ballet and English National Ballet School My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Tuesday 16 - Saturday 27 April Tickets: £37 - £10
- Sisters Grimm: Mark Baldwin & Soweto Gospel Choir INALA Tuesday 30 April - Saturday 18 May Tickets: £55 - £18. An exhilarating fusion of South African and Western cultures culminates in an explosion of music, song and dance.
- Masters of Choreography Beats on Pointe Tuesday 21 May - Sunday 16 June Tickets: £55 - £18. After its thrilling 2018 run, the classical ballet and street dance mash up that is Beats on Pointe is back. As two opposing dance worlds clash, electric dancers go toe-to-toe in this fun-fuelled fusion of ballet and street dance. The high-energy show features dance, freestyle acts, singing, beatboxing, comedy and plenty of feel-good music covering an all-embracing mix of classical music, old school grooves and current hits.
