Dance highlights 2021

By Teresa Guerreiro on 3/1/2021

Dance artists are looking forward to a full return to the stage in 2021. Here are some of the shows already programmed for the coming 12 months

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Contagion film still

Dancing Nation, Sadler's Wells and BBC Arts

While we await the full opening of theatres, Covid-19 permitting, Sadler's Wells and BBC Arts come together to start the year with an exciting digital festival of British dance

WHEN

Thursday 14 January -Sunday 14 February. Three one-hour shows at 10:30am, 1:30pm and 2:30pm

WHERE

BBC1

Sergei Polunin and Alina Cojocaru in Johan Kobborg's Romeo & Juliet (c) Luca Vantusso

Polunin/Cojocaru/Kobborg, Romeo and Juliet, RAH

For one night only, Johan Kobborg's much awaited reworking of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet comes to the Royal Albert Hall, starring Alina Cojocaru and Sergei Polunin as the titular lovers

WHEN

Thursday 6 May, 8pm Dur: TBC

WHERE

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man. Photo: Johan Persson 2015 production

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, Royal Albert Hall

Matthew Bourne's vibrant and sexy reworking of Carmen is refashioned as a big spectacular to fit the massive space of the Royal Albert Hall

WHEN

Thursday 17 June - Sunday 27 June, 7:30pm; weekend mats 2:30pm. Dur: 2 hours 20 mins inc one interval

WHERE

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

ENB, Jeffrey Cirio in Creature R & D (c) Laurent Liotardo

Akram Khan's Creature, ENB, Sadler's Wells

In his second full-length work for English National Ballet Akram Khan draws inspiration from Frankenstein and the myth of Prometheus. Postponed from its original dates last year, Creature has its world premiere at Sadler's Wells in the autumn.

WHEN

Thursday 23 September - Saturday 2 October, 7:30pm Sat 25 (audio described), Thu 30 & Sat 2: 2:30pm Dur.: TBC

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker New Adventures, photo Simon Annand

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! - New Adventures, Sadler's Wells

Matthew Bourne's take on the most Christmassy of Christmas ballet's returns to Sadler's Wells re-versioned to suit the 21st century.

WHEN

Tuesday 7 December - Sunday 30 January 2022, 7:30pm mats times and dates vary. No performance 24, 25 Dec & 1 Jan) Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Dance highlights 2021

Dance artists are looking forward to a full return to the stage in 2021. Here are some of the shows already programmed for the coming 12 months

Dancing Nation, Sadler's Wells and BBC Arts

Polunin/Cojocaru/Kobborg, Romeo and Juliet, RAH

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, Royal Albert Hall

Akram Khan's Creature, ENB, Sadler's Wells

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! - New Adventures, Sadler's Wells

Dance 2021

Dancing Nation

Sadler's Wells

BBC Arts

Johan Kobborg

Romeo and Juliet

Alina Cojocaru

Sergei Polunin

Royal Albert Hall

Matthew Bourne

The Car Man

ENB

Akaram Khan=

Creature

Nutcracker!