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Sadlers Wells

  • By the end of the 20th century it was clear that the theatre needed redefining

  • Their then chief executive Ian Albert decided to apply for National Lottery Funding

  • It was a 54 million redevelopment that resulted in the theatre being closed for 2 years

  • The opening season in 1998 brought work from Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, and Rambert Dance Company

  • On 7th March 2005 the new director Alistair Spaulding inaugurated a new chapter in the transformation of Sadler’s Wells to a contemporary dance house

  • Two commissions were announced, one of which was a collaboration between Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui , Akram Khan, Antony Gormley and Nitrin Sauhney

  • In four months, ticket sales had risen by 40% and audiences were as healthy as 78%