Dance Umbrella is an annual festival of
modern and
contemporary dance in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
every October, founded by Val Bourne and Jeremy Alliger.
First held in 1978,
companies such as
London Contemporary Dance Theatre The London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT) was a contemporary dance company, based at The Place, founded by Robin Howard with Robert Cohan as its Artistic Director.
Founded in 1967, and strongly influenced by the ideas of American modern and pos ...
,
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...
,
Siobhan Davies Dance Company,
Shen Wei Dance Arts perform at venues across London including the
Queen Elizabeth Hall,
The Place,
Battersea Arts Centre and the
Barbican Theatre
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhib ...
.
References
External links
Official websiteNew moves: Dance Umbrella reinvented ''The Guardian'', 21 May 2014
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Contemporary dance in London
Festivals in London
Dance festivals