Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince celebrates 20 years of her phenomenal company ZooNation with a new show, Mixtape - Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company, at Sadler’s Wells from 5– 8 October.

Mixtape includes excerpts of hit shows from the last two decades of the Sadler's Wells Resident Company, reworked with a twist. Expect to see the recent Message In A Bottle with music by Sting; Into the Hoods - the first hip hop dance show to run in the West End; Some Like it Hip Hop; and The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party among others, in a retrospective of two decades of groundbreaking storytelling inspired by the music and culture of hip hop.

As part of this celebration, free exhibitions transform the Sadler’s Wells foyers into a vibrant space showcasing the productions and artists that have created ZooNation, with a special exhibition honouring the life of the late Teneisha Bonner.

Mixtape is co-directed by ZooNation Associates Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe and Bradley Charles, experienced choreographers and performers who have been in the company for over 17 years.  Dannielle and Bradley have collaborated to bring ZooNation’s highlights back to the stage and to reunite the artists who have been a part of the company over the last two decades. ZooNation Musical Director D.J. Walde will be creating a new piece of music for the introduction of Mixtape.  

The show design is by Ben Stones, with lighting by Charlie Morgan Jones. The show features live vocalists and special guest performers including; Nafisah Baba, Tommy Franzen, Lukas McFarlane, Lizzie Gough, Sarah Richards and Issac ‘Turbo’ Baptiste.

Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sir Alistair Spalding CBE, said: “Sadler’s Wells has a longstanding relationship with Kate Prince as a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist and with her company, which is one of our resident companies, and we have been delighted to present her energetic and inventive work over the years.

Sadler’s Wells is proud to be celebrating ZooNation’s amazing milestone anniversary with this special evening of dance, looking back on two decades of hit shows. Kate Prince and ZooNation have opened up the world of hip hop to our audiences, and I am sure they will continue to enjoy the work of this groundbreaking company for years to come.”

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