THIRD IN SADLER’S WELLS’ COMPOSER SERIES IS PROLIFIC CONTEMPORARY COMPOSER NICO MUHLY

The World Premiere of Nico Muhly: Drawn Lines, featuring New York City Ballet casting, comes to Sadler’s Wells’ from 19th to 21st March 2020

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This new one-off triple bill is led by the music of Muhly, played live by Britten Sinfonia. Choreography comes from Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Julie Cunningham, Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Michael Keegan-Dolan and New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer Justin Peck.

The production receives its world premiere at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 19 March 2020 and all three performances are conducted live by Nico Muhly.

Sadler’s Wells’ Composer Series was launched to challenge choreographers to respond to the music of living composers by making new work, designed to enable collaboration between leading lights in the world of music and dance, and to exchange ideas. Nico Muhly follows acclaimed programmes inspired by the music of Mark-Anthony Turnage in 2011 and Thomas Adès in 2014.

The composition from Muhly interpreted by Michael Keegan-Dolan is dark folk-song arrangement The Only Tune based on murder ballad The Two Sisters, sung live by folk artist Sam Amidon. Julie Cunningham selects Drones, a reflection on the subtle and constant noise in most dwelling places.

A new composition by Muhly, commissioned by New York City Ballet, accompanies New York City Ballet’s (NYCB) Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s work. Created for 12 dancers from NYCB, the piece marks the company’s first performances in London since 2008.

The work receives its premiere in New York on 26 February.

LISTINGS

Cunningham / Keegan-Dolan / Peck
Nico Muhly: Drawn Lines with Britten Sinfonia

Venue

Sadler’s Wells, EC1R 4TN

Performance Dates

Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 March 2020

Performance Time

7:30pm

Tickets

£15 – £65

Box Office

www.sadlerswells.com I 0207 863 8000

Michael Keegan Dolan is a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist and Julie Cunningham is a New Wave Associate

This production is supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, part of the London Community Foundation

Supported by The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation