Annual Report 10/11
Foreword by Sir David Bell
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Foreword by Alistair Spalding
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About Our Work
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Artistic Programme
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Developing Audiences
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Connect
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Our Supporters
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Our People
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Commercial Activity
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Financial Position
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Supporters List
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Staff List
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Photo: Jesse Adams
Contents
3 Sir David Bell Chairman
It almost goes without saying that the past year has been difficult financially not just within the arts but for all businesses. At Sadler’s Wells we feel we have done extremely well to ride this wave, with healthy ticket sales and an increased number of shows. But we are only too aware that the immediate future is very uncertain in the face of the continuing problems in financial markets, which make it more than usually hard to predict consumer spending. The fortunes of Sadler’s Wells took a huge step forward when Alistair Spalding took to the helm in 2004 and it is the hard work of Alistair and all his team that has enabled Sadler’s Wells to flourish even in the current financial climate. The decision to dedicate Sadler’s Wells to becoming the UK’s premier dance house has resulted in countless awards for its own productions, a dramatic increase in ticket sales and this year we have presented more Sadler’s Wells productions at venues around the world than at any other time. It speaks volumes that the five artists who joined as associates in 2004 have stayed with us over the past seven years and that our stable of dance talent now includes 14 artists and three resident companies. Sadler’s Wells’ support of these individuals has enabled the creation of some truly extraordinary dance works – pieces born from inquisitive minds that place no borders on what dance can be. This seems to me absolutely what Sadler’s Wells is all about. I am very proud of these achievements and we are absolutely determined to build on these successes in the years ahead.
Photo: Hugo Glendinning
4 Alistair Spalding Artistic Director & Chief Executive
2010/11 was a very ambitious year, in which Sadler’s Wells pursued a bold and brave artistic vision to create two major new productions and take exciting work off-site to attract new audiences in different settings. As David Bell points out in his introduction, these achievements have occurred in difficult financial circumstances, and unfortunately this level of investment cannot be maintained in the immediate future as the economic climate puts pressure on audiences, arts council funding, donors and the price of essential supplies such as energy. However, whatever restraints the global economy may impose on businesses, I believe we can take inspiration from the arts which continue to produce innovative, exciting new works – proving money has no real bearing on imagination. For me one of the joys of my job is that moment when all the months of talks, planning and rehearsals find their way to the stage on opening night. This year has delivered so many of those adrenaline-soaked moments it is hard for me to pick out one highlight – from the dramatic opening bars of the Pet Shop Boy’s first-ever ballet score to the beautiful image of Bartabas gliding through the darkness of the Sadler’s Wells stage on a black horse – it has been an unforgettable 12 months. As we look ahead we, like many other arts venues, are prepared for a potentially difficult time, yet we remain committed to delivering the best UK and international dance to our audiences. We’re extremely proud of the achievements of this past year and look forward to seeing the conditions that allowed these to flourish return.
5 ABOUT OUR WORK
Key figures Total number of productions:
Income from artistic programme:
£14 million 68% of our income was
91
Total number of performances at our three main venues, offsite and on tour:
899
generated through ticket sales
Total audience at our three main venues, offsite and on tour: Of our audience last year, of bookers were new to Sadler’s Wells and the Peacock Theatre
55%
705,971
Sadler’s Wells’ role within not just the dance sector but London’s cultural fabric as a whole has expanded significantly in the past decade. This growth is in part a product of the hard work and expert programming that has gone into shaping the theatre’s incarnation as London’s premier dance house, but it also reflects a wider change in public opinion on dance. In cinemas, on television and in performance spaces around the country, dance’s profile has risen immeasurably in a relatively short period of time. Its ability to cross social, linguistic and cultural barriers surpasses most other performing arts, making it a vital medium for the 21st century. For this to continue we need to ensure that the dance makers of today are supported and encouraged to keep producing boundary-breaking work.
Aims and Objectives
2010/11
Sadler’s Wells aims to present the very best dance from the UK and abroad, nurturing new talent and welcoming established artists. Our Associate Artists are some of the most exciting dance talents working today, and through the strong support network present at Sadler’s Wells they are able to seek out new ideas and collaborations, producing works that have gone on to tour the world to critical acclaim. We have strengthened our ties with the local community, offering opportunities for local people to purchase tickets at significantly discounted rates, and for people of all ages and abilities to involve themselves in our work through the activities of our outreach department Connect.
This was an extremely ambitious year, in which Sadler’s Wells pursued a bold and brave artistic vision to create two major new productions (Shoes and The Most Incredible Thing), and take exciting work off-site to attract new audiences in different settings.
Our Associate Artists
Our Resident Companies
Balletboyz Matthew Bourne Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Jonzi D Sylvie Guillem Michael Hulls Akram Khan
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance New Adventures ZooNation UK Dance Company
Russell Maliphant Wayne McGregor Kate Prince Nitin Sawhney Hofesh Shechter Jasmin Vardimon Christopher Wheeldon
We are very proud of the achievements of the past year and, while the current economic climate puts pressure on such levels of investment, we hope – with time – to be able to continue our commitment to producing exciting new works in the years to come.
6 ARTISTIC PROGRAMME NEW COMMISSIONS AND PRODUCTIONS
624
We presented performances at Sadler’s Wells, the Peacock Theatre and the Lilian Baylis Studio
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We had Sadler’s Wells commissioned productions on our stages
The Most Incredible Thing
63,921
Written by The Pet Shop Boys and choreographed by Javier De Frutos, The Most Incredible Thing was our largest scale production in 2011. Enormous audience demand for tickets and excellent reviews will ensure the production returns to Sadler’s Wells for a longer run in 2012.
