Le Groupe Dance Lab (formerly Le Groupe de la Place Royale) was a

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research centre formed in

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in 1966 as a dance company. It re-located to

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in 1977 and changed its name and artistic mission in 1988. It closed its doors in 2009. The Dance Lab was founded by

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and the main (and original) Artistic Director was Peter Boneham.

External links

Le Groupe de la Place Royale fonds (R5793)
at

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