English National Ballet Lest We Forget Sadler s Wells Thursday 20 - Saturday 29 September 2018 Tickets:

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1 English National Ballet Lest We Forget Sadler s Wells Thursday Tickets: true to its title - it stays with you long after curtain-down. The Daily Telegraph Lest We Forget returns to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War Special performance held in partnership with The Royal British Legion s Thank You movement Principal casting includes performances from Lead Principals Alina Cojocaru, Jurgita Dronina, Tamara Rojo, Erina Takahashi, Joseph Caley, Jeffrey Cirio, and Isaac Hernandez and Principals Begoña Cao, Francesco Gabriele Frola, and Shiori Kase. After moving audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 2014, English National Ballet s poignant reflection on the First World War, Lest We Forget, returns to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. Winner of the 2015 South Bank Sky Arts Award for Dance, Lest We Forget features three works expressing the experiences of those who fought in the war and those who stayed behind, from three of the most sought-after British choreographers working today; Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett. Principal casting for Lest We Forget sees Lead Principal Tamara Rojo reprise the role of Lead Woman in Dust alongside First Soloists James Streeter and Fabian Reimair whilst First Soloist Crystal Costa, Soloist Aitor Arrieta and Artist of the Company Henry Dowden make their debuts in these roles, as does new Lead Principal Jeffrey Cirio who dances alongside Lead Principal Erina Takahashi and Reimair. Lead Principal Alina Cojocaru and First Soloist Junor Souza will dance Lead Couple in Second Breath. Lead Principal Joseph Caley and Principal Begoña Cao debut in these roles, and First Artist Anjuli Hudson performs with Artist of the Company Joshua McSherry-Gray. Lead Principals Isaac Hernández, who performs alongside Cojocaru, Jurgita Dronina and Caley debut in the Lead Couple roles in No Man s Land. Cao and Souza reprise their roles in this work. In addition to its 13 public performances, English National Ballet, with the support of Sadler s Wells, will gift a special performance of Lest We Forget to The Royal British Legion on Monday 24 September in support of its Thank You movement, remembering all who served, sacrificed, and changed our world during the First World War. This performance will be attended by members of serving and veteran communities. Winner of Best Modern Choreography at the 2014 Critic s Circle National Dance Awards, Akram Khan s Dust is full of pain and power (The Independent). Featuring 24 dancers, Dust is accompanied by a pounding soundtrack by Jocelyn Pook. Upon invitation, English National Ballet became the first ballet company to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, when it presented Dust to an audience of 30,000 in 2014.

2 A devastatingly effective (Daily Telegraph) piece, 20 dancers tilt and sway in semi-darkness - conjured by Michael Hulls lighting design, rising and falling, in Second Breath, by Russell Maliphant. Featuring recorded voices of survivors, Andy Cowton s score is performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic. In May 2014 Second Breath was performed at Imperial War Museum North and streamed live on BBC Arts as part of the Museums at Night festival. Featuring 14 dancers, seven male and seven female, Liam Scarlett s No Man s Land evokes the entwined destinies of the women working in munition factories at home and the men fighting in the trenches, culminating in an emotional pas de deux set to a score by Franz Liszt performed live on piano. In addition, Vera, choreographed by Company member Stina Quagebeur, will be performed on Monday 24 September as part of The Royal British Legion Thank You performance and on Tuesday 25 and s matinees. Vera premiered in 2014 as part of English National Ballet s programme for emerging choreographic talent, Choreographics, and is inspired by Vera Brittain s First World War memoir, Testament of Youth. It was selected by The Breaking Glass Project to be performed in New York in the same year. English National Ballet is an Associate Company of Sadler s Wells. Lest We Forget Principal Casting: No Man s Land * * * 3 rd Couple: Katja Khaniukova* and Fernando Carratalá Coloma* 1 st Couple: Jurgita Dronina* and Joseph Caley* * *

3 Second Breath Begoña Cao* and Joseph Caley*

4 TBC Dust Crystal Costa*, Aitor Arrieta*, Henry Dowden* Erina Takahashi, Jeffrey Cirio*, Fabian Reimair Erina Takahashi, Jeffrey Cirio, Henry Dowden Crystal Costa, Aitor Arrieta, Henry Dowden

5 Vera Crystal Costa and Guilherme Menezes** Crystal Costa and Giorgio Garrett* Crystal Costa and Giorgio Garrett *Debut **Guest Artist Please note, casting is subject to change. Please see for up to date casting Press Night: 2018 at 7.30pm For further information, interview requests and images please contact Alice Gibson, PR Manager on or call For further information about English National Ballet and to book tickets visit Please note performance details are subject to change. Notes to Editors: Listings: Lest We Forget Sadler s Wells, London 2018 Box Office: or