In 2010/11 we sold multibuy tickets
Shoes – The Musical
Photo: Hugo Glendinning
Shoes choreographer Stephen Mear with actress Julie Walters at the world premiere
Photo: Peter Whyte
Photo: Hugo Glendinning
Composer Richard Thomas’s first new production since his international hit Jerry Spring - The Opera! was a major Sadler’s Wells production and the first musical produced by the theatre. A successful premiere at Sadler’s Wells in September 2010 led to a longer West End run at the Peacock Theatre in February 2011.
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The Centaur and the Animal
Photo: Clive Barda
Photo: Nabil Boutos
This Sadler’s Wells co-production marked French artist and horsetrainer Bartabas’ first performances in London and his second ever commission for a proscenium stage. Created in collaboration with one of Japan’s greatest butoh masters, 63-yearold Ko Murobushi, the production featured four horses performing live.
Prima Donna Co-produced by Sadler’s Wells and Manchester International Festival, Rufus Wainwright’s debut opera, Prima Donna received its London premiere at Sadler’s Wells in April 2010. Rufus performed material from his new album in an intimate performance at the theatre during the run.
8 International Touring With over 70 commissions and productions under our belt from the last five years alone, Sadler’s Wells’ transformation from a receiving house to a producing house has been an enormous success, proving there is a healthy public appetite for new dance. We are committed to taking these productions beyond the walls of our Islington home to ensure they are seen by as wide an audience as possible, both in the UK and abroad. In 2010/11 we created a brand new Producing & Touring Department, which is responsible for all Sadler’s Wells’ productions, co-productions and touring.
10/11 Touring Achievements:
51 venues 183 performances
8 productions 19 countries Combined audience of over
Sutra Apr 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 May 10 Jun 10 Jul 10 Jul 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Nov 10 Nov 10
125,000
Eonnagata Birmingham International Festival, UK Lucent Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt/Main, Netherlands Theaters Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg & Muziekcentrum Enschede, Enschede, Netherlands Teo-Otto Theater, Remscheid, Netherlands Bregenz Festival, Austria Istanbul Festival, Turkey Malta Festival, Poznan, Poland Köln Opera House, Germany Brisbane International Arts Festival, Australia Sydney Opera House, Australia Tel Aviv Opera House, Israel Autumne en Normandie – Evreux, France Lincoln Center, New York, USA Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, USA
Jun 10 Jul 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Jan 11 Jan 11 Feb 11
Singapore Arts Festival, Singapore Sadler’s Wells, London, UK National Arts Center, Ottawa, Canada Sony Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada Le Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France Odyssud, Blagnac, France Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, USA
Havana Rakatan May 10 Aug 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Nov 10
Macau International Festival, Macau Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Japan Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, UK Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, UK Hackney Empire, London, UK Butterworth Hall, Warwick, UK Hall for Cornwall, Truro, UK Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, UK Royal & Derngate, Northampton, UK
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Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10
Orchard Theatre, Dartford, UK Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe, UK Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg Velsen, Netherlands Theaters Tilburg, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Netherlands Schouwburg Orpheus, Netherlands Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden, Netherlands Stadsschouwburg Enschede, Netherlands
Push Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Mar 11 Mar 11
Athens Concert Hall, Greece Thessaoloniki Concert Hall, Thessaoniki, Greece National Theatre of Bucharest, Romania Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE Grand Theatre, Luxembourg
In the Spirit of Diaghilev May 10 Jul 10
Wolfsburg, Germany Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Faun only)
Breakin’ Convention Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10 Nov 10
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, UK Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK Nottingham Playhouse, UK Sheffield Theatres, UK Alhambra, Bradford, UK Edinburgh Festival Theatre, UK Hall for Cornwall, Truro, UK Coulsdon Hall, Bristol, UK The Dome, Brighton, UK
AfterLight Sep 10 Sep 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct 10 Mar 11 Mar 11
Biarritz, France Sadler’s Wells, London, UK Mercat des Flors, Barcelona, Spain New York City Center, New York, USA Belfast Festival, Northern Ireland, UK Dijon, France Clermont-Ferrand, France
Martin Creed Aug 10
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK
10 Presenting the very best companies from around the world Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Matthew Bourne’s spectacular productions have become a much-loved fixture in our Christmas schedule. This year Matthew’s company New Adventures revisited his 1997 production of Cinderella, revised to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. It was the most successful Matthew Bourne show ever presented at Sadler’s Wells and received glowing reviews, with the Telegraph writing that “Cinderella fills me with optimism for the future of dance.”
Sadler’s Wells in the West End The Peacock Theatre operates as Sadler’s Wells’ West End home and we continue to present longer-running dance shows there, which draw an extremely diverse audience. 10/11 saw Canadian circus group Les 7 doigts de la main bring two successful shows to London, whilst street dance company Bounce returned with its acclaimed show Insane in the Brain. The spectacular international hit Merchants of Bollywood ran for three weeks, gathering excellent reviews.
Balé de Rua
Photo: Bill Cooper
The hit Brazilian dance show made its West End debut at the Peacock Theatre, mixing hip hop, African traditional dance, samba and capoeira in an explosion of colour.
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella:
64 performances Seen by over Grossed over
94,000 people
£3 million
Brought new audiences to Sadler’s Wells, with first-time bookers accounting for almost of ticket sales
50%
Bausch’s company Tanztheater Wuppertal returned to Sadler’s Wells in October 2010 with Iphigenie auf Tauris – the second work made for the company, in 1973, which had never before been seen in London. These performances were particularly poignant, as they marked the first visit of Pina’s company to Sadler’s Wells since her death in 2009.
