Celebrate the opening of Sadler’s Wells East in this unforgettable experience where you are both the audience and club-goer.

Join us on the Club Groove dancefloor where anything can happen. First, watch as our cast of nightclub characters find community, connection and their true selves through dance. Then become part of the action with Uchenna and our company of young dancers from east London as you find your groove on the dancefloor.

Using Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s signature blend of club styles – house, waacking and vogue – fused with African and contemporary dance, be prepared to get your groove on in this remixed take on a Uchenna classic.

Stick around after the show as the Club Groove after party takes over the dancefloor!

Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (including one 40 minute interval). The performance will be followed by a 30 minute afterparty.

This production features an immersive second act. Audience members will be standing or dancing for the duration. There will be provision for wheelchair users, and some limited seating available for audience members.

Be mesmerised by HUMANHOOD’s 8 {Infinite}, a production that fuses ‘the most delicious dance’ with a spiritual calling, making the theatre a 21st century temple.

Julia Robert and Rudi Cole bring their art for transformation to our stage, featuring powerful rhythmic movements and an exceptional fluidity together with soothing spoken word, inviting us to tap into our own infinite potential as part of the ritual.

Returning after 2018’s Wild Card and Dance:Sampled, as well as 2021’s Dancing Nation with BBC Arts, Julia Robert and Rudi Cole present their latest work on our stage, after it has toured around the world, bringing something completely new and bold to the global dance scene.

Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes (no interval)

UK premiere

Irish choreographer Emma Martin makes her London debut with Birdboy, a “ground-breaking” solo performance bringing you into a frenzied, absurd and sometimes otherworldly landscape of isolation, fantasy and letting go.

Birdboy is a trip into the chaotic and vivid inner world of someone who doesn’t fit in, with a highly physical performance by dancer Kévin Coquelard.

This visually arresting work, Martin’s first for all-age audiences, incorporates her raw style of movement and theatrical magic that never panders to expectations of work for younger viewers.

Running Time: 40 minutes (no interval)

Recommended for ages 7+

Alongside an all-female cast, Mythili Prakash explores the relationship between “femininity” and “purity”. Be immersed in mythical narratives surrounding the Goddess Devi, the woman, the dancing body, and the social and performative constructs of bharatanatyam.

The Goddess was created by male gods, generated with their energies and weapons to kill an army of demons. By inhabiting this character she explores psychological states that challenge the ideals of “restraint” that characterise femininity in both classical dance and in society.

A second generation Indian and American artist, Mythili belongs to a new generation of classical Indian dancers. A regular collaborator of Akram Khan, she is one of the most celebrated and respected bharatanatyam choreographers and dancers today.

Running Time: 75 minutes (no interval)

UK premiere

Revisiting iconic moments from their 25 year history, while also reflecting the NOW, Jasmin Vardimon tells a story of our time.

A celebration as much as a reflection on our ever-changing world, NOW examines the beauty of imagination and art.

With a repertoire that includes Park, Yesterday and ALiCE, and a remarkable international cast, don’t miss this journey through Jasmin’s distinctive dance theatre.

Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes (no interval)

Audio Described Performance: Thu 6 March at 7:30pm
Touch Tour: Thu 6 March at 7:30pm

This performance contains simulated violence and physical assault.

Two groups of dancers join forces at different stages of their personal and professional careers.

In each city this work is performed Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company reimagine this work with a different group of dance students. In London they come together with Rambert School to explore what connections are possible. Ioannis Mandafounis brings together a large cohort of dancers, drawing on the traditions of the company founded by William Forsythe.

Part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival

Running Time: 60 mins (no interval)

UK premiere

This production contains intermittent loud music and strobe lighting.

Pigeons and CROW are connected by the composers and performers Julius Eastman and Pauline Oliveros, who worked from the 1960s onwards. Each of their works touched on themes of queerness, and they experienced marginalisation based on race, sexuality and mental illness.

Part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival

World premiere

Touch Tour: Thu 27 March at 7:30pm and Fri 28 March at 7:30pm
Audio Described Performances: Fri 28 March at 7:30pm

From 6:30 pm – 7pm, audiences can come into the space and meet the artistic team. There will be a touch tour and a relaxed intro to the space and show for anyone who needs it. During this time, the artistic team will share descriptions of what will be happening visually for people who might find this useful, and there will be an opportunity to touch and understand textures and materials used within the show.

The show begins with a soft start during the first 10 minutes, and audiences can come and go as they need throughout the performance.

Arriving at the Cologne Opera in 1975, Keith Jarrett noticed the piano he was about to play on was not the right one. Despite his annoyance, he embarked upon an hour-long improvisation, the recording of which became one of the highest-selling albums in the history of classical music and jazz: The Köln Concert.

For many years the American choreographer, Trajal Harrell, dreamt of putting this recording into movement. Now Trajal’s dream has become reality, as he pairs Jarrett’s playing with four bittersweet songs by Joni Mitchell.

Onstage, we see seven piano stools, one for each performer. Draped in black, tip-toeing, Trajal and his six fellow performers create a dance form that crosses genres, where voguing meets influences from Ancient Greek to Japanese Noh theatre.

Running Time: 50 minutes (no interval)

UK premiere

Skateboarding has become a peculiar choreography. Legend has it skateboarding was born when low waves forced surfers onto the Los Angeles asphalt, where they glided through the streets conquering every new obstacle.

Together with a group of skaters and dancers, Mette Ingvartsen explores the speed and energy of movement on wheels; a passion from her youth.

Skatepark marks the emergence of a community defined by persistence and hard work. They try, fall, and push the limits of what’s possible.

As you enter the auditorium, look out for a prelude where the local skate community showcase their skills on the ramp.

Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes (no interval)

UK premiere

This production contains flashing lights and intermittent loud music.