Urdang Academy
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| Established | 1970 |
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| Type | Independent further and higher education college |
| Directors |
Managing Director Solange Urdang Principal Stephanie Pope College Director Craig Phillips Artistic Director Paul Hack |
| Founder | Leonie Urdang |
| Location |
Rosebery Avenue London EC1R 4RP England Coordinates: 51°31′37″N 0°06′29″W / 51.527°N 0.1081°W |
| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| DfE URN | 50029 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website | theurdangacademy |
The Urdang Academy, commonly known as Urdang, is an independent performing arts academy based in Islington, London. Founded as a ballet school by Leonie Urdang in 1970, the academy now provides specialist vocational training in dance and musical theatre at further and higher education level, preparing students for a professional career in the performing arts.
The academy is accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training and offers Qualifications and Curriculum Authority-recognised qualifications validated by Anglia Ruskin University, University of East London, and Trinity College, London. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted in 2011 and again in 2015 as well as being named one of the best places to study degree level musical theatre by The Stage in 2015. The academy was also shortlisted for School of the Year in The Stage 2017 Awards.
Urdang has a history of feeding graduates into West End musicals, dance shows, UK tours and regional theatre productions as well as more recent commercial dance success with graduates choreographing and dancing for top pop artists.
Urdang Academy was originally based in a church hall in Golders Green until 1978, when it moved to studios in Covent Garden. The Old Finsbury Town Hall in Clerkenwell, Islington, has been the home of the Urdang Academy since January 2007, when the school relocated from its Covent Garden premises.
The newest development is the addition of the new contemporary building Urdang 2, which opened in September 2014. Located in Angel, Islington, a ten-minute walk from the Old Finsbury Town Hall, the premises provide state-of-the-art training facilities in an innovative, urban and contemporary environment, reflecting the modern side of Urdang.
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