BALLETBOYZ COLLABORATE WITH OVER FORTY ARTISTS IN A ONE-OF-A-KIND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRODUCTION, THE COMPANY’S MOST AMBITIOUS, AUDACIOUS AND POLITICAL CREATION TO DATE

• COLLABORATORS FOR ENGLAND ON FIRE INCLUDE CHOREOGRAPHERS RUSSELL MALIPHANT, HOLLY BLAKEY AND VIDYA PATEL AND COMPOSERS GWILYM GOLD, KEATON HENSON AND CASSIE KINOSHI AMONGST OTHERS
• INSPIRED BY THE GROUNDBREAKING BOOK OF THE SAME NAME BY STEPHEN ELLCOCK AND MAT OSMAN

Widely acclaimed dance pioneers, BalletBoyz return to the stage this winter with England on Fire at Sadler’s Wells for four nights only from Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 November 2023.

Inspired by the groundbreaking artbook of the same name by Stephen Ellcock and Mat Osman, England on Fire will see over 40 collaborators across multiple disciplines including choreographers, composers, dancers and performers come together to create a unique kaleidoscope of mesmerising performance. BalletBoyz will bring together leading artists in their field for a performance featuring arresting visuals accompanied by live music from folk to punk and everything in-between and supported by a 3D soundscape for a truly immersive theatrical experience, allowing a sound-world to be choreographed to augment the movement on stage.

England on Fire will be an evocative journey into contemporary life that defies all expectation, seen through the eyes of an innocent observer. The production recounts a search for meaning amidst the challenges of life, modern, and ancient. Audiences are invited to get lost in elusive explorations of trust and betrayal, friendship and love, identity and loneliness, honour and redemption. Through an eclectic array of voices curated by Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt, England on Fire is a genre-defying spectacle of political and artistic intrigue, with artists both new and returning to collaborating with BalletBoyz. 

England on Fire will bring together some of dance’s leading choreographers for this one-off event including Edd Arnold, Lucy Bennett, Holly Blakey, Ola Ince, Shelley Maxwell, Russell Maliphant, Vidya Patel and Thick & Tight. 

Acclaimed composers contributing to England On Fire include Gwilym Gold, Charlotte Harding, Keaton Henson, Cassie Kinoshi, Mukul and Joe Zeitlin. Performers Gag Salon and Kami Thompson will take to the stage alongside a company of exceptional dancers.

The BalletBoyz company for England on Fire will include dancers Edd Arnold, Harry Alexander, Tania Dimbelolo, Benji Knapper, Roseanna Lindsey, Luigi Nardone, Folu Odimayo, Sophie Ormiston, Oxana Panchenko, Artemis Stamouli, Meghan Stevens, Kai Tomioka, and Holly Vallis. 

ENGLAND ON FIRE

Venue

Sadler’s Wells
Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4TN

Performance Dates

Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 November 2023

Tickets

Sadlerswells.com
020 7863 8000 (Monday to Saturday, 12 noon – 6pm)