Photo: Frederic Desmesure
Pina Bausch
11 Introducing New Work to London Sadler’s Wells is committed to presenting and supporting emerging artists and seeking out innovative new thinkers within the field of dance. 10/11 saw performances from les ballets C de la B dancer Lisi Estaras with her UK choreographic debut, mutli-disciplinary German artist Antonia Baehr and performance art group Lone Twin.
Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells
75%
Forced Entertainment’s artistic director Tim Etchells collaborated with Rosas dancer Fumiyo Ikeda for an experimental new work co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells.
3 body language talks were presented in the LBS, podcasts now available online
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young artists took part in the Big Intensive, a professional development course looking at the art and craft of choreography Launched in 2006, Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells offers a chance for artists to explore ideas without the pressure of scheduled performance dates. It would be fair to say that 2010 has been the most productive to date of the programme, as projects from two or three years ago came to fruition along with more recent ones to have a major impact on the calibre and quality of Sadler’s Wells artistic programme. Cross Art Form projects in 2010/11 include: Sadler’s Wells champions public engagement by taking dance outside of our walls to unusual venues and public • The creative team of The Most Incredible Thing, who spaces including streets, shops, housing estates and had a week of discussions surrounding the project that parks, with performances at sites including Village has since been presented in a sell out run. Underground in Shoreditch, Trafalgar Square, a goods • Choreographer Fin Walker and director Thea yard in Kings Cross and the neighbouring streets of Sharrock, who explored Macbeth from a movement Sadler’s Wells. perspective, to be produced next year. • Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon and Off site performances in 10/11 included: visual artist Shezad Dawood experimented with mixing film and live performance referencing the physical skill and humour of Buster Keaton, material from which was We brought artist David Michalek’s large-scale installation presented in her latest work and Sadler’s Wells coof slow moving images of dancers in motion to London for commission 7734. • The Clod Ensemble used Jerwood time to develop ideas the first time. The piece had previously been presented in Venice, Toronto, Monaco and cities across the USA, so it in the Sadler’s Wells main house. This work has been was a delight to introduce it to UK audiences as part of the commissioned and will be presented in autumn 2011. T Mobile Big Dance.
Sadler’s Wells Off Site
Slow Dancing
Photo: John Sturrock
Electric Hotel Sadler’s Wells collaborated with Fuel theatre for this dance-theatre hybrid which was presented in a specially designed ‘hotel’ in Kings Cross. Audiences were given headphones which enabled them to observe a story of the hotel’s inhabitants from outside the building. The production was nominated for a BT Visit London award for Consumer Event of the Year. Bloomberg generously sponsored Electric Hotel in London.
Photo: Herman Sorgeloos
of Jerwood Studio Cross Arts Projects have gone on to be produced, programmed or commissioned
in pieces
12 Awards & Nominations OLIVIER AWARDS • Best New Dance Production Winner: Babel (Words) at Sadler’s Wells • Outstanding Achievement In Dance Winner: Antony Gormley for Babel (Words) at Sadler’s Wells Best New Dance Production Nominations Mambo 3XXI by Danza Contemporanea de Cuba at Sadler’s Wells Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella by New Adventures at Sadler’s Wells Outstanding Achievement In Dance Nominations Yoshi Sunahata for her drumming in Gnosis at Sadler’s Wells
NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS • De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance Winner: Alistair Spalding • Outstanding Male Performance (Modern) Winner: Daniel Proietto / Russell Maliphant Company • Best Modern Choreography Winner: Russell Maliphant for AfterLight in The Spirit of Diaghilev at Sadler’s Wells Best Modern Choreography Nomination: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for Babel, and Faun, In the Spirit of Diaghilev programme Best Foreign Dance Company Nominations: Danza Contemporanea de Cuba Mark Morris Dance Group, in Spring Dance at the London Coliseum Outstanding Company Nominations: ZooNation Dance Company
2010 TMA THEATRE AWARDS • Achievement in Dance Winner: Mark Morris Dance Group for L’allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, co-produced by Sadler’s Wells Achievement in Dance Nomination: Danza Contemporanea de Cuba for Mambo 3XXI at Sadler’s Wells
GIRALDILLOS PRIZE, XVI BIENAL DE FLAMENCO DE SEVILLA • Best Show Winner: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Maria Pages’ Dunas
THE STAGE TOP 100 UK THEATRE FIGURES Opera / Dance John Berry / Edward Gardner, Matthew Bourne, Wayne Eagling (N), Antonio Pappano / Monica Mason,
Alistair Spalding
SOUTH BANK SKY ARTS AWARD Dance category Nominations: Akram Khan’s Gnosis, Sadler’s Wells Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother, Sadler’s Wells
2011 WHATSONSTAGE.COM AWARDS Best Choreographer Nomination: Stephen Mear for Shoes at Sadler’s Wells & Sweet Charity at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Theatre Royal Haymarket
CRITICS’ CIRCLE NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS 2010 Best Modern Choreography Nominations: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for Babel, and Faun, In the Spirit of Diaghilev programme Russell Maliphant for AfterLight, In the Spirit of Diaghilev programme Outstanding Male Performance (Modern) Nomination: Daniel Proietto for Afterlight, In the Spirit of Diaghilev programme Best Foreign Dance Company Nominations: Danza Contemporanea de Cuba Mark Morris Dance Group, in Spring Dance at the London Coliseum Outstanding Company Nomination: ZooNation Dance Company, Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells
BT VISIT LONDON AWARDS 2010 Consumer Event of the Year Nomination: Electric Hotel by Sadler’s Wells and Fuel
DANCESCREEN 2010 Performance Relay Nominations: Deborah May’s film direction of Sadler’s Wells production Sutra and co-production zero degrees Documentary Nomination: Caswell Coggins’ film of Sadler’s Wells and Dance United’s collaboration Destino
GIANT GREEN BUSINESS AWARD Energy Use & CO2 Reduction (Medium/Large Business) Nomination: Sadler’s Wells Theatre
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Based at and supported by Sadler’s Wells, Breakin’ Convention is committed to celebrating, elevating and supporting hip-hop dance theatre. Spearheaded by the ubiquitous Jonzi D, Breakin’ Convention works with the most respected, innovative and inspirational artists. Through the world-renowned annual international festival (held here at Sadler’s Wells), professional development, youth projects and educational programme, Breakin’ Convention seeks to position hip-hop dance alongside more historically established art-forms Achievements in 2010/11 include:
Future Elements
Pioneers
(April 2010)
(June/July 2010)
A week long project for 29 young people aged 13 – 16, to create a music video. Participants learnt dancing, film making, MC-ing, aerosol art and music production, with the project culminating in a series of live performances as part of the Breakin’ Convention festival in May.
