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  1. The Place and Hofesh Shechter Company announce a three-year research and innovation partnership to redefine performer wellbeing in international dance

  2. Three performers stand against a dark curtain. The central figure has an afro and wears a blue, yellow, and black wrap over denim, with a white patterned jersey. He looks upward with wide eyes, hands raised in an expressive gesture. Two other men stand behind him in similar jerseys, one wearing a yellow durag and the other with braided hair, both looking on with serious expressions.

    The Place announces its Summer 2026 season

  3. Iconic British choreographer Lea Anderson MBE and Lewis Norman receive the Stomping Ground Commission 2026

  4. Chief Executive Clare Connor receives the Jane Attenborough Award at the 2026 One Dance UK Awards

  5. Seasoned – an evening of new work by older dancers, as part of national campaign Let’s Dance, spearheaded by Angela Rippon CBE

  6. The Place presents RONiN by Yukiko Masui – on a major UK Tour

  7. National Dance Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) shortlisted for One Dance UK Changemaker Award

  8. CHOREODROME, THE PLACE’S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES DEVELOPS FOR 2026

  9. THE PLACE APPOINTS PROFESSOR RONI BROWN AS NEW CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

  10. A woman wearing white trousers, a white long-sleeve top, and a navy gilet leans forward onto a long sword, its tip resting at the centre of concentric circles made of blue light and deep shadow. Behind her, a backdrop of scattered light dots against darkness evokes a starry night sky, with a faint green haze resembling northern lights. Her shadow stretches symmetrically to both her left and right, reinforcing the image’s geometric composition. She appears focused and contemplative.

    The Place announces its Spring 2026 theatre season

  11. RESOLUTION 2026 - The UK’s biggest festival of new choreography returns to The Place

  12. A large group of dancers, dressed in black sleeveless tops and trousers, are seated on a white floor in a perfect circle. They are all leaning back slightly with their hands raised in front of them, palms facing inward toward the center of the ring. The scene is captured from a high angle under cool, blue-toned lighting that casts soft shadows.

    Colossus by Stephanie Lake - a co-production with London Contemporary Dance School at The Place and Southbank Centre