Siobhan Davies Dance Company
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Siobhan Davies Dance is one of the UK's leading contemporary dance
companies founded in 1988 by Siobhan Davies
, previously a dancer and choreographer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre
. She was also Associate Choreographer for Rambert Dance Company during Richard Alston
's directorship.
After a 17-year long peripatetic existence, the company moved to the new Siobhan Davies Studios in Southwark, London
, in January 2006. The building regularly hosts visiting companies, artists and events. It also runs a programme of classes and workshops. The touring company produces and performs the work of Siobhan Davies. In addition to touring in the UK and abroad, the company regularly takes part in the annual Dance Umbrella
season.
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
companies founded in 1988 by Siobhan Davies
Siobhan Davies
Siobhan Davies CBE DLitt was a dancer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre during the 1970s, then becoming one of its leading choreographers before founding her own company — the Siobhan Davies Dance Company — in 1988.First training in art, Davies was one of the first year's intake of...
, previously a dancer and choreographer with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre
London Contemporary Dance Theatre
The London Contemporary Dance Theatre was a contemporary dance company, based at The Place, founded by Robin Howard with Robert Cohan as its Artistic Director....
. She was also Associate Choreographer for Rambert Dance Company during Richard Alston
Richard Alston (choreographer)
Richard Alston is a British choreographer. He has been Resident Choreographer and Artistic Director for the Ballet Rambert and is currently Artistic Director at The Place....
's directorship.
After a 17-year long peripatetic existence, the company moved to the new Siobhan Davies Studios in Southwark, London
London
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, in January 2006. The building regularly hosts visiting companies, artists and events. It also runs a programme of classes and workshops. The touring company produces and performs the work of Siobhan Davies. In addition to touring in the UK and abroad, the company regularly takes part in the annual Dance Umbrella
Dance Umbrella
Dance Umbrella is an annual festival of new or contemporary dance held in London each October. Founded in 1978 as a showcase for emerging choreographers, Dance Umbrella now ranks highly among Europe's leading international dance festivals...
season.