A series of three-day hip hop dance training courses in b-boying led by Ken Swift and held in Edinburgh and London, which engaged 34 professional dance artists.
Future Elements at Islington Summer University (August 2010) A four day version of the Future Elements project covering dance, rap and graffiti held off-site as part of the Isington Council’s programme of summer activity. Engaged 33 people.
Breakin’ Convention National Tour (October - November 2010)
16 performances Breakin’ Convention International Festival
9 venues
(May 2010) The annual five day festival of hip hop dance theatre at Sadler’s Wells engaged 45 international and 269 UK artists performing to over 4,800 people.
Engaged
10 international and 503 UK artists
Audience of over
11,000
14 DEVELOPING AUDIENCES ABOUT OUR AUDIENCE
The diversity of our artistic programme attracts a broad audience, from those who enjoy dance as a genre, to more specialist audiences interested in specific artists or styles. As visitor numbers increase, we have successfully developed a diverse and loyal audience who trust the quality of the shows on offer. At the Peacock Theatre we continue to show cinema-style trailers for our forthcoming productions, as well as dance clips from our video site, before the shows and during the intervals.
“Sadler’s Wells should be saluted for the imagination with which it has brought dance to a wide audience without sacrificing commitment to art. A delicate balancing act ingenuously done” TIME OUT
Digital Strategy Alongside www.sadlerswells.com we operate three additional sites:
www.londondance.com Created through a partnership between Arts Council England, London and Sadler’s Wells to provide dance information for London.
www.breakinconvention.com A Sadler’s Wells project committed to celebrating, elevating and supporting hip hop dance theatre.
www.globaldancecontest.com Allows users to register and upload video entries for the competition, as well as hosting all past video entries and providing downloadable music clips to accompany dance pieces.
Video Content Video content is an integral part of our core marketing strategy. We work with Brightcove to store video content for our website. In 2010-11 we had over 500 videos in Brightcove with video plays totalling 637,120.
Friends In spring 2010 we began a comprehensive overview of our Friends membership scheme, which offers patrons 2-for-1 ticket vouchers, up to 25% off tickets, and discounts on programmes and merchandise for £55 per year. This involved a rebrand of the scheme’s promotional materials and increased marketing activity, which has resulted in a growth of over 50% in the 10 month period from May 2010 – March 2011.
Our top video plays on Brightcove:
Matthew Bourne's Cinderella
45,157
Pet Shop Boys & Javier De Frutos - The Most Incredible Thing Shoes
31,163
36,516
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www.sadlerswells.com received
3,844,789 visitors in 10/11 168,000
people Over subscribed to our e-mailing list
Sadler’s Wells Screen In March 2011 we launched our first App, Sadler’s Wells Screen, which is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Sadler’s Wells Screen is regularly updated with new content, making it an invaluable resource for dance fans.
Global Dance Contest More than
3,500 subscribers on
Almost
Over
5,000
10,000
2010 saw number of entries increase by over
fans
followers
50%
Sadler’s Wells continued its global mission to find new dance talent with the Global Dance Contest. In 2009 the first year of the contest attracted 170 applicants. In 2010 this had increased to 362 original dance entries. The range of the entries was truly global, with applicants from as far as Japan, Mexico and India using the online platform to perform to an audience of dance enthusiasts from around the world. The 2010 winner, 23 year-old British choreographer James Wilton, beat competitors from 30 countries around the world to present his work at Sadler’s Wells Sampled in January 2011.
16 CONNECT
SADLER’S WELLS IN THE COMMUNITY
Sadler’s Wells’ creative learning programme, Connect, ensures that the work programmed on the theatre’s stages is supported by dynamic creative engagement and audience development activity. During 2010/11 Connect delivered a wide programme of activities:
2000
Over people participated in the Connect Festival
1,200 young dancers took part in the London Youth Dance weekend
757 events and workshops, which attracted 28,890 attendees 5,840
people took part in our Big Dance events across in North London
Connect Festival The Connect Festival in March 2011 provided an opportunity for over 2000 people to participate, learn, watch and discuss dance. Dance performances were presented by over 30 schools and youth dance companies alongside a series of training workshops and discussions. An International Seminar Changing Young Lives featured inspirational case studies from three organisations working in India, Cambodia and Sierra Leone illustrating how dance has been a powerful tool for rejuvenating young people who have faced extraordinary challenges.
