Dancing Nation (2021)

Sadler’s Wells & BBC Arts present a three-part celebration of dance featuring many of the UK’s leading dance companies and the most exciting new emerging talent. Presented by Brenda Emmanus as part of BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine, this unique festival has been curated in lockdown by Sadler’s Wells, London - one of the world’s leading dance houses.

Dancing Nation

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Brenda Emmanus
Brenda Emmanus
as Self - Presenter
Júlia Robert
Júlia Robert
as Self / Dancer ("Sphera") as Dancer ("Orbis")
Rudi Cole
Rudi Cole
as Self / Dancer ("Sphera") as Dancer ("Orbis")
William Bozier
William Bozier
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Harrison Dowzell
Harrison Dowzell
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Glenn Graham
Glenn Graham
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Andrew Monaghan
Andrew Monaghan
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Liam Mower
Liam Mower
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Dominic North
Dominic North
as Dancer ("Spitfire")
Megan Armishaw
Megan Armishaw
as Dancer ("Face In")
Ben Ash
Ben Ash
as Dancer ("Face In")
Toke Broni Strandby
Toke Broni Strandby
as Dancer ("Face In")
Joel Brown
Joel Brown
as Dancer ("Face In")
Mickaella Dantas
Mickaella Dantas
as Dancer ("Face In")
Olivia Edgington
Olivia Edgington
as Dancer ("Face In")
Anna Seymour
Anna Seymour
as Dancer ("Face In")
Brooke Milliner
Brooke Milliner
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Jonadette Carpio
Jonadette Carpio
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Noemí Luz
Noemí Luz
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Magdalena Mannion
Magdalena Mannion
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Mukeni Nel
Mukeni Nel
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Michael Oladele
Michael Oladele
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Faye Stoeser
Faye Stoeser
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Hannah Kohlm
Hannah Kohlm
as Dancer ("Window Shopping")
Charlotte Derbyshire
Charlotte Derbyshire
as Self
Jonzi D
Jonzi D
as Self
Alistair Spalding
Alistair Spalding
as Self
Stina Quagebeur
Stina Quagebeur
as Self
Emily Suzuki
Emily Suzuki
as Dancer ("Hollow")
Victor Prigent
Victor Prigent
as Dancer ("Hollow")
Victoria Shulungu
Victoria Shulungu
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
Hayleigh Sellors
Hayleigh Sellors
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
Jordan Douglas
Jordan Douglas
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
Joshua Nash
Joshua Nash
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
Shangomola Edunjobi
Shangomola Edunjobi
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
Ezra Owen
Ezra Owen
as Dancer ("BLKDOG")
William Tuckett
William Tuckett
as Self
Carlos Acosta
Carlos Acosta
as Self
Damen Axtens
Damen Axtens
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Laura Day
Laura Day
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Karla Doorbar
Karla Doorbar
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Ryan Felix
Ryan Felix
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Haoliang Feng
Haoliang Feng
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Kit Holder
Kit Holder
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Yu Kurihara
Yu Kurihara
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Gus Payne
Gus Payne
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Emma Price
Emma Price
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Eilis Small
Eilis Small
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Yuki Sugiura
Yuki Sugiura
as Dancer ("Lazuli Sky")
Oona Doherty
Oona Doherty
as Self
Sati Veyrunes
Sati Veyrunes
as Dancer ("Hope Hunt")
Rory Moore
Rory Moore
as DJ & Car Driver ("Hope Hunt")
Ricardo Da Silva
Ricardo Da Silva
as Dancer ("Whyte")
Gemma Kay Hoddy
Gemma Kay Hoddy
as Dancer ("Whyte")
Dickson Mbi
Dickson Mbi
as Dancer ("Whyte")
Akram Khan
Akram Khan
as Dancer ("Mud of Sorrow: Touch")
Natalia Osipova
Natalia Osipova
as Dancer ("Mud of Sorrow: Touch")
Nina Harries
Nina Harries
as Double-bassist ("Mud of Sorrow: Touch")
Raaheel Husain
Raaheel Husain
as Singer ("Mud of Sorrow: Touch")
Alethia Antonia
Alethia Antonia
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Harvey Burke-Hamilton
Harvey Burke-Hamilton
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Anthony Matsena
Anthony Matsena
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Arnold Matsena
Arnold Matsena
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Kel Matsena
Kel Matsena
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Cher Nicolette Ho
Cher Nicolette Ho
as Performer ("Shades of Blue")
Antoinette Brooks-Daw
Antoinette Brooks-Daw
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Sarah Chun
Sarah Chun
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Minju Kang
Minju Kang
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Kyungka Kwak
Kyungka Kwak
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Ayami Miyata
Ayami Miyata
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Abigail Prudames
Abigail Prudames
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Sean Bates
Sean Bates
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Riku Ito
Riku Ito
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Gavin McCaig
Gavin McCaig
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Kevin Poeung
Kevin Poeung
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Joseph Taylor
Joseph Taylor
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Matthew Topliss
Matthew Topliss
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Lorenzo Trossello
Lorenzo Trossello
as Dancer ("States of Mind")
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
as Narrator ("States of Mind")
Shobana Jeyasingh
Shobana Jeyasingh
as Self
Jemima Brown
Jemima Brown
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Catarina Carvalho
Catarina Carvalho
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Antonette Dayrit
Antonette Dayrit
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Chihiro Kawasaki
Chihiro Kawasaki
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Rachel Maybank
Rachel Maybank
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Emily Pottage
Emily Pottage
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Fukiko Takase
Fukiko Takase
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Ruth Voon
Ruth Voon
as Dancer ("Contagion")
Daniel Davidson
Daniel Davidson
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Guillaume Quéau
Guillaume Quéau
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Juan Gil
Juan Gil
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Liam Francis
Liam Francis
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Miguel Altunaga
Miguel Altunaga
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Nancy Nerantzi
Nancy Nerantzi
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Simone Damberg Würtz
Simone Damberg Würtz
as Dancer ("Rouge")
Rubén Martinez
Rubén Martinez
as Guitarist ("Rouge")
Helen Shute
Helen Shute
as Self
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Programme 1

  • 1x2

    Programme 2

  • 1x3

    Programme 3

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