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The Place, London’s creative powerhouse for dance development, has been leading the way in dance training, creation and performance for over 50 years.

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Photos from The Place's post 18/01/2025

Witness the best of contemporary dance in an extraordinary mixed bill Bradley, Flowers, Smithereens – bringing together works by renowned choreographers (Creator and director ), (Director ), and Lea Anderson MBE (Founder and Featherstonehaughs)

Extracts from three of their seminal works explore themes of identity, connection, belonging, and fragmentation, whilst showcasing the extraordinary talents of our final year BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance students on the iconic stage

🗓️ 04-08 Feb, 7:30pm
🎟️ What’s On @ link in bio


Images in order of appearance
Bradley 4:18 (Extract) by Maxine Doyle
Flowers Crack Concrete by Yuval Pick
Smithereens (Extract) by Lea Anderson MBE

02/01/2025

Chase away those winter blues with our spring season! Starts 30 Jan 🪩

Featuring world-class dance, theatre and performance from: Gandini Juggling, Marlborough Productions, Ascension Dance Company, DeNada Dance Theatre, Requardt & Rosenberg, Léa Tirabasso, Cie Les Vagues, Tom Cassani, Corali Dance Company, Northern Rascals, Eli Lewis and Joe Garbett, Jerome bel, Toussaint To Move and Ella Mesma

Explore the season: https://theplace.ws/spring

03/10/2024

“I feel like I’ve finally come to a place where it feels right, and I feel settled, and I feel like I’ve found a place where I can grow”

Recent graduate .felder shares how the student support at London Contemporary Dance School has impacted her.

Learn more about our world-leading BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance Performance at our upcoming open day on Tue 12 Nov or come visit us at on 07 & 08 Oct at the UCAS Create Your Future fair.

Applications for Sept 2025 entry are open now

01/10/2024

Our Head of Dance Science at LCDS, Stephanie De’Ath speaks about the shift in dance education and the wider industry to focus on supporting dancers’ mental and physical health, making dance more accessible, and preparing young students for a long, joyful, and sustainable career in dance. These principles guide everything we do at LCDS.

Come meet us at ExCel London for the UCAS Create Your Future fair on 07 & 08 Oct or sign up for our next Open Day for Undergraduates on 12 Nov to learn more about our world leading BA and LCDS’ student centred support

18/07/2024

Our CAT students are revving up for summer intensives!

03/06/2024

4th time’s a charm! It was only a matter of time really, and we couldn’t be happier for alumna Jemima Brown, finally, inevitably and so deservedly a National Dance Award winner! Congratulations Jemima

24/05/2024

Hopefully hopeful – The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful dose of dance, theatre, circus and games. A cabaret of life and near death. Two middle-aged lives in an eclectic, spontaneous, predictable and random decline.

Coming to Battersea Arts Centre on 7-22 June
🔗 https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/the-rest-of-our-lives/

15/04/2024

Last night, the theatre community celebrated the Olivier Awards 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, and we couldn't be happier for LCDS alum James Cousins who won the award for Best Choreographer together with the legendary Dame Arlene Phillips, who has picked up her first Olivier Award to a full standing ovation. The pair, who have worked together on a number of successful productions, have been honoured for their phenomenal choreography for Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre.

Our patron and alum Anthony Van Laast directed the ceremony and also handed out the Best Achievement in Dance award which he won decades ago with London Contemporary Dance Theatre.

Congratulations also to our nominated alumni Jonzi D for Outstanding Achievement in Dance, and Hannes Langolf, nominated for Best Theatre Choreographer for his work on the National Theatre smash hit Dear England.

19/03/2024

The 2023 graduates of MA Screendance presented their final works in the form of live screenings and installations at FISH TANK: Festival of Contemporary Dance hosted by the postgraduate students and staff of London Contemporary Dance School.

This celebratory event marked the completion of 15-months of intense engagement with the practices, theories, histories and communication of interdisciplinary movement-based screen practices. The 2023 cohort composed of seven enthusiastic students from five different countries: Belgium, Italy, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States – each bringing their unique background, experience, and point of view to the course.

The students each chose one work that they made on the course to share in the film screening, resulting in an array of films exploring themes as diverse as birdwatching, the collective strength and resilience of women, the non-binary gaze, post-truth and reality on the Internet, and 17th and 18th century art.

The installations set up across the venue at Studio Wayne McGregor showcased a selection of pieces created over the course of the programme, in response to tasks and assignments. Some were completed films; some sketches and experiments.

Learn more about MA Screendance at theplace.org.uk/mascreendance



A special thanks to Rebecca Marshall, Stephen Haskins and everyone at Studio Wayne McGregor and Here East for hosting this event and supporting our students and staff throughout the year.

WORK EXPERIENCE: SUMMER TERM 2024 - The Place 01/03/2024

Applications for our work experience programme for the Summer Term are now open. The application closing date is Mon 25 Mar 2024 at 12:00pm.

Apply here:

WORK EXPERIENCE: SUMMER TERM 2024 - The Place IMPORTANT: WORK EXPERIENCE APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

01/03/2024

Today on 1 March it will be 70 years since Robin Howard, a hotelier and art collector with a love for dance and an eye for the next big thing, first saw Martha Graham and her Dance Company perform in 1954, while they were in London for a three-week season at the Saville Theatre. Legend has it that he went every night!

Martha Graham ignited his passion for contemporary dance and began his journey that would lead to the creation of a movement in the UK, and of course to founding The Place. "Though I didn't know it at the time, my life was undoubtedly changed that night...", he recalls in London Contemporary Dance Theatre, a book by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp. Howard invited the company to dinner at his hotel, financially backed their second London season at his own risk, and paid expenses for British dancers to train in Graham technique. Then he instructed Robert Cohan to "form a company based on love"... and the rest is history.

Thank you to Sue Hoyle for lending us the original poster of the event that started it all. It has brought us all a sense of joy and celebration this week! https://theplace.org.uk/admin/entries/news/382729-a-very-special-anniversary

05/02/2024

Youth Dance Platform 2024 returns to The Place on 10 Feb 2024! 🎉

See local youth dance companies as they showcase their talent in an inspiring evening of dance shows.

Companies performing include:
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31/01/2024

Catch 's "Even The Devil Has Demons" next month!

A dark, psychological dance work examining the experiences of the privileged elite and its impact on wider society.

Book now ➡️ bit.ly/4aGZDmx

🗓️ Fri 16th Feb, 3pm & 7pm

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(Ages 15+)

24/01/2024

We have learned with great sadness that Emma Galdstone OBE, a pioneering and highly respected leader in the dance world, died on 22 January 2024, after a short illness, at home and surrounded by her loving family.⁠

Emma Gladstone was a hugely respected senior arts advisor and programmer working in cultural and creative industries worldwide.⁠

As well as being internationally celebrated for her exquisite taste and incisive acumen, Emma was a joyful collaborator who was loved by artists, colleagues and audiences alike. Her infectious laugh, delicious wit and kindness made her a cherished friend and mentor.⁠

From 1997 - 2003, Emma was Associate Director of The Place's theatre programme, and a much loved and respected colleague.⁠

"Emma was an exceptionally talented individual, and we were so lucky that she chose dance and that dance chose Emma."⁠ - Clare Connor⁠

https://theplace.org.uk/press/remembering-emma-gladstone-2

18/01/2024

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