Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary dance is both nurtured and displayed. The stunning building with its semi-transparent walls and translucent glow, awarded the 2003 Stirling Prize, lends itself perfectly to the creative processes and performances that take place within. Laban was the brain child of Austro-Hungarian dancer Rudolf Laban who started the movement in Manchester in 1948. The move to this stunning purpose-built space in 2002 created the largest contemporary dance school in Europe. Included are 12 dance studios, a 294-seat theatre and outdoor amphitheatre which are all put to multiple uses - there's an excellent programme of dance and theatre performances; degree level courses in choreography and dance; fitness, pilates, yoga and dance classes open to all; and physiotherapy, osteopathy and massage therapies. Graduates of Laban include such well respected talent as Matthew Bourne, Lea Anderson and Beverley Glean. In 2005, Laban merged with Trinity College of Music bringing music and dance under one well designed roof.
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Highly acclaimed Bristol-based theatre company Travelling Light have a play for all seasons in How Cold My Toes which charts the changing weather during the ...More
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This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in ... More
The café, Feast Your Eyes at Laban, at this landmark dance venue serves healthy bites in an award winning building for which architects Jacques Herzog ... More
For once, you won't care that this train carriage isn't going anywhere. Pitched on Deptford High Street, the disused 1960s South East Train carriage has ... More
King Charles Court,
Old Royal Naval College,Greenwich,
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13 minutes walk from Laban
The many beautiful rooms and halls of Sir Christopher Wren's Old Royal Naval College play host to a regular program of concerts, recitals and masterclasses ...More
Based in Greenwich town centre, Greenwich Dance Agency is a meeting place for dancers, with rehearsal and performance spaces for professionals and members of the ...More
Freehouse very well received by the locals who include Goldsmith's Art College students and indie kids. Under its previous guise (as the Paradise Bar), Bloc ...More
Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in ... More
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Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary dance is both nurtured and displayed. The stunning building with its semi-transparent walls and translucent glow, awarded the 2003 Stirling Prize, lends itself perfectly to the creative processes and performances that take place within. Laban was the brain child of Austro-Hungarian dancer Rudolf Laban who started the movement in Manchester in 1948. The move to this stunning purpose-built space in 2002 created the largest contemporary dance school in Europe. Included are 12 dance studios, a 294-seat theatre and outdoor amphitheatre which are all put to multiple uses - there's an excellent programme of dance and theatre performances; degree level courses in choreography and dance; fitness, pilates, yoga and dance classes open to all; and physiotherapy, osteopathy and massage therapies. Graduates of Laban include such well respected talent as Matthew Bourne, Lea Anderson and Beverley Glean. In 2005, Laban merged with Trinity College of Music bringing music and dance under one well designed roof.