Big Dance The public engagement partnership with Big Dance culminated in a week-long celebration of dance across north London. Big Dance Week (3-11 July 2010) featured workshops and performances in unusual venues and public spaces such as streets, shops, galleries, housing estates and parks. Sadler’s Wells presentations included the Slow Dancing installation in Trafalgar Square, Go Islington! a day-long festival celebrating dancing, running and cycling at Highbury Fields and Uphold site-specific community performance by Wayne McGregor | Random Dance.
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Sub-regional working in 2010/11 also included continued leadership for the London Youth Dance project. Highlights included the annual London Youth Dance weekend at The Scoop at Tower Bridge in July featuring 1200 young dancers, Attracting audiences of around 4000; delivering signature development projects such as Time of Your Life to some of London’s most low income communities through a network of youth clubs; and the ongoing delivery of the youth zone on londondance.com. The Over 60s programme continues to flourish through the weekly Arts Club, two outreach dance classes and the renowned Company of Elders who premiered a new work from New Adventures based on Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.
Sadler’s Wells Local This is an audience development initiative targeting specific communities surrounding the Theatre and offering good seats at just £6. The aim is to attract local people who genuinely cannot afford to buy tickets at full price, or who may have never experienced live theatre before.
Photo: Gigi Giannella
In 2010/11 Sadler’s Wells Local:
29
Covered Sadler’s Wells or Peacock Theatre shows
Access
2,500
This is an increase of over people since the scheme launched in 2008
150
Connected with charities, voluntary, youth, housing and tenant organisations in Islington and Camden
Reached
3,965 people
Sadler’s Wells presented four BSL interpreted performances and eight BSL interpreted talks. A seminar called Devil’s Advocate during the Connect Festival contributed to debate around integrated and inclusive dance practices, highlighting opportunities for deaf and disabled artists in the UK.
18 OUR SUPPORTERS Income raised through fundraising accounted for annual turnover
5.5% of our
Individuals In 2010/11 we saw a 22% increase in patrons and members. We owe a particular debt of gratitude to our major donors who provide significant support for the Theatre and whom we recognise as Avant-Guardians and Artistic Director’s Circle Patrons
Patrons and members grew by
22%
American Express renewed its long-term support with a production grant for Confluence – a Sadler’s Wells commission and collaborative work between Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney, which premiered in July 2010 Lufthansa provided support through air travel for the
Circles of individual supporters - or ‘Syndicates’ provided critical support for Sadler’s Wells’ ongoing investment in our Associate Artists. Syndicates also generously supported the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Company’s season of Iphigenie auf Tauris in October and new Sadler’s Wells production with the Pet Shop Boys and Javier De Frutos - The Most Incredible Thing, which premiered in March. In October we launched the Rosebery Group - a new initiative specifically for patrons under 45 years – and recruited 20 new members by year-end.
Trusts The Garfield Weston Foundation made a substantial grant towards our New Commissions Fund to enable us to commission and produce original new work. 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust committed support over three years for our large-scale community participatory performances for the main stage; the first of which was staged on 31 May 2011. City Bridge Fund provided funding over two years for outreach dance classes by the Company of Elders, our resident dance company for over 60s. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s support of Sadler’s Wells Screen last year has enabled us to continue the development of film content and saw the realisation of ten new short films.
Corporate Rolex continued an important partnership with Sadler’s Wells by supporting the production and international tour of Sylvie Guillem’s 6000 miles Away - a Sadler’s Wells production comprising an evening of new work by William Forsythe and Mats Ek.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch season of Iphigenie auf Tauris.
Clifford Chance provided evening sponsorship for Sadler’s Wells production with the Pet Shop Boys and Javier De Frutos - The Most Incredible Thing.
Mizuho Corporate Bank provided evening sponsorship for the Kabuki season featuring Ebizo Ichikawa XI. FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH provided evening sponsorship for The Forsythe Company’s, I don’t believe in outer space.
Bloomberg sponsored Electric Hotel - a unique dance-theatre project that formed part of our offsite work and took place near King’s Cross.
Corporate Membership The theatre benefited from new or renewed membership support from Bloomberg, Man Group and Palamon Capital Partners.
Embassies and Government Agencies Sadler’s Wells is grateful for the support received from The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the Dutch National Ballet season and from the French Embassy for Bartabas and Ko Murobushi’s The Centaur and the Animal.
19 OUR PEOPLE
As at 31 March 2011 Sadler’s Wells employed staff members on permanent and short-term contracts.
253
Associates In June 2010 Kate Prince, Michael Hulls and Nitin Sawhney joined the list of Sadler’s Wells Associate Artists, along with Prince’s company ZooNation as Resident Company. This marks the first time Sadler’s Wells has appointed two artists from outside the field of dance (lighting designer Hulls and musician and composer Sawhney; who are both highly influential figures within dance as well as their own genres). Russell Maliphant and Jonzi D are now supported more directly through Sadler’s Wells as we have re-shaped the assistance we offer these Associate Artists in response to their changing needs.
Photo: Stephanie Berger
Photo: Johan Persson
Producing & Touring Department We have created a new department to focus on our expanded producing and touring work and Suzanne Walker leads this team as Executive Producer. This created a vacancy for a Director of Programme Management, to manage presentations across all Sadler’s Wells’ venues, which was filled by Katy Arnander.
Creative Learning Fiona Ross and Jane Hackett became Co-Directors of Creative Learning increasing the level of senior resourcing for the department. Britannia Morton joined us in June 2010 as Director of Visitor Services and Estates and later made a smooth transition to cover the maternity leave of the General Manager Laura Stevenson.
