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    Spring Loaded

    Sat 11 May -
    Sat 22 June

    a selection of the contemporary movement makers from the UK and abroad who are shaping dance from the inside. Including:

    Fri 31 May
    Cristian Duarte

    Wed 5 June
    Robert Clark
    James Wilton Dance
    James Cousins Dance

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    London Contemporary Dance School Exchanges

    Mon 20 - Fri 24 May



    Featuring students from Europe's finest dance conservatoires

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    EDge

    A new generation of dance artists

    Touring throughout the UK and Europe until Thu 11 July 2013



    Forthcoming performances in Dundee, Leeds, Exeter, Canterbury, Hexham, Huddersfield, London and Portugal

  • Richard Alston Dance Company

    UK tour


    forthcoming performances:

    Shrewsbury 8-9 May
    Cambridge 13-14 May
    Southport 23 May

    plus, now booking: Phaedra, part of the Barbican Britten season
    6 - 9 November

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    Amy Bell and
    Valentina Golfieri



    ahead of their world premiere at The Place on 17 May, Amy and Valentina talk about the support of The Place in creating their new work

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    The Place Prize for dance, sponsored by Bloomberg


    full details, behind-the-scenes footage and clips as Riccardo Buscarini becomes the fifth winner of UK's most prestigious dance competition

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    Chair of the Board of Governors



    The Place is seeking to appoint a Chair of the Board to succeed Sir Tim Lankester, whose six-year term concludes in 2013

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    Creative Teaching and Learning


    Developing and sharing expertise in how dance and movement can enrich learning and help to change lives

  • A full colour image of a female dancer in a studio the image shows the woman in six different positions as if there are six of her image by Chris Nash

    JUICE



    The Place's online resource for the professional dance community, with information on jobs, auditions, opportunities, funding and more

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    Support The Place



    how you can help support the artists and talented young dancers of The Place