Excellent! Performance
Tuesday 15th July
On 15 July 2008, Sadler’s Wells was bursting at the seams with music and dance; including a Big Band, Scottish piper, a wind quartet, site-specific dance and Cutlery Concerto, a piece for voice, strings and cutlery, that filled the foyers and outdoor spaces at the beginning of the evening.
Performances in the main auditorium began with choristers singing the Excellent! anthem, composed for the event by Howard Goodall. Following this there was a classical work created and performed by the Royal Ballet School and Yehudi Menuhin School, one of fourteen specially commissioned music and dance collaborations that also included a piece choreographed by Henri Oguike to music composed by Keith Tippett and a new piece composed by John Woolrich for The Sage Gateshead Weekend School.
During the interval, audiences were treated to more performances in the foyers and the second half of the performance was signalled by a specially- commissioned fanfare, which schools entered a unique competition to compose and perform. The evening closed with a Big Band reprisal of the Excellent! Anthem.
News
New images in the Gallery
December 3rd, 2008
View a selection of fantastic images from the event in the Gallery.
Symposium Report published on-line
August 15th, 2008
Read a report of the Excellent! Symposium here.
See images from this morning’s photocall
July 15th, 2008
Check out the Gallery to see images from this morning’s photocall at Sadler’s Wells, where dancers & musicians are warming up for the Excellent! performance this evening!
Check out new images in the Gallery
June 20th, 2008
There are new images to view in the Gallery, including pictures from our successful press launch in April.
New video to view on the site
June 19th, 2008
Click on the Gallery page to view five new video clips of partners’ preparation for Excellent!
Demos provocation paper published on-line
June 16th, 2008
Visit the Symposium section of the site to read John Holden’s provocation paper “Making a song and dance about it”.
Trails on Classic FM
June 9th, 2008
Listen out for the Excellent! trails on Classic FM, starting this week.
Excellent! on sale
April 16th, 2008
Tickets for Excellent! are now on sale via the Sadler’s Wells box office. Click here to book on-line or phone 0844 412 4300
