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The Place

A centre for contemporary dance uniting dance training, creation and performance in one space. The venue hosts dance classes for adults and children, vocational training as part of London Contemporary Dance School and is home to touring company Richard Alston Dance Company. The in-house theatre, the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, presents over 200 performances a year, including a new year platform season Resolution!, and Spring Loaded, a season of works by independent UK artists supported by The Place. The nearest tube stations to The Place are Euston and King's Cross St Pancras, where there are also car parks. There are metered parking spaces in the roads around The Place and reserved spaces for Blue Badge holders outside each entrance.

What's On @ The Place

C&C Professional Class 2024/25

C&C Professional Class 2024/25

14 May 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

Term dates: Autumn term: Mon 16th Sept - Sat 7th December 2024 Spring term: Mon 6th Jan - Sat 29th March 2025 Summer term: Tues 22nd April - Sat 12th July 2025
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Emergence

Emergence

12 Jun 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

Running time: 90 mins with 20 min interval Suitable for ages 11+ Warning: This programme contains loud music, the use of haze and flashing lights Emergence, the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford, presents a brand-new, triple bill programme of adrenaline-fuelled dance performed by a new company of extraordinary dancers. New works by guest choreographers for 2025 include Sofia Nappi and SAY (Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui) who capture the raw physicality of the dancers. Artistic Director Joss Arnott and Lisa Marie Robinson complete the bill with a new work featuring Arnott’s signature, exhilarating movement language. Be prepared to witness an exquisite interplay between movement and music all of which is accompanied by electrifying new music by composer James Keane.
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Awokening by Winnie Ho

Awokening by Winnie Ho

16 May 2025 - 16 May 2025

Longing to reconnect with Hong Kong, artist Winnie Ho uses the concept of wok chi (鑊氣), the fleeting energy of wok cooking, as a metaphor for her diasporic and queer identity. Part of Queer East Festival, this performance blends live art with immersive scenography to explore cultural loss and memory.
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A Festival of Korean Dance

A Festival of Korean Dance

14 May 2025 - 24 May 2025

"Thrilling and experimental" - Time Out A Festival of Korean Dance is returning to The Place for its eighth year! Join us from 7 - 24 May for a celebration of the best of Korea's contemporary dance scene. Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will headline with Jungle, the festival's largest show to date, featuring a 17-strong ensemble. Drawing on an unconventional movement research method developed by KNCDC's artistic director Sung-young Kim, Jungle is an epic spectacle from an internationally renowned company.
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Shubbak Festival: The Love Behind My Eyes by Ali Chahrour
This poetic and deeply political dance is anchored in the stories, legends, and lyrical poetry of the Arab patrimony. Full of radical tenderness and breathtaking slowness, two bodies full of sensuality and love are overcome by great sadness and infinite oppression. Part of Shubbak Festival, platforming contemporary Arab cultures across London.
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C&C Professional Class 2025/2026

C&C Professional Class 2025/2026

15 Sept 2025 - 10 Jul 2026

Term dates: Autumn term Monday 15th September – Saturday 6th December 2025 Half term - Monday 27 October - Saturday 1st November 2025 Spring Monday 5th January – Saturday 28th March 2026 Half term: Monday 16 February – Saturday 21st February 2026 Summer Monday 20th April – Saturday 11th July 2026 (Potential CYD SU Show 11th July) Half term: Monday 25th May - Saturday 30th May 2026
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