About us

Sadler’s Wells is a world-leader in contemporary dance, commissioning and producing more dance than any other theatre in the world. At Sadler’s Wells, people from all walks of life and backgrounds come to experience dance in an enormous variety of forms and styles - from tango to hip hop, ballet to flamenco, Bollywood to cutting-edge contemporary dance. Over half a million people come to our theatres in London each year, with many more enjoying our touring productions at partner venues across the UK and in cities around the world.

Dance has the ability to connect with people both intellectually and emotionally and Sadler’s Wells’ vision is for dance to reflect and shape contemporary culture. We want to make sure that dance continues to have something new to say but also that it continues to stimulate the way we think about the world around us. We have two ambitions over the next ten years: we want to rethink the way people create dance and we want to increase people’s appetite for d