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Upcoming performances

ZooNation’s Hip-Hop Half-Term

Performances: 22 February 2025, Southbank Centre

Get your groove on with ZooNation dancers in workshops introducing families to a range of styles influenced by hip-hop culture.
Join us for a fun-filled day for all the family, with workshops and performances from ZooNation Youth Company, plus a lunchtime DJ.

Don’t miss a special performance from ZooNation Youth Company, featuring the new 2025 cohort, and workshops led by ZooNation Artists Bradley Charles and Francesca Miles.

Free entry
Ideal for ages 4-11
10.30am – 12.30pm: Workshops and performances
12.30pm –1.30pm: DJ set
1.30pm – 3.30pm: Workshops and performances

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Past performances

Message In A Bottle

Performances: 8 December 2024 - 7 January 2025, Online

The iconic songs of Sting, brought to life by the phenomenal ZooNation dancers, will soon be available to stream right from the comfort of your home.

From December 8 2024 to January 7 2025, Message In A Bottle: The Feature Film will premiere on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage. We couldn’t be more delighted to share this extraordinary project with audiences around the world, just in time for the holiday season!

Celebrate the release of the film on 8 December by joining us for a watch party at 8pm GMT / 3pm East Coast. Your ticket gives you access to watch this production until 7 January 2025. 

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ZooNation Academy of Dance Christmas Show

Performances: 14 December 2024, The Place, London WC1H 9PY

Join us for a joyful day of celebrating the incredible talents of ZooNation’s Academy of Dance students and teachers.

We’re honouring another fantastic year of creativity and dedication from both the school and the ZooNation Youth Company.

Featuring new choreography set to a vibrant mix of timeless R&B, soul classics, and some of this year’s hottest hip-hop tracks. This festive showcase promises to leave you brimming with Christmas cheer.

Performance Times: 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM

 

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Message In A Bottle – World Tour

Performances: 4 July 2023 - 10 December 2024, World tour

Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK present Message In A Bottle, the breathtaking new dance-theatre production by triple Olivier Award nominee, Kate Price, to the music of 17-time Grammy Award winner, Sting.

Initially inspired by Sting’s track, Desert Rose, Message In A Bottle is an uplifting and poignant tale of humanity and hope that reflects on salient global tropes, including displacement, immigration and survival, using high-energy footwork, exhilarating dance styles and breath-taking athleticism.

11 –13 May 2023 Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, UK
16 – 17 May 2023 Hall for Cornwall Truro, UK
19 – 20 May 2023 Theatre Royal Plymouth, UK
6 – 18 Jun 2023 MAAG Zurich, Switzerland
4 – 8 Jul 2023 The Marlowe Canterbury, UK
27 – 29 Jul Aug 2023 The Lowry Salford, UK
4 – 14 Oct 2023 Peacock Theatre London, UK
25 – 29 Oct 2023 Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
8 – 12 Nov 2023 De La Mar Theatre Amsterdam, Netherlands
15 – 19 Nov 2023 Oude Luxor RotterdamNetherlands
22 – 26 Nov 2023 Parkstad Limburg Theatre Heerlen, Netherlands
29 Nov – 3Dec 2023 Chasse Theatre Breda, Netherlands
6 – 10 Dec 2023 Martiniplaza Groningen, Netherlands
25 – 27 Jan 2024 Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

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Icon Theatre, ZooNation and Amina Khayyam Dance Company present Ghost Ships

Performances: 25 - 28 September 2024, The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Icon Theatre, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and Amina Khayyam Dance Company present Ghost Ships

The stories you’ve never been told…

ZooNation are excited to be a part of this major theatrical event from award-winning Icon Theatre, which recharts the history of Chatham Dockyard, asking who owns our history and what stories should we tell?

Featuring ZooNation’s captivating signature styles, and powerful Kathak from Amina Khayyam Dance Company, original live music, and the choral power of a monumental community ensemble, Ghost Ships tells the true and untold stories of the extraordinary people who built and sailed the ships of Chatham Dockyard around the world.

Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 September 2024
The Historic Dockyard Chatham

**Strictly limited run**

£15 Adults / £12 Child / Group Rates Available

Ages Guidance 
Age Guidance 10+ (parental guidance advised). 

Running Time
80 Minutes (Approx.) 

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The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Performances: 4 - 24 September 2024, The Royal Opera House

Tickets on sale 10th July 2024 (General release)

It’s back! Don’t miss the highly anticipated return of the acclaimed ZooNation production The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party to the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre this autumn, marking a decade since its original debut.

ZooNation is thrilled to be reviving this ZooNation classic with director Kate Prince at the helm, who reimagines Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland into a Hip Hop infused tea party like no other.

