The Place, London’s leading centre for dance development, creation and performance, is pleased to announce a call out for applications for Choreodrome2023.
The Place, London’s leading centre for dance development, creation and performance, is pleased to announce a call out for applications for Choreodrome2023.
Migration forms part of our human existence, a necessary step to salvation, escaping a reality incapable of protection, hope and love. Whether you yourself have directly migrated, or from a lineage of those who have done so, this is a life altering experience that shapes communities. Drawing from this facet of humanity, dancers and choreographers Kristina and Sadé Alleyne present Far From Home, an existential dance work summing up what it means to be disconnected from loved ones out of necessity, and long for reunion.
How we consume art is unique to us all, sounds and visuals holding with them their own special meanings and ways of making us feel. With ideas typically presented within a certain manner, Korean dance company Art Project BORA’s production MUAK challenge this. Consisting of eight performers, a piano is dismantled and with it, creates a live soundtrack through their movements – inviting the audience to see the sounds as a spectator and hear the movement as a listener.
A celebration of our individualism, contrasted with the need to be a part of something far greater, Sum Im Her‘s W.A.Y (Rework), brought back to The Place Theatre after it’s original outing in 2019 explores these facets of humanity further.
Celebrating the world of modern circus with a diverse range of performances, CircusFest 2018 is not something you want to miss and after a day of lazy sunshine, why not get your blood pumping with some hand to hand acrobatics (don’t panic, I’m not suggesting you start cartwheeling around!), by watching an acrobatic duo such as Nikki and JD performing Knot at The Place.
The ethos of Wilderness is to switch off from the busyness of the outside world and to immerse yourself into a tranquil world of creativity, culture and new ideas. The best part of it is… you are surrounded by the beautiful picturesque views of Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire having left all your cares and worries at home!
LOD muziektheater presents Without Blood By Inne Goris and Dominique Pauwels, part of LIFT Festival 2016. A thrilling production of spine tingling sound effects, chilling story and dynamic visual effects, Without Blood presents an aesthetic of theatre that is utterly sublime.
Writing this after having days to digest, I can honestly say that I still can’t put my finger on what to the label this piece. Is it dance? Is it opera? Is it a dinner? One thing is for certain – it is one hell of a sensory journey. Immersive even.
Gecko’s Artistic Director, Amit Lahav manages to spotlight a world perhaps perceived as being alien to us and makes it significant. I’m made to care about all of the individuals that occupy the stage, and that is no mean feat.
Imaginatively presented for The Place Dance Theatre stage, Aakash Odedra Company excites and engages in an enlightening visual production, of Murmur 2.0.