Made at Sadler's Wells
T1576388553
Archive :: production:T1576388553, dance or ballet:S1582189544, venue:V224
Russell Maliphant: Afterlight (Part One)/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Faun/Wayne McGregor/Random Dance: UNDANCE
The first show of the Sadler's Sampled festival, three top choreographers show why Sadler's Wells is one of the best place to see dance in the world. Russell Maliphant's Afterlight (Part One) is known in the dance world as a masterpiece. Inspired by the drawings of Vaslav Nijinsky, it amazed audiences when it debuted in 2009, going on to win two National Dance Awards and receiving an Olivier Award nomination. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is one of dance's hottest stars, having worked with everyone from Shaolin monks to Keira Knightly. For Made at Sadler's Wells, he presents a beautiful duet, Faun, based on Nijinsky's famous ballet, L'apres-midi d'un faune. The evening's conclusion, UNDANCE is a collaboration between composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, choreographer Wayne McGregor and Turner Prize-winning Mark Wallinger. Danced by ten incredible performers from one of the most famous dance's companies in the world: Wayne McGregor/Random Dance. Part of Sadler's Sampled Festival
