Dance Umbrella

Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival, celebrating 21st century choreography across the capital. Founded in 1978 by Val Bourne CBE, Dance Umbrella is internationally recognised for its annual festival which takes place each October. In addition, projects supporting artists and engaging the public with choreography now take place year-round. To date, Dance Umbrella has reached audiences of over one million people in London.

Recently appointed Artistic Director & CEO Emma Gladstone is now building on this remarkable track record and taking Dance Umbrella forward with various new initiatives, including digital projects, regular programming strands for children and young people, debates and articles on cultural issues and the Moving London Commission Fund.

As a registered charity, Dance Umbrella has been bringing outstanding international dance to London since 1978, introducing 686 artists and companies from 31 countries to over 1 million people.

Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival which commissions and co-produces new work for the stage. The festival presents British and international artists, and commissions and produces large-scale site-specific works in locations such as the Natural History Museum, the British Library and Tate Modern. Alongside this, Dance Umbrella organises workshops and professional development opportunities for artists working in the contemporary dance field and advises, supports and nurtures a wide range of dance companies and independent artists.

Dance Umbrella takes place in the second half of October with performances at venues across London. Past venues include Sadler’s Wells, the Barbican Theatre, Southbank Centre, The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre and Greenwich Dance Agency, Alexandra Palace Ice Rink, Young Vic. Since 2007, Dance Umbrella has been staging performances outside of the theatre in spaces such as The Bathstore, Smithfield Market, Clifford Chance and various parks around London. Dance Umbrella Festival 2015 will see performances take place at NCP Car Park Farringdon, Greenwich Park, Brockwell Park, Springfield Park and Waterlow Park.

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