The Queen of Hearts has anger issues, Alice is confused about just how big or small her body actually is. The Mad Hatter, suffering from mercury poisoning, never wants to stop having tea! Ernest has his work cut out for him at his new job. He is tasked to fix people who have been locked away for not being ‘normal’. As he gets closer to his patients, Ernest realises: what’s so great about being ‘normal’ anyway?

This energetic family-friendly production encourages us to embrace our differences and the things that make us who we are. Kate worked with her frequent collaborators Josh Cohen and D.J. Walde to create original music on top of the narrative.

4th – 24th September 2024, Royal Opera House, (London)
*Strictly limited run*

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ZooNation Youth Company to return to Royal Opera House’s Next Generation Festival

Performances: 29 June 2024, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Sat 29th June, performances at 2:30pm & 7pm

This summer, ZooNation Youth Company are back at the Royal Festival Hall with an electrifying performance showcasing brand new work by choreographer Chaldon Williams (known for ‘Traplord’ and Founder of dance collective ‘Tribe Wayz’).

This fresh commission for the Next Generation Festival unites the UK’s most talented young Hip Hop artists from ZooNation, promising a dynamic celebration of Hip Hop styles in a slick and bold performance.

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ZooNation Youth Company presents Kingdom of Nevar

Performances: 29 June 2024, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Enter the captivating world of Nevar, where ZooNation Youth Company electrify the stage with a dynamic exploration of power, greed and status.
Told through slick and bold Hip Hop styles, ‘Kingdom of Nevar‘ delves deep into the concept of royalty in a modern age under the powerful direction of Chaldon Williams (Traplord, The Exchange). Step into a realm of regality like you’ve never seen before as the battling 
hierarchy jostle for their futures.  
Returning to the Next Generation Festival for the third year, ZooNation Youth Company are the UK’s leading young Hip Hop company from the storytelling powerhouse ZooNation (The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Message In A Bottle & Some Like It Hip Hop).

Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
Sat 29th June 

Performances at 2:30pm & 7pm

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‘Message In A Bottle’ hits UK cinemas

Performances: 30 May - 6 June 2024, Cinemas nationwide

We are thrilled to announce that the profound and powerful dance production Message In A Bottle lands in UK cinemas today, following an epic 200 show North American tour. This release marks a milestone moment for ZooNation as our very first film shot especially for the big screen.

Produced by Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music, Message In A Bottle is a mesmerising cinematic stage experience set to the iconic music of Sting. The story of family, survival and hope is brought to life by the superhuman talents of ZooNation dancers, offering a unique view of the performance through the eye of the lens.

In 2022 our Founder and Choreographer Kate Prince worked closely with BAFTA-winning screen director Marcus Viner to capture the essence of the stage show using six Arri-LF 4K cameras. This collaboration allowed us to film on a sound stage, providing the ability to capture each element of the show from the best possible angles.

As Kate explains, “I am so excited that ‘Message In A Bottle’ will hit cinemas. Having the opportunity to film on a sound stage gave us the ability to capture each element of the show from the best possible angle, allowing the audience to truly appreciate the agility and athleticism of the dancers and draw them fully into the story.”

Message In A Bottle is being distributed by the Royal Opera House and will be shown in cinemas nationwide for one week. To find your local screening, simply enter your postcode in the screening finder.

Join us for this extraordinary cinematic experience and immerse yourself in the powerful story and incredible performances of ZooNation performers, available to watch in cinemas for one week only.

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Message In A Bottle screening & live Q&A with Kate Prince

Performances: 30 May 2024, Lewes Depot

Dance sensation Message In A Bottle is hitting the big screen. To celebrate, join us for a Live Q&A session with the brilliant mind behind it all – Kate Prince, Founder and Artistic Director of ZooNation. Dive into the creative process and discover how Kate brought the magic of this stunning stage production to life on film.

Thursday May 30th, 7:20pm

Distributed by Royal Opera House
Message In A Bottle is Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music Production with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.

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ZooNation Youth Company announce new intergenerational performance with Sadler’s Wells

Performances: 13 April 2024, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells (Angel)

ZooNation are excited to be collaborating with the incredible Company of Elders for the very first time as part of Elixir Festival 2024 at Sadler’s Wells.

Directed by ZooNation Youth Company’s Artistic Director Chaldon Williams The Exchange will bring together both ZooNation Youth Company and the Company of Elders members to explore evolving perspectives, telling stories of our past, present and future selves through dance styles influenced by Hip Hop culture.

This unique intergenerational project will be on stage at Sadler’s Wells on Sat 13th April, performances at 3pm & 6pm.

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