Chisenhale Dance Space

Chisenhale Dance Space

Chisenhale Dance Space
Address	64 – 84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ London
Coordinates	51.5330°N 0.0396°W / 51.5330; -0.0396
Opened	1984
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

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.

External links

• Chisenhale Dance Space's official website