Dancing Nation (2021)
Sadler’s Wells & BBC Arts present a three-part celebration of dance featuring many of the UK’s leading dance companies and the most exciting new emerging talent. Presented by Brenda Emmanus as part of BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine, this unique festival has been curated in lockdown by Sadler’s Wells, London - one of the world’s leading dance houses.
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Episode 1 - Programme 1
Release Date: 2021-01-28"Spitfire - an advertisement divertissement" from New Adventures, choreography by Matthew Bourne. "Face In" (excerpt) from Candoco Dance Company, choreography by Yasmeen Godder. "Window Shopping" curated by Breakin’ Convention. "Orbis" (excerpt) from HUMANHOOD, choreography by Júlia Robert and Rudi Cole. "Hollow" from English National Ballet, choreography by Stina Quagebeur.
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Episode 2 - Programme 2
Release Date: 2021-01-28"Sphera" (excerpt) from HUMANHOOD, choreography by Júlia Robert and Rudi Cole. "BLKDOG" (excerpt) from Far From The Norm, choreography by Botis Seva. "Lazuli Sky" (excerpt) from Birmingham Royal Ballet, choreography by Will Tuckett. "Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus" (excerpt) choreography by Oona Doherty. "Whyte" (excerpt) from Boy Blue, choreography by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante. "Mud of Sorrow: Touch" choreography by Akram Khan, with Natalia Osipova.
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Episode 3 - Programme 3
Release Date: 2021-01-28"Shades of Blue" (excerpt) from Matsena Productions, choreography by Anthony Matsena and Kel Matsena. "States of Mind" from Northern Ballet, choreography by Kenneth Tindall. "Contagion" (excerpt) from Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, choreography by Shobana Jeyasingh. "Rouge" (excerpt) from Rambert, choreography by Marion Motin.