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Britain’s national dance company, Rambert, invites arts practitioners and healthcare professionals to a day of workshops, panel discussions and practical sessions, with opportunities to share and discuss experiences, learning and insight around dance in healthcare. The event marks the conclusion of a three-year programme run by Rambert and supported by City Bridge Trust, exploring the therapeutic and wellbeing benefits of dance in a variety of healthcare contexts, from regular dance classes for people living with Parkinson’s or dementia, to working with patients in hospitals and day centres. Continue reading Rambert highlights the use of dance in medicine

For the first time ever, The World’s Biggest Pantomime Ltd will play in London, presenting Peter Pan at The SSE Arena, Wembley for four performances only, on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 December 2017. Continue reading Four performances of the world’s biggest pantomime

The Snowman has transported children into the wintery wonderland of a boy and his magical snowman for a record-breaking 20 consecutive years in London’s West End, at The Peacock theatre. With a mix of dancing and live music – including Walking in the Air – the pair embark on a starry-skied adventure to the North Pole, where they meet dancing penguins, reindeer, Father Christmas, an Ice Princess, and escape the clutches of Jack Frost. Continue reading The Snowman returns

The Olivier Award-winning and global phenomenon STOMP will end its 15 year run in London’s West End on 7 January 2018, following a box office record-breaking 10 year run at London’s Ambassadors Theatre. However, the creators of STOMP have stated that this is by no means the end of STOMP in London. They believe it will benefit the production to take a break, reconfigure, reinvent and return at some point in the future in a different London venue, presenting the show more in line with its original ethos. Continue reading Stomp to close after 15 years

One Dance UK has announced its selection of candidates for its Scottish Dance Artists Mentoring and Choreographers Observership Programmes for the 2017-18 period, organised in partnership with Creative Scotland. The two programmes have been created to help artists and choreographers further their careers in dance. Continue reading One Dance UK’s Scottish Dance Artist selection

Running from 6 – 12 November, Rambert is opening the doors of its Southbank home to host Rambert Revealed. 2017 marks the fifth annual programme of public events, performances, tours and workshops for members of the public, dance professionals and students, with new additions for this year’s programme. Continue reading Rambert Revealed

As part of its Dance in Health & Wellbeing partnership with People Dancing, One Dance UK has been successful in receiving National Lottery funding from Sport England Active Ageing for a dance programme to tackle inactivity in areas of Leeds, Bradford and Doncaster over the next three years, working closely with Yorkshire Dance, the region’s dance development organisation. Continue reading One Dance UK secures Active Ageing funding from Sport England

Akram Khan recently announced his final full-length solo production, which will premiere as part of Sadler’s Wells’ Spring 2018 season. The Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist will present a new work, XENOS, which will mark his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece. Continue reading Akram Khan announces his final full-length solo production

The Society of London Theatre’s TKTS ticket booth in Leicester Square could be revamped as a two-storey structure featuring a café and a roof-top performance space, if plans submitted to Westminster City Council are successful. Known as the central hub for discounted theatre tickets, the ticket booth in London’s Leicester Square could be radically re-designed, and even include a performance space too to add to the versatility of the building. Continue reading West End discount ticket booth to expand

Award-winning Israeli choreographer Hagit Yakira founded Hagit Yakira Dance in 2007 and has since gone on to tour the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and Israel. Hagit Yakira Dance Company creates work whereby human experiences, movement and dance are uniquely and poetically interwoven into an individual interpretation of relationships and emotions through dance and performance. Continue reading Hagit Yakira Dance returns