20 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
Over
60,000 programmes sold
900 CDs and DVDs sold for Sadler’s Wells Productions
2010/11 was the first full year in which Sadler’s Wells operated the catering at its theatres in house. As well as giving us greater control over the delivery of food and drink to our patrons, it contributes in a significant financial way to our operation. Together with our existing events operation trading income now represents 10% of annual turnover, with an overall contribution of around £0.4million.
Sustainability In the five years to the end of March 2011 we have reduced gas consumption by 69% and electricity consumption by 18%. This has resulted in overall CO2 savings over the 5 years of 27.5%. We are pleased with these results and will be continuing our push towards being more environmentally sustainable in 11/12 with initiatives around waste recycling and use of borehole water for domestic cold water systems. In 2010 we were nominated for a Giant Green Business Award for Energy Use & CO2 Reduction (Medium/Large Business).
Archive Sadler’s Wells has an extraordinary history that stretches back over three centuries. Nearby Finsbury Library holds Sadler’s Wells’ archives and in November 2010 the library was awarded a cataloguing grant from The National Archives in order to appoint a project archivist for the organising and cataloguing of the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Collection. We are extremely happy that the archive will receive the care and attention it requires to ensure the theatre’s fascinating history can be enjoyed by generations to come.
21 FINANCIAL POSITION
SWT Income 2010/11 Statutory Accounts Trading £2.6m
ACE £2.8m
Fundraising £1.5m
Theatre Presentations £14m
The financial environment remains challenging, but at the operating level Sadler’s Wells broke even in 2010/11. The majority of Sadler’s Wells’ income continues to be self generated; some 86% earned from own activities, the remaining 14% being support from Arts Council England. Theatre presentations continue to represent by far the largest income stream at 67% of total income.
A total overall excess of expenditure over income was a result of expenditure made against Restricted and Designated funds for artistic projects. These represent funds donated and reserved in recent years for this purpose. Expenditure was also made against the general reserve, primarily to support continuing artistic activity across year ends.
SWT Expenditure 2010/11 Statutory Accounts Trading £1.7m
Fundraising £0.4m
Theatre Running £4.7m
Theatre Presentations £15.2m
Sadler’s Wells
Supporters
We would like to thank all those who generously support the theatre’s activities Individuals Avant-Guardians Anonymous Guardians Angela Bernstein CBE Ann and Martin Smith The Ulrich Family Artistic Director’s Circle Anonymous The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation Lloyd and Sarah Dorfman Marina Hobson Barbara and Karsten Moller Tony Oakley Sir Christopher Ondaatje Major Project Support David and Primrose Bell Angela Bernstein CBE Marco Compagnoni Simon and Virginia Robertson Richard Wilson OBE Season Patrons Lauren and Michael Clancy The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust Charles Glanville Jack and Linda Keenan New Production Patrons Peter and Sally Cadbury Frank and Helen Neale Jan and Michael Topham Project Support Mr and Mrs Sekhar Bahadur Paola Bergamaschi-Broyd José and Meg Breña Jennifer Brophy Helen Buck Jules and Cheryl Burns Helen Chung-Halpern and Abel Halpern Geoffrey Collens Andrew Cracknell Kathleen Crook and James Penturn Joachim Fleury Stephen and Jennifer Harper Leili Huth Lindy Mason Barbara and Karsten Moller Georgia Oetker Lady Solti Constanze von Unruh Commissioning Patrons Anonymous Jane Attias Mr and Mrs Sekhar Bahadur Barry Bailey G. P. and J. M. Batchelar Kristina Borsy and Nick Turdean Mrs Pamela Brand-Field José and Meg Breña
Helen Buck Jules and Cheryl Burns Nica Burns Dorothy Marie Burwell Sue Butcher Sarah and Philippe Chappatte Helen Chung-Halpern and Abel Halpern Andrew Cracknell Kathleen Crook and James Penturn Toni Cupal and Michelangelo Volpi Genevieve and Peter Davies Sylvia and Gary Eaborn Sarah and Louis Elson Piers Fallowfield-Cooper Juliana Farha and Kit Malthouse Celeste Fenichel The Richard Grand Foundation Jan Grandison Gary Halkyard Sarah Havens and Gregg Sando Rick and Janeen Haythornthwaite Leili Huth Joyce Kan Rosemary Lancaster – Woolacombe Bay Hotel John and Susan Lazar Alison LeMaire Lindy Mason Anthony and Alison Nathan Mr and Mrs C Norton Dr Elizabeth Parker The Porter Foundation Kerri Ratcliffe and Doug Henderson Ross Roberts Claire Sohn Paula and David Swift E. G. Tomsett Constanze von Unruh Sandra Waterman Richard Wilson OBE Bo and Janice Zethraeus Opening Night Patrons Anonymous Spindrift Al Swaidi Nancy and Richard Balaban Andrew Barnett R. Borzello and The Camden Trust Jenny Brend Jennifer Brophy Denise Cohen Charitable Trust Geoffrey Collens John Crisp Andrew and Deborah Cullen Albert and Lyn Fuss Neil Griffiths-Lambeth John E Haines Stephen and Jennifer Harper Elizabeth Holt Anne Kauder Mr and Mrs George Loudon Stuart Lucas Harry and Fiona MacAuslan
