Alistair Spalding

Who is Alistair Spalding?

Alistair Spalding CBE has been the Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Sadler's Wells Theatre since 2004.

He has been responsible for programming at the theatre since February 2000. During that time he has presented companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballett Frankfurt, Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, Ballet C de La B, Michael Clark, Dutch National Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Group, Netherlands Dance Theatre 1 and 2, and the National Ballet of China.

Under Spalding, Sadler's Wells has become a production house for dance, as well as a receiving house presenting performances by touring companies. In March 2005 he announced a new commissioning and co-producing policy at Sadler's Wells and has since appointed Matthew Bourne, Jonzi D, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sylvie Guillem, Akram Khan, Michael Hulls, Russell Maliphant, Wayne McGregor, BalletBoyz, Kate Prince, Nitin Sawhney, Hofesh Shechter, Jasmin Vardimon, and Christopher Wheeldon as Associate Artists at the theatre.