Hello! It’s me, Warwick Davis and welcome to my new podcast series, Figureheads. In this first episode the brilliant, Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Exec of Sadler’s Wells, talks to me about the integral role of risk taking in the world of performance. Can you really thrive and grow in any business without taking risks? How do you mitigate the risk in risk? And can the man who revolutionised British dance, actually dance? Let’s find out...

Mentioned in this episode: 

Jonzi D - Associate Artist, Sadlers Wells

Philippine "Pina" Bausch - German dancer & choreographer

Hofesh Shechter - Associate Artist, Sadlers Wells

Matthew Bourne - Associate Artist, Sadlers Wells

Reduced Height Theatre Company

Barclays Dance Pass - £10 tickets for 16-30 year olds

Sadlers Wells East - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park due 2022

Sutra - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Antony Gormley with monks from the Shaolin Temple

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