The acclaimed children’s show, Echoa, returns to Sadler’s Wells to make its main stage debut as part of Sadler’s Wells’ third Family Weekend. In this inventive performance from French four-piece Arcosm Company, drums of all descriptions are cleverly organised on scaffolding so that seven distinctly different dance scenes can unfold below. The charismatic cast of dancers, drummers and physical comedians seize the stage and blur the lines between music and movement, allowing audiences to ‘see’ the dance with their ears.

A rich mix of choreographic invention and musical orchestration, Echoa has proved a popular hit with audiences of all ages.

Family Weekend is a two-day festival, where the fun continues before and after the performance with an array of exciting games and activities happening all over the building. The fun begins at 12.30pm with a Dance Workshop in the Sadler’s Wells Studio (see Extras for booking details) and continues from 1pm in the Front of House spaces with activities that include a Children’s Drumming Workshop (numbers are limited so participation will be on a first-come-first-served basis) and an ever growing Art Work that gets bigger as each child adds to it.

Family Weekend is an event that offers a choice of entertainment, for the youngest children in the family through to their older siblings.

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