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Experience the past, present and future of dance

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Journey back in time to soak in the atmosphere of 1940s New Orleans with Scottish Ballet, or take to the rolling hills of Hardy’s countryside in Tess by Ockham’s Razor. You can even become a knight for the evening as Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s medieval reenactors descend into chaos.

Stay rooted in the present with Paco Peña, Aditi Mangaldas, Aakash Odedra and Elixir Festival. They will reveal how young and old can learn from one another everything there is to know about life, love and art.

Then take a glimpse at the future, when Wayne McGregor brings together art and AI to create something entirely different and entirely unique.

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English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella
A cartoon with woodland animals, a castle and a girl in ballet shoes wearing an apron and holding a broom.

English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella

Sadler's Wells East
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Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera
Three guitar players and two dancers. The dancers are in blue and are embraced mid-dance.

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Elixir Festival 2026
A person in patterned headwrap and matching yellow-and-red wrap skirt performs a dance pose, extending one arm forward and bending slightly at the waist. Another dancer in similar attire is visible in the background inside a bright indoor space with large windows.

Elixir Festival 2026

Sadler's Wells East
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Pina Bausch / Meryl Tankard - Kontakthof - Echoes of '78
Seven performers in formal dress walk in a circle in a spacious room.

Pina Bausch / Meryl Tankard - Kontakthof - Echoes of '78

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella
A cartoon with woodland animals, a castle and a girl in ballet shoes wearing an apron and holding a broom.

English National Ballet - My First Ballet: Cinderella

Sadler's Wells East
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Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera
Three guitar players and two dancers. The dancers are in blue and are embraced mid-dance.

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company - Solera

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Elixir Festival 2026
A person in patterned headwrap and matching yellow-and-red wrap skirt performs a dance pose, extending one arm forward and bending slightly at the waist. Another dancer in similar attire is visible in the background inside a bright indoor space with large windows.

Elixir Festival 2026

Sadler's Wells East
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Pina Bausch / Meryl Tankard - Kontakthof - Echoes of '78
Seven performers in formal dress walk in a circle in a spacious room.

Pina Bausch / Meryl Tankard - Kontakthof - Echoes of '78

Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sold Out