Support New Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
Photo: Christopher Wheeldon’s After The Rain, Xiaojing Wang
“Why not experiment a little bit” CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
Sadler's Wells is the UK's leading dance house, uniquely dedicated to bringing the very best international and British dance to London audiences, including companies and choreographers that continue to develop and contemporise the language of classical ballet. Thank you for being a valuable member of the New Ballet Supporters Circle last year. Your vital contributions supported the visits by two major international ballet companies, San Francisco Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, and a dynamic programme of some of the brightest stars in contemporary ballet including Christopher Wheeldon, Edwaard Liang, Mark Morris and Alexei Ratmansky. We aim to build a new programme of activities for the Circle every year and we hope you will consider renewing your support of the New Ballet Supporters Circle. We look forward to welcoming you to another exciting season of events and performances.
A Special Opportunity Help us to present a brand new season of international contemporary ballet in autumn 2013 beginning with Benjamin Millepied’s LA Dance Project and its London premiere, followed by Stuttgart Ballet with two different works and finally an evening of work by Christopher Wheeldon, Russell Maliphant and Edwaard Liang featuring Fang Yi-Sheu and Yuan Yuan Tan. To thank you for your support, we have planned some special events with these artists and companies for Circle members including an evening in conversation with incoming Paris Opera Ballet Director of Dance, Benjamin Millepied. Photo: Stuttgart Ballet’s Made in Germany, Jason Reilly
Membership of the New Ballet Supporters’ Circle is £5,000 and is limited to a small number of supporters.
LA Dance Project Mixed Bill 2 - 4 October 2013 LA Dance Project is an artist collective founded in 2012 by collaborators from different art forms including renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied.
Photo: Benjamin Millepied in rehearsal, Paul Kolnik
Millepied, recently announced as the incoming Director of Dance at Paris Opera Ballet, has choreographed works for some of the world’s best-known dance companies and artists, including New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Darren Aronofsky’s award-winning feature film Black Swan. LA Dance Project creates new work and revives seminal collaborations from influential dance makers. For their London premiere they will present new works by Benjamin Millepied and by choreographer and New York City Ballet dancer Justin Peck, alongside William Forsythe’s Quintett.
“The Stuttgart Ballet doesn’t follow trends, it starts them” TANZ
Stuttgart Ballet The Taming of the Shrew / Made in Germany 18 - 23 November 2013 One of the world’s leading ballet companies, Stuttgart Ballet has been at the forefront of dance creation for decades. Under the artistic direction of Reid Anderson they consistently present exciting and groundbreaking work. Made in Germany, a mixed repertory evening comprises eight UK premieres, showcasing the dancers in a wide range of work. The evening includes two works by resident choreographer Marco Goecke, one by British choreographer Douglas Lee, as well as works by Mauro Bigonzetti, Itzik Galili, Christian Spuck, Demis Volpi and Edward Clug. True to its heritage the company will also present a classic by its founder John Cranko: The Taming of the Shrew, set to a score by Domenico Scarlatti.
Liang / Maliphant / Wheeldon An evening featuring Fang-Yi Sheu and Yuan Yuan Tan 14 - 16 November 2013 This dynamic programme is a new British-Chinese cultural collaboration exploring where classical ballet meets contemporary dance. Featuring three UK premieres choreographed by Edwaard Liang and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artists Russell Maliphant and Christopher Wheeldon, the evening will showcase the extraordinary talents of Chinese prima ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan and Taiwanese virtuoso Fang-Yi Sheu.
“Maliphant is incapable of producing a movement that is not beautiful”
Finding Light, choreographed by Liang, is danced by San Francisco principal dancers Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith. Wheeldon’s Five Movements, Three Repeats features a cast of four dancers. Russell Maliphant presents a new solo work – PresentPast, specially created for Fang-Yi Sheu. The evening also features two seminal works; Wheeldon’s After The Rain and Maliphant’s Two x Two.
Photo: Christopher Wheeldon’s Five Movements, Three Repeats, Xiaojing Wang
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New Ballet Supporters’ Circle Benefits Invitation for two to a private cocktail reception with Christopher Wheeldon. A pair of complimentary premium seats to both opening night celebrations for Stuttgart Ballet’s Made in Germany on Monday 18 November and the evening of work by Liang, Maliphant and Wheeldon on Thursday 14 November - includes pre-show drinks and canapé reception, interval drinks and a postshow reception with the company. A pair of complimentary premium seats for a New Ballet Supporters Circle event around the LA Dance Project on Friday 4 October, including pre-show drinks and canapé reception, interval drinks and a post-show reception with the company.
Photo: Edwaard Laing’s Finding Light, Xiaojing Wang
For further information please contact: Anna Clark 020 7863 8135 Anna.clark@sadlerswells.com
Invitation for two to attend two insight evenings; Reid Anderson in conversation with Alistair Spalding (Wednesday 20 November) and an evening in conversation with Benjamin Millepied (Thursday 26 September). Opportunities for behind-the-scenes access to new ballet work throughout autumn 2013, including a rehearsal of Russell Maliphant’s work with Yuan Yuan Tan and Fang-Yi Sheu and a technical rehearsal of LA Dance Project’s Mixed Bill (dates to be confirmed soon). Priority access to purchase additional tickets in the First Circle for LA Dance Project (October 2013), Stuttgart Ballet’s Made in Germany and Taming of the Shrew (November 2013) and an evening of work by Christopher Wheeldon, Russell Maliphant and Edwaard Liang (November 2013). Advance notice of future new ballet productions coming to Sadler’s Wells before they’re announced to the public.
We hope you will consider continuing your support of new ballet at Sadler’s Wells and joining us for these special events.