News

News: Trinity Laban offers newly revised diploma for all dance teachers
Wednesday 29 June 2016 by carmel smith
From this autumn, a newly revised Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning (DDTAL) – which is recognised as a route to Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills statu - will be available... Continue Reading
News: A major new dance & music production for the Tower of London in 2018
Wednesday 29 June 2016 by carmel smith
East London Dance, Hofesh Shechter Company, Historic Royal Palaces and LIFT announce plans for 'East Wall' - a long-term talent development project and spectacular performance.... Continue Reading
News: Royal Academy of Dance award for Sir Matthew Bourne
Friday 24 June 2016 by carmel smith
Sir Matthew Bourne made his second visit to Buckingham Palace this year - to be presented by with the Royal Academy of Dance's Queen Elizabeth II Coronation (QEII) Award... Continue Reading
News: Wayne McGregor on working with The Royal Ballet
Wednesday 22 June 2016
The Royal Ballet's Resident Choreographer talks to Rachel Beaumont about the modern dancer and confounding expectations. Continue Reading
News: Benjamin Millepied on his LA 'love story'
Wednesday 15 June 2016
The Guardian's Judith Mackrell interviews Benjamin Millepied in advance of his company LA Project's performances at Sadler's Wells next week . . . Continue Reading
News: Transfer Laban - part of London Festival of Architecture
Monday 13 June 2016 by carmel smith
Over the next ten days (13 – 23 June) a full-scale replica of the façade of the Laban Building will be constructed & deconstructed in Canary Wharf’s Montgomery Square, with performances by… Continue Reading
News: BBC Young Dancer 2017 - the search is on...
Friday 10 June 2016 by carmel smith
Applications are now being accepted for the BBC's competition which seeks out the next generation of dance talent.... Continue Reading
News: Dance UK's Caroline Miller to lead Orlando Ballet
Wednesday 8 June 2016 by carmel smith
Caroline Miller is to become Executive Director of Orlando Ballet. She will take up the role in August... Continue Reading
News: Rambert's first Choreography Fellow appointed
Monday 6 June 2016 by carmel smith
Julie Cunningham, winner of a National Dance Award in 2014 for her work with the Michael Clark Company, will be the inaugural recipient of the Leverhulme Choreography Fellowship... Continue Reading
News: Wheeldon's An American in Paris comes to London
Friday 20 May 2016 by carmel smith
The award winning production will be at the Dominion next Spring, after opening in Paris and transferring to Broadway... Continue Reading
News: New Programme Director for Siobhan Davies Dance
Tuesday 17 May 2016 by carmel smith
Visual arts curator and researcher Lauren A Wright is to join Southwark based Siobhan Davies Dance in the new post of Programme Director next month Continue Reading
News: Crystal Pite interview
Monday 16 May 2016 by Denise Drake
Crystal Pite discusses dancing with William Forysthe, motherhood and why there are so few women at the top of her profession Continue Reading
News: Plans to create new dance hub in East London announced
Wednesday 11 May 2016 by Denise Drake
A new home for a hip hop school, three major dance organisations and Studio Wayne McGregor are moving east to transform Stratford Continue Reading
News: 2Faced Dance Company to host The BENCH equality event
Wednesday 11 May 2016 by Denise Drake
The first year of the company’s ground-breaking programme for female choreographers, The BENCH, is to culminate in a special one-off event hosted by 2Faced Dance Company in partnership with International Da… Continue Reading
News: Frame Film Festival - programme announced
Wednesday 4 May 2016 by carmel smith
The full programme has been announced for the first FRAME London Dance Film Festival, taking place in Kingston-upon-Thames (9 - 12 June), organised by locally based BalletBoyz, in association with dancescreen... Continue Reading