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Overview

Two soul-stirring premieres from Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders.

How do we interpret the world around us – in our bodies and in our minds? This bold programme explores the very core of the human experience. 

The UK premiere of Body and Soul (Part 1) from acclaimed choreographer Crystal Pite, originally created for Paris Opera Ballet, presents variations on a theme of conflict. Dancers morph from intimate duets to surging crowds, weaving precision and fluidity into mesmerising waves of movement. 

Kameron N. Saunders has built a huge following as a commercial dancer for some of the world’s biggest artists, including Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan. He is also a prize-winning choreographer. Inspired by personal experience, Saunders’ world premiere of Proper Conduct explores the search for authenticity under society’s gaze. Set to a new score by Brandon Finklea and Harold Walker III , performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.

3 reasons to see

Be the first to see groundbreaking works make their premieres.
Experience bold, original dance from leading choreographers.
Get swept away in human stories, that speak to heart and mind.

Reviews

A bold, visually innovative double bill that feels like exactly what contemporary ballet needs right now

The Young(ish) Perspective

A marvellous work, grand and compassionate.

The Independent on Body and Soul (Part 1)

There’s excitement and ingenuity in Saunders’s choreography and ENB’s dancers took full advantage.

The Times on Proper Conduct

Pite’s alchemical skills allow her abstract dance to speak deeply and affectingly to emotional truths, the concentrated detail of her work adding rich layers at every turn.

The Stage on Body and Soul (Part 1)

Saunders has delivered a heartfelt response to his commission

LiftedLeg on Proper Conduct

Hypnotic is barely adequate to describe the scene which unfolded on stage. Pite masterfully moved her dancers like a flock of birds, a murmuration, within high and low tides

Bachtrack on Body and Soul (Part 1)

English National Ballet is staggeringly good... The works are totally different in feel and style, but they both fill the stage with pulsating energy in powerful ensemble choreography

British Theatre Guide

Crystal Pite's group formations take my breath away... it's stunning and the company dazzles

Sunday Mirror

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Body & Soul at Sadler’s Wells Theatre is supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust.

Body and Soul (Part 1) by Crystal Pite is generously supported by the Canadian Beaverbrook Foundation and the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom.

Meet the team

  • Fri 27 March 2026, 7:30pm - Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
  • Sat 28 March 2026, 2:30pm - Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
  • Sat 28 March 2026, 7:30pm - Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
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View all cast sheets View casting for all dates

Body and Soul (Part 1)

Crystal Pite

Choreography

Owen Belton

Music

Frédéric Chopin

Additional Music

Marina Hands

Voice

Jay Gower Taylor

Scenography

Nancy Bryant

Costume Design

Tom Visser

Lighting Design

Eric Beauchesne

Stager

Jermaine Spivey

Stager

Performances

Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Sat 28 Mar 2026

Theatre Royal Plymouth

Thu 30 Apr 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Fri 1 May 2026
Sat 2 May 2026

Post-show talk

There will be a talk with choreographers Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders after the performance at Sadler’s Wells on Friday 20 March and Saturday 21 March evenings.

Free to same performance ticket holders.

 

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