Sadler’s Wells Sadler’s Wells Foundation
Chairman Sir David Bell
President Lady Solti
Vice Chairman Harry MacAuslan
Hon. Vice President Ian Albery
Governors Monique Bahadur Rab Bennetts OBE
Arela Natas Georgia Oetker Midge and Simon Palley Robin Pauley Mrs Madeleine Plaut Dave Plummer and Lesley Whitby Peter B Rea Nigel Roberts Alastair Sharp David and Dee Dee Simpson Constance Slaughter Brian D Smith Alistair Spalding Stuart and Louise Spence Stuart Stanley Christopher and Fiona Steane Katja Tangen Torsten Thiele Allen Thomas and Jane Simpson Anna Valentine and Jonathan Berger John Voss Bonnie J. Ward Graham Watts OBE Gerry and Ruth Weiss The American Friends David Bernstein Bertina Ceccarelli Robert Clauser Elizabeth Deforest Scott Amanda Haynes-Dale Michelle Herbert Colin and Dee McKechnie Jerome Priest Celia Rodriques Wenke Thoman Sterns
Eugene Leahy and Helmert Robbertsen Julie and Tong Lee Gerald Lidstone Eric Longstaff Dr Patrick Maher Henderson Murray Sally Pasmore Andrew Pollard Geraldine Ravet Isla Smith Alison Smyth Mark Soundy Lan Tu Susan and Charles Whiddington Tonnvane Wiswell
Trusts And Foundations Major Partners 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust Dame Hilda Bracket Trust The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation The Garfield Weston Foundation Jerwood Charitable Foundation The John Ellerman Foundation The Mirisch and Lebenheim Charitable Foundation The Monument Trust The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Quercus Trust Partners City Bridge Trust The D’Oyly Carte Foundation The Duis Charitable Trust The Kobler Trust Mactaggart Third Fund Millichope Foundation The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust
The Rosebery Group Severine Balick Thomas Bentz Carly Clarke Amanda Cupples Ayelet Elstein Robert Glick LYKOURIA Juan Carlos Machuca Alessandra Masoero John and Louise Newton Jonathan Wood Nick Wood
Corporate Corporate Partners American Express Bloomberg Rolex Corporate Sponsors Bennetts Associates Bibendum Clifford Chance Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Laurent-Perrier Lufthansa Man Group plc Mizuho Corporate Bank Palamon Capital Partners
Performance Members Anonymous Gill Acham Carol Brigstocke Caroline Duggan Paola Ferretti-Johnson Peter and Judith Foy Anne Greene Sarah Griffin Sue Hammerson CBE Michael Holter Sandrine Jensen
Corporate Supporters Criterion Ices Limited French Embassy Wildbore & Gibbons The Zetter Hotel and Restaurant
Foundation and Trust
Kristina Borsy José Breña Nica Burns Steph Charalambous Valerie Colgan Celeste Fenichel Joachim Fleury Ian Jentle Martin Klute
Barbara Kahn Moller Annie Norton Lady Panufnik Dr Maggie Semple OBE
Clerk to the Foundation Alistair Spalding
Honorary Clerk Kathy Honeywood
Chairman Sir David Bell
Sadler’s Wells Trust
Directors Sir David Bell Rab Bennetts OBE Marco Compagnoni Joachim Fleury Robert Glick Harry MacAuslan Robin Pauley Arlene Phillips Sandi Ulrich
If you would like to know more about supporting Sadler’s Wells, please contact the Development Office on 020 7863 8134 or development@sadlerswells.com
Sadler’s Wells Chief Executive/Artistic Director Alistair Spalding General Manager Laura Stevenson Interim General Manager Britannia Morton Finance Director Mark Rhodes Director of Communications & Digital Strategy Kingsley Jayasekera Director of Programming Suzanne Walker Director of Visitor Services & Estates Britannia Morton Director of Technical & Production Emma Wilson Director of Creative Learning Fiona Ross Jane Hackett (Maternity Cover) Director of Development Georgina Shields Executive Assistant Nadine Pain PROGRAMMING Artistic Programmer & Producer Emma Gladstone Programming Manager Mai Komoriya Programming Co-ordinator Lisa Marie Bowler Projects Manager Sunita Pandya Sutra Tour Manager Dawn Prentice Shoes Project Manager Laura Clark Opera Advisor Nicholas Payne BREAKIN’ CONVENTION Artistic Director Jonzi D General Manager Emma Ponsford Co-ordinator Michelle Norton CONNECT Creative Learning Manager Rachel Evans Louise Coates (Maternity Cover) Creative Learning Projects Manager Sarah Baker Access Officer Sarah Howard Youth Dance Strategy Manager Melanie Precious Connect & London Youth Dance Co-ordinator Hannah Dye Youth Zone Co-ordinator Sarah Smith Connect Co-ordinator Molly Sanders COMMUNICATIONS Marketing Manager Sammie Squire Assistant Marketing Manager Lucy White
Staff
