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<p>Hip-hop festival Breakin' Convention will take the show off the main stage and into the theater's public spaces, transforming them with a unique dialogue between popping, voguing and flamenco dance styles. Additional rep comes from Candoco Dance Company, Oona Doherty, English National Ballet, Boy Blue, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Far From The Norm and Rambert, to name a few.</p><p>In addition to performances, <em>Dancing's Nation</em>'s programming will also feature exclusive interviews with participating artists, including a conversation with legendary ballet dancer and Birmingham Royal Ballet artistic director <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/carlos-acosta-2649041447.html" target="_self">Carlos Acosta</a>.</p>
<p>Part of BBC Arts' <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts" target="_blank">Culture in Quarantine</a> initiative, which seeks to support the creative sector during the pandemic, <em>Dancing Nation</em> will be streamed on BBC iPlayer for U.K. viewers, and <a href="https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2021/dancing-nation" target="_blank">on Sadler's Wells website</a> for international audiences, both options free of charge. Originally scheduled to be broadcast live on January 14, the program was pre-recorded and pushed back two weeks due to the recent UK lockdown.</p>The performances will be available to view for 30 days after the festival, while a 90-minute highlights program will be viewable for the next 12 months. A box set of the entire program will also be sold on the Sadler's Wells website.
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<p>"We're really looking forward to starting the New Year as we mean to go on, by partnering with incredible artists to bring you world-class performances in <em>Dancing Nation</em>," said Sadler's Wells' artistic director Alistair Spalding in a press statement. "The event is a… celebration of their talent to inspire us to look forward to 2021 with renewed optimism."</p>
