Vicki Ibokwe-Ozoagu Presents at Parliamentary Event with Sadler’s Wells

Uprise Rebel are pleased to announce that Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, co-founder of Uchenna Dance, recently presented with Sadler’s Wells at a parliamentary event held at the House of Commons. The event was attended by the Secretary of State, MPs and arts industry representatives, who heard about our new venue opening in east London next year. Sadler’s Wells East will be a new kind of cultural destination with local roots, national impact and global perspectives. Uchenna Dance’s production Our Mighty Groove will be the first show at the new venue.

Hosted by the MP Luke Pollard in Parliament, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, hailed Sadler’s Wells East as “a people’s theatre…building on the proud legacy of Lilian Baylis”.

Situated in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of the groundbreaking East Bank cultural and educational development, Sadler’s Wells East will have a 550-seat theatre, six studios for creating work, a community dance space, a hip hop theatre academy and a choreographic school.

With the support and continuing investment of the Government and the Mayor of London, East Bank represents the most significant single investment in London’s culture since the 1851 Great Exhibition, and it will shape the cultural life of the city for the 21st century and beyond.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan welcomed East Bank as a “major new visitor destination for the UK” and said Sadler’s Wells East “will bring the wonder of dance to so many people.”