Marketing Officer Ben Lalague Marketing Assistant Emma Tallamy Audience Development Bid Mosaku Publications Officer Sally Harper Publications Assistant Siew Lee Khaw Editorial Officer George Acock Press Manager Abigail Desch Press Officers Caroline Ansdell, Jenny Lee, Ciaran McKenna, Sally Partridge Press Office Co-ordinator Eugénie Dunster Web Manager Mark Doerfel Multimedia Officer Robin Clark Web Editor (LondonDance.com) Carmel Smith Web Assistant (LondonDance.com) Sarah Golding DEVELOPMENT Head of Individual Giving and Trusts Tamzin Robertson Consultant – Trusts and Foundations Jane Lenton Development Co-ordinator, Individual Giving Lauren Burles Development Co-ordinator, Corporate Fundraising Martha Heiland-Allen Development Co-ordinator, Trusts & Foundations Cecelia Lagier VISITOR SERVICES & ESTATES Events Manager Georgie Mackie Events Co-ordinator Alessio Romani Events Assistant Nu Tran Catering Administrator Janet Sutton Catering Operations Manager Joaquin Alba Operations Supervisor David Neild Bars Supervisors Sandra Pinto Justin Rogers Duty Supervisor Loretano Cerro General Assistants Afiya Allison, Faye Blackman-Davor, Rosaria Dell’uomo D’arme, Luther Dyer Engineering Manager Ashley Hard Projects Manager Julie Tandy Visitor Services & Estates Co-ordinator Lucy Hickman Facilities Manager – The Place Roy Adkins Maintenance Technician – The Place Barry Daley
Maintenance Technician – Peacock Theatre Daniel Knapton Senior Building Services Technician Ilia Constantinides Building Services Technicians Richard Emmett, Wayne Lawrence, Ghion Mekonnen, Win Tun Chief Security Officer Roger Owen Security Officers David Grant, Emmanuel Yaokumah, Beverley Dixon House Managers Marguerite Bullard, Hannah Sless Deputy House Managers Dara Brooks, Larry Harrison, Janine Kaufman, Marcella Santese Front of House Sales Administrator Chris Harmer Performance Cashiers Robert Churchill, Larry Harrison Front of House Sales Assistants Lisa Beck, Anna Booth, Claire Bracewell, Elsa Bernat Botton, Sandra Castell, Lauren Ceas, Hanna Cevik, James Clayton, Caroline Devane, Federico Di Pace, Jonas Falter, Polly Frame, Gigi Giannella, Amera Haider, Martin Harper, Anna Harrison, Vera Hochkofler, Amy Hyde, Katsura Isobe, Luke Kearney, Erina Khanakwa, Alice Kilkenny, Ian Lambert, Ljiljana Lemajic, Wing Li, Vivien Loh, On Yee Lo, Georgina Mackie, Claire Marty, Takeshi Matsumoto, Tim Mays, Robert Mennear, Manuela Mocanu, Rhiannon Montagu-Harrison, Thomas Montagu-Harrison, Albukhari Muda, Fabio Paiva, Agata Paradnia, Paula Patritti, Elizabeth Peck, Angelica Portioli, Amina Rafi, Thomas Reid, Anna Riessner, Rowan Roberts, Jemma Robinson, Kate Sandison, Alessandro Santese, Marcella Santese, Dorit Schwartz, Bishwo Shahi, Prabin Tamang, Christina Taran, Dusica Thornbury, Noreen Townsend, Alexandra Ursache, Calvert Watson, Kat Wieszczek, Magda Wieszczek, Robert Charles Wilkes, Georgina Wood, Jairo Zaldua Receptionist Joann Peek Stage Door Keepers Marie-Claire Adriaenessens, Mark Duff, Luther Dyer, Brandon Force, Lee Knight, Tina Ramdeen, Jemma Robinson, Ludmila Rusiecka, Neeraj Singh, Rosannah Smith Housekeeping Fabian Arias, Jeffrey Balighot, Fortunato Carian, Kelly Dago, Jesiel Da Silva, Irene Hall, Akissi Kouassi, Abe Lambert, Jose Lary Legario, Oumar-Florent Sam, Mercan Sahin, Celestin Trah, Amani Yoboue IT IT Manager Alec Cuffy IT Systems Engineer Raymond Neequaye IT Assistant Ray Wei Long Ho
Finance Officer Monisola Samuel Finance Assistant Sheena Patel STAGE Chief Technicans Andrew Gorman Jonathan Sanuels Technical Manager – Lilian Baylis Studio Roman Bezdyk Technicians Tom Hares, Paul Howard, Dave Judd, Ali Low, Neil McGovern, Michael Rodgers, Christian Wallace, Laura Wareham, David Hill, Graham Cutting TICKET OFFICE Ticket Sales Manager Zahir Jaffer Ticket Office Systems Manager Brian Kearney Ticket Office Supervisors Barbara Birch, Mark Hammond, Abigail Parker Memberships and Ticketing Services Administrator Ritchie Dach Ticket Office Clerks Ramzan Ali, Robert Allen, Clare Bracewell, Richard Cross, Jake Harders, Elspeth Harrison, Tim Hudson, Paula Jones, Cinzia Moretti, Ros Moore, Matt Phillips, Alpesh Rajani, Jemma Robinson, Nicola Salt, Mark Saxton, Pauline Scullion, Cameron Slater, Ben Stanley, Sandra Wellstead Sadler’s Wells Associate Artists Balletboyz Matthew Bourne Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Jonzi D Sylvie Guillem Michael Hulls Akram Khan Russell Maliphant Wayne McGregor Kate Prince Nitin Sawhney Hofesh Shechter Jasmin Vardimon Christopher Wheeldon Resident Companies Wayne McGregor I Random Dance New Adventures ZooNation Sadler’s Wells is a non-smoking theatre. Mobile phones must be switched off before entering the auditorium. Photography and the use of audio or visual recording equipment are prohibited in the theatre.
PERSONNEL Personnel Manager Clair Kelly Personnel Officer Laura Espin Administrator Hannah Nicholson FINANCE Financial Controller Paul Warren Show Accountant Lorne Cuthbert
Correct as at 31 March 2011
www.sadlerswells.com Enquiries: +44 (0)20 7863 8198 Sadler’s Wells & Lilian Baylis Studio, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN Ticket Office: 0844 871 0090 Angel Peacock Theatre, Portgual Street, London EC2A 2HT Ticket Office: 0844 871 0091 Holborn