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Dance Workshop - Carmel Köster and Rene Köster
Vogue, as it was first named after the magazine, can be traced back to Harlem, but even before that "it originated from prisons where inmates would sneak in Vogue magazines to re-create this fantasy for glam… Continue Reading
Get Creative Weekend 2017 – dance workshops
Discover a range of dance workshops across London as part of the Get Creative weekend. Continue Reading
Dance West announces Choreographers for Ignition festival 2017
After a nationwide search, DanceWest has announced the seven recipients of their bursaries which includes artists from a Kathak, Contemporary, Neo-classical and Dance-Theatre background. Continue Reading
2107 HONOURING DANCE AT THE OLIVIERS
Theatre comes in many forms, but not many can be quite as universally poignant as the world-class dance productions performed in and around London. And it’s the achievement of such sheer quality that the Ol… Continue Reading
Trisha Brown: 1936-2017
One of the most acclaimed and influential choreographers and dancers of her time, Trisha’s groundbreaking work forever changed the landscape of art. From her roots in rural Aberdeen, Washington, her birthpl… Continue Reading
MOVE IT 2017 - Physical Theatre Workshop - EXCEL LONDON
Most dancers struggle to leave their week behind and be completely present so I do spend time warming up bodies and minds and allowing their focus to come within the room. When we do some basic breathing exercis… Continue Reading
The London Dance Space Survey
The Mayor and Greater London Authority is mapping dance studios and venues in London and needs your input. DANCE EVENT : 16 MARCH and DANCE SURVEY : open until 24 March Continue Reading
TEN YEARS TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES WITH CREATIVITY
TEN YEARS TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES WITH CREATIVITY ROUNDHOUSE TRUST CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH STAR-STUDDED GALA On 16 March 2017, the Roundhouse Gala will host an evening of music and entertainment from … Continue Reading
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL PRESENTS ITS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CURATED ONLINE
This Ballet History Timeline is not only a fantastic interactive reference, it also an inspiring, free educational resource for students of dance studies. Any direct quotes from authors have been referenced in th… Continue Reading
How to… get boys dancing
Last year we encountered a seven-year-old boy who had been selected by our partner The Royal Ballet School Primary Steps programme to take part in a special dance opportunity. His father’s response was: &l… Continue Reading
Innovative mental health dance programme to help young people
A brand new partnership with HeadStart Newham Mental Health Prevention Programme and the return of the annual Dance Enterprise Ideas Summit and Ideas Fund are the first of a raft of new projects for 2017 announce… Continue Reading
'Let's turn the whole world around': inside Siobhan Davies' dance laboratory
Does the mind rule the body? Her interest in the body, clearly, does not begin and end on the stage. “It is always communicating,” she says, and this is the basis of her latest show, which opens at the Barbican in London this month. Material / rearranged / to …
Pina Bausch, Polunin and a hip-hop Alice in Wonderland: the best dance to watch in 2017
Pina Bausch, Polunin and a hip-hop Alice in Wonderland: the best dance to watch in 2017
17th National Dance Awards
The 17th National Dance Awards winners will be announced at a lunchtime ceremony to be held in Central London on Monday, 6th February 2017. The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle has listed the full nomin… Continue Reading
Trinity Laban appoints new Dean of Dance
Previously the Director of Central School of Ballet, Sara Matthews joins the South East London based conservatoire in January... Continue Reading