From fearless flamenco to powerful contemporary, defiant ballet to thought-provoking hip hop and so much more, there’s something for everyone to get excited about in this explosive season.

This season is stacked with crowd-pleasing favourites, including the return Solera from flamenco legend Paco Peña, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote, and Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends from New York City Ballet’s finest export. Dial up the heat for Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures The Car Man, and experience the best in new ballet with Mary, Queen of Scots and Gentleman Jack.

Challenge the perceptions around dance and aging in unforgettable performances; a new encounter with Pina Bausch’s seminal work Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78, Louise Lecavalier’s riveting solo danses vagabondes, and a bold double bill from Sadler’s Wells very own Company of Elders.

Finally, fuel your soul with Breakin’ Convention, the world’s biggest festival of hip hop theatre. Be sure to catch our opening night Friction, kicking off the weekend in electrifying style.

Header image description: A collage made up of four images: a man wearing a suit and a woman wearing a red dress walk with their hands on their hips, a male and female dancer wearing dark blue embrace with their arms outstretched in a flamenco position, a dancer wearing ballet shoes and a red ruffled lace dress leaps into a split, and a dancer wearing a black cropped top and jeans holds their arms out to either side and yells up to the sky.