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Nepenthe

A surreal dance film exploring how movement can reclaim memory. Part of The Floor is Yours commission series.

HOLD

Two strangers navigate a submerged landscape, whilst sharing a remnant from a world lost. Part of The Floor is Yours commission series.

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F.bird

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/motion-picture/fbird/?section=967221

Dancers of Ecole des Sables performing in AIR DE TEMPS

AIR DE TEMPS

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/motion-picture/air-de-temps/?section=967221

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Mollika

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/the-classics-reframed/mythili-prakash-mollika/?section=967221

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Aṁṁonia

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/the-classics-reframed/emma-farnell-watson-ammonia/?section=967221

Eastbound

Eastbound

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/eastbound/?section=967221

A close up of Botis Seva in Inside the Blind Iris

Inside the Blind Iris

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/motion-picture/inside-the-blind-iris/?section=967221

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An underwater scene shows a scuba diver in full gear giving a thumbs‑up gesture while facing another person wearing a breathing mask and casual clothing. Air bubbles float upward as both figures hover in clear blue water, with light filtering down from above.

Behind the scenes of HOLD

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/hold/#bts

A black and white vintage image of the original Ballets Trockadero Company in the 1970s

Ballerina Boys – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/documentaries/ballerina-boys/?section=991921#bts

Jordan Chandler and Dorothy Graham on set, smiling to the camera.

Behind the scenes of Nepenthe

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/nepenthe/#bts

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NYDC in Berlin

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/documentaries/national-youth-dance-company-in-berlin/?section=991921

A group of performances standing front of stage, holding hands, ready to bow

Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring – The evolution of an epic

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/pina-bauschs-the-rite-of-spring-the-evolution-of-an-epic/?section=991921

NYDC x Boy Blue

NYDC X Boy Blue

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/documentaries/national-youth-dance-company-x-boy-blue/?section=991921

A group of young dancers performing on stage

Making Moves

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/making-moves-2025/?section=991921

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Matthew Bourne sits in front of a microphone in conversation with Alistair Spalding.

Matthew Bourne

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/choreographer-conversations/matthew-bourne/?section=778265

Michelle Dorrance sits in front of a microphone in conversation with Rob Jones.

Michelle Dorrance

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/choreographer-conversations/michelle-dorrance/?section=778265

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Sara Baras

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/in-conversation/sara-baras/?section=778265

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Manuel Liñán

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/in-conversation/manuel-linan/?section=778265

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Wang Yeu-Kwn

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/meet-the-contenders-wang-yeu-kwn/?section=778265

Sharon sits on a seat with a microphone in front of her, conversing with Alistair

Sharon Eyal

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/choreographer-conversations/sharon-eyal/?section=778265

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Dancers of Ecole des Sables performing in AIR DE TEMPS

AIR DE TEMPS

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/motion-picture/air-de-temps/?section=360770

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Widening Circles

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/elixir-on-digital-stage/widening-circles-aditi-mangaldas/?section=360770

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AUTOCORRECT

https://www.sadlerswells.com/well-seasoned-celebrating-black-dance/commissioned-by-sadlers-wells-autocorrect/?section=360770

The eye of a whale, you can see a mans shadow in the iris

Inside the Blind Iris

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/motion-picture/inside-the-blind-iris/?section=360770

Aṁṁonia - Emma Farnell-Watson - The Classics ReFramed

Aṁṁonia

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/the-classics-reframed/emma-farnell-watson-ammonia/?section=360770

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Mollika

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/the-classics-reframed/mythili-prakash-mollika/?section=360770

Two dancers in a studio giving a flamenco workshop

Flamenco

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/workshops-flamenco/?section=353468

Two dancers sitting on chairs in a studio doing a ballet workshop

Ballet

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/workshops-ballet/?section=353468

Taster Dance Workshops - Salsa

Salsa

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/taster-dance-workshops-salsa/?section=353468

Kneeling on the ground, two breaking dancers doing a workshop in a dance studio

Breaking

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/workshops-breaking/?section=353468

Tap dancers doing a workshop in a dance studio

Tap

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/workshops-tap/?section=353468

Three dancers in a studio doing a commercial workshop

Commercial

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/workshops-commercial/?section=353468

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Pantsula

https://www.sadlerswells.com/take-part/online-workshops/taster-dance-workshops-pantsula/?section=353468

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Two dancers in a window display surrounded by white orb props

Window Shopping – Curated by Breakin’ Convention

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/dancing-nation-window-shopping-curated-by-breakin-convention/?section=943295

A female dancer dancing in a car park

Hope Hunt and the Ascension Into Lazarus – Oona Doherty

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/dancing-nation-hope-hunt-and-the-ascension-into-lazarus-excerpt-oona-doherty/?section=943295

Three dancers on stage posed in unison

Boy Blue – Whyte excerpt from Blak Whyte Gray

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/dancing-nation-whyte-excerpt-from-blak-whyte-gray-boy-blue/?section=943295

Three male dancers in a hallway moving towards the camera

Far From The Norm – BLKDOG

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/dancing-nation-blkdog-excerpt-far-from-the-norm/?section=943295

A male dancer holding a female dancer in a dip

Mud of Sorrow: Touch – Akram Khan and Natalia Osipova

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/dancing-nation-mud-of-sorrow-touch-akram-khan-and-natalia-osipova/?section=943295

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Choreographer Conversations

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/podcasts/choreographer-conversations/?section=300514

A blue background with a black stick figure in the centre surrounded by black line drawings

þ thorns þ

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/thorns-podcast/?section=300514

Purple, black, yellow and orange coloured illustration of Brenda Emmanus

Kiss My Black Side

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/kiss-my-black-side-podcast/?section=300514

A man and woman stood side by side, smiling and posing cheerfully

Arts Work

https://www.sadlerswells.com/arts-work-podcast/?section=300514

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Two people float underwater above a sandy floor, holding hands as one pulls the other upward. Sunlight streams down through the water, and a suspended, weathered wooden structure hangs to the side.

HOLD

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#hold

Two dancers strike a dramatic pose among rocks and mist, with a softly lit building in the background.

Nepenthe

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#nepenthe

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F.bird

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#fbird

A group of elderly dancers rehearsing in a hall. Behind them is large projections of their younger selves performing the same piece 50 years prior

Dancing through time

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#kontakthof

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#cuckoo

Eastbound

Eastbound

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#eastbound

Paco Peña playing his guitar

Memorias, Paco Peña

https://www.sadlerswells.com/digital-stage/audio-described/#memorias

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