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Chisenhale Dance Space
Chisenhale Dance Space
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Address64 – 84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ
London
Coordinates51°31′59″N 0°02′23″W / 51.5330°N 0.0396°W / 51.5330; -0.0396
Opened1984
Website
http://www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk

Chisenhale Dance Space is a British, member-led charitable organisation[1] based in east London. It provides rehearsal and performance space for independent dancers.

It was founded in the early 1980s by members of the X6 Dance Collective[2] who were originally housed in Butler's Wharf[3] It officially opened as a public performance space in December 1984.[4][5]

The organisation is based on the top floor of a former veneer factory near Victoria Park in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The space comprises offices, dance studios and a 75-seater theatre and performance space[6] which is available for professional and community use. Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Art Place are situated in the same former factory.[7]

The Chisenhale Dance Space focus is artist development, experimentation, research, and the creation of new dance and movement works.[8] Their projects consist of artist development programmes and community outreach, such as Inspiring Young Londoners Through Dance, which was part of the Transformers scheme to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

The theatre space is used for dance festivals, live performances and dance-related film screenings.[10] The space's 30th anniversary film programme included a screening of Hail the New Puritan – a fictionalised documentary starring Michael Clark and directed by Charles Atlas – which was filmed in Chisenhale Dance Space.[11]

Chisenhale Dance Space is part of the Tower Hamlets Dance Partnership. The other members are East London Dance,[12] Green Candle Dance Company,[13] Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[14] and Central Foundation Girls' School.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "288149 – Chisenhale Dance Space Limited". Charity Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ Watson, Amy. "X6 Collective and the History of British Contemporary Dance". Suite. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ MacPherson, Hamish (27 September 2013). "Body Politics". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ Jordan, Stephanie (1992). Striding Out. London: Dance Books Ltd. pp. 85–86. ISBN 1 85273 032 3.
  5. ^ Mackrell, Judith (1992). Out of Line: The Story of British New Dance. London: Dance Books Ltd. pp. 46–49. ISBN 1 85273 038 2.
  6. ^ "Chisenhale Dance Space". Theatres Trust. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Chisenhale Art Place".
  8. ^ O'Mahony, John (30 January 2011). "Spirit of the underground: dance". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Chisenhale Dance Space". Transformers Grants Programme. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Home Made Festival". Time Out. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  11. ^ Smith, Carmel (10 September 2013). "Chisenhale Dance Space celebrates The Big 30". London Dance. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  12. ^ "East London Dance". East London Dance. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Green Candle Dance Company". Green Candle Dance Company. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Trinity Laban". Trinity Laban. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Central Foundation Girls' School". Central Foundation Girls' School. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  16. ^ "THAMES". THAMES. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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