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Sadler's Wells double bill opens with Julie Cunningham's We shall see the sky which unites spoken word poetry with dance through physical explorations of poems by author and poet Kate Tempest. Cunningham's performers use rhythmic connections to uncover themes of identity and place within the two opposing art forms. Julie Cunningham is a dancer and choreographer and has worked with Merce Cunningham in New York and Michael Clark in London. Julie is a Merce Cunningham Trust Fellow for 2016 and the inaugural Leverhulme Choreography Fellow with Rambert for 2016/17. We shall see the sky was commissioned by Siobhan Davies Dance and Independent Dance for ?What Remains... Festival 2016' and the work was supported by Greenwich Dance and Trinity Laban Partnership. Completing the bill, Sadler's Wells presents AYIN by Ceyda Tanc Dance. AYIN explores the ideas of ritual and the search for love or acceptance, whether that be human, physical or spiritual. Ceyda Tanc Dance is a female contemporary dance company led by Artistic Director and Choreographer, Ceyda Tanc. Influenced by traditional Turkish folk dance, the dance style of Tanc's heritage Ceyda Tanc Dance utilises the virtuoso movements of the male Turkish dancers on the female bodies, which creates a unique movement vocabulary. Ceyda is currently an Associate Artist at The Point, Eastleigh.