12 - 15 Sep. Sadler’s Wells' Company of Elders and a host of world-renowned choreographers present a four day festival featuring a range of dance performances, workshops, film-screenings and events.

12 - 15 September.

Sadler’s Wells presents its largest celebration of lifelong creativity and the contribution of older artists with the Elixir Festival. Over four illuminating days, Elixir Festival will feature a range of performances on Sadler's Wells' main stage and in the Lilian Baylis Studio.

Contributing artists include world-renowned choreographer Mats Ek performing alongside Ana Laguna, Dominique Mercy in a new piece directed by Pascal Merighi, a cast of former professional dancers in a co-creation by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion and Sadler's Wells' Company of Elders performing the choreography of Associate Artist Hofesh Shechter. The festival will also showcase a range of UK and international companies presenting dance that reflects the diversity of approach and wide interest in performance work from mature artists.

In addition to performances, the Elixir Festival offers the opportunity for everyone to get involved via a series of workshops, events and a full day conference to close the festival.

Shows in this season:

KnowBody: KnowBody is an evening of work made and performed by older dancers. Part of Sadler’s Wells Elixir Festival celebrating life long creativity, it challenges preconceptions and presents contemporary dance illuminated by a lifetime of experience.

The Art of Age Conference: A one day conference featuring contributions from artists, choreographers and leaders in culture, health and performance research.

Elixir Extracts:  The Lilian Baylis Studio performance programme, Elixir Extracts, will feature older dancers and companies from across the UK and beyond, invited to perform after an international call out for contributors; reflecting the diversity of approach and responding to the fast-growing interest in performance work for mature artists.