Our mission
Sadler's Wells is the UK's leading dance house, uniquely dedicated to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London audiences. We are committed to producing, commissioning and presenting works of the highest standards, crossing the boundaries between different art forms.

We believe dance is the art form of the moment. No other form has the potential to reach so many people, crossing cultural boundaries and appealing to diverse audiences. From contemporary dance to tango, hip hop to flamenco, tap to kathak, choreographers are reinventing dance and undertaking bold collaborations with visual artists and musicians. Sadler's Wells is playing a leading role in making this happen through the commissioning of new work. In the past five years we have commissioned and co-produced almost 70 productions.

Our Associates
Our group of associate artists and companies are critical to our work. They represent the most exciting dance talents working in the UK today and include the Balletboyz, Matthew Bourne, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jonzi D, Sylvie Guillem, Michael Hulls, Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Wayne McGregor, Kate Prince, Nitin Sawhney, Hofesh Shechter, Jasmin Vardimon and Christopher Wheeldon. Our resident companies are Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, New Adventures and ZooNation.

Our buildings
Sadler's Wells has a history of over 300 years - six previous theatre buildings have all carried the name Sadler's Wells and occupied the site since 1683. The present building on Rosebery Avenue in Islington opened in 1998, after a major fundraising programme, supported by Lottery funding.

The Lilian Baylis Studio, part of the Sadler's Wells building, presents a wide ranging programme of emerging and established artists.

The Peacock Theatre, off Kingsway, has been part of the Sadler's Wells group since the company moved there during the building works in the 1990s. It forms an important part of our year long dance programme.

Financial overview
Sadler's Wells is one of the Arts Council of England's National Portfolio Organisations and receives an annual grant. However, we rely very heavily on box office income, generating almost 70% of our income in 2010/11 from ticket sales. The remainder is made up of generous donations from our sponsors and supporters, commercial income from our cafes, bars and merchandise and event income from the hire of our spaces.