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MAY 18 May 18 May – 15 July Shhhh… It’s a Secret, Westfield and Dance is the Word www.danceistheword.wordpress.com

JUNE 16 June Big Dance Bus at Hanworth 30 June Sporting Dance, Leisure Centre, Hounslow Stoop 24 June Big Dance Bus at Westfield 30 June Big Dance Bus at Twickenham Green 25 June – 15 July Dance in Focus Photography Exhibition, City Hall

JULY 5 July Big Dance Nationwide Launch 10 July Design for Dance, City Hall at St. Pancras Station 10 July Big Dance Bus at 4 – 8 July Dance GB / Dancing 11 July Big Dance Cheer, Parallel, Big Dance Big Top Tent 4 – 8 July The Big Dance Big Top Tent in 11 July Dancing Voices, Queen the grounds of the Old Royal Naval Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre College. Events include: 11 July Big Dance Bus at Professional Masterclass Day Haven Green, Ealing Schools’ Showcase Social Dance Day 12 July Big Dance Bus – All the World’s Cabaret Under Canvas a Stage, Iconic London Location 5 – 14 July Secrets: Hidden London 13 July Big Dance Pop-Up Screen: - Like a Fish out of Water, Uxbridge Lido Shall We Dance?, Duke of York Square and 13 July Big Dance Bus at Chelsea Theatre 7 July Dance , Holland Park 14 July Hayes Carnival, Hillingdon 7 July Big Dance Bus at Lampton Park, 18 May – 25 July 14 July Physical Ballet at Big Dance Hounslow 2012 www.ballet.org.uk 7 – 8 July , Morris and Maypole 25 July Physical Ballet at Brent Torch Relay www.bigdance2012.com Gardens of Palace celebrations, King Edward VII Park 9 July Dance in Focus Performance Premiere and Panel Discussion, City Hall Big_Dance_12pp_3_Layout 1 13/06/2012 11:29 Page 2

Welcome to Big Dance 2012, the world’s Dance is the Word biggest dance initiative Early this year aspirant reviewers had the chance to work with leading dance critic Donald Hutera as part of the dance writing Events start from 18 May leading to Big Dance Week (7 – 15 July), which is part of the course Dance is the Word. Now blogging and London 2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad. reviewing the latest stories from Big Dance 2012 in West London - follow them to get an , the West London Hub for Big Dance 2012, together with its Local insider’s perspective into the amazing dance Authority partners, arts organisations, local communities, artists and schools, bring you a programme taking place this summer. Check packed-full programme of vibrant dance performances, exciting workshops and a myriad out the Big Dance scene via the Dance is the of dance-inspired events throughout the summer of Big Dance. Word blog: www.danceistheword.wordpress.com Venture to the Big Dance Big Top Tent for cabaret, showcases, master-classes and social dancing; plus evening performances of Dance GB featuring the three national dance companies and screenings of the dance film Dancing Parallel directed by Nic Sandiland. Dance in Focus Dance Photography Exhibition At City Hall, see the dance photography exhibition Dance in Focus curated by Chris Nash 25 June – 15 July | Tickets: Free and Design for Dance - an insight into the artistic collaborations between fashion designers City Hall, Greater London Authority, City Hall, and choreographers. The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA Opening times: Mon-Thu 8.30am-6pm, Check out the Big Dance Bus as it rolls into West London and make a date for the Fri 8.30am-5.30pm Big Dance Pop-Up Screen for toe-tapping workshops, glamorous performances and a Big Screen classic movie Shall We Dance? In May, aspiring dance photographers worked with acclaimed dance photographer Chris Dance takes centre stage at Opera Holland Park, where five eminent choreographers Nash and professional dancers to produce showcase outstanding new dance work; and join in at Twickenham Stoop for a imaginative, thought-provoking images cheerleading world record-breaking attempt! capturing dance and movement. Now see the Shhhh….It’s a Secret stunning results exhibited at the prestigious Come along and experience Big Dance in all its forms for 2012… Fri 18 May | Tickets: Free City Hall located next to . The Bridge Westfield Stratford City: 3pm and 4pm Dance in Focus The Atrium : Performance Premiere / Panel Fleur Derbyshire-Fox 6.30pm and 8pm discussion led by Chris Nash Lead-West London Hub Mon 9 July, 7.30pm English National Ballet teams up with East English National Ballet Tickets: £5; pre-booking essential via London Dance for Shhhh…It’s a Secret, a www.ballet.org.uk unique dance experience to launch the Big City Hall, Greater London Authority, City Dance Countdown and to celebrate the Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA arrival of the Olympic torch in the UK. International choreographer André Gingras, Join us for a unique evening at City Hall as lead artist Laura Harvey and a team of dance choreographer Hubert Essakow premieres artists from East and West bring together over a new work inspired by the Dance in Focus 200 dancers from age 9 to 90 to produce a photography exhibition with live music flashmob dance explosion at Westfield composed by Gabriel Prokoviev. Following Stratford City and Westfield London on the performance, internationally acclaimed Friday 18 May. dance photographer Chris Nash leads the panel discussion exploring the special relationship between dancer and photographer and how to achieve the perfect image. Big_Dance_12pp_3_Layout 1 13/06/2012 11:29 Page 3

Big Dance Big Top Tent The Big Top Tent in the grounds of the Old 5 – 9 July Royal Naval College, 2 Gardens, The Big Top Tent in the grounds of the Old , London SE10 9LW Royal Naval College, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, The UK’s three national dance companies, Greenwich, London SE10 9LW English National Ballet, and English National Ballet, Greenwich Dance National Dance Company Wales, perform and the Royal Borough of Greenwich together for the first time in a thrilling celebrate Big Dance in the Big Top Tent programme featuring three specially with a fantastic programme of daily Cabaret Under Canvas commissioned works from leading events and performances. with compères Michael Nunn & contemporary choreographers. William Trevitt, Artist Directors Sporting Dance of BalletBoyz Sat 30 June, 3pm Professional Bite-size bits of dance and circus acts with Tickets: £15 Adults, £5 Junior Masterclass Day comedy and a live band. To book tickets for the match visit Thu 5 July, 9.30am – 5.30pm Family Cabaret – Mon 9 July | Doors open www.londonbroncosrl.talent/sport.co.uk Tickets: £30; pre-booking essential 4pm, Start time 5pm or call 0871 527 1315 Twickenham Stoop, via www.ballet.org.uk or Langhorn Drive, Twickenham TW2 7SX www.greenwichdance.org.uk Cabaret 2 (14+) – Mon 9 July | Doors Tel 020 8293 9741 open 7.30pm, Start time 8pm Come along to Twickenham Stoop for a Tickets: £8 / £5 concs; special pre-match dance performance and An exceptional opportunity for dance artists To book visit www.ballet.org.uk or afterwards see the taking and dancers in training to take part in a www.greenwichdance.org.uk on Leeds Rhinos. Young people from across professional development day led by artists Tel 020 8293 9741 West London have been put to the test working associated with Dance GB. alongside professional dancers and rugby Dancing Parallel players to experience the parallels in training Schools’ Showcase 4 – 8 July; Film shown before Dance GB techniques – both in the dance studio and Fri 6 July, 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Tickets: Free; performances (see above). Tickets: Free for on the pitch. Choreographer Holly Noble more details at www.ballet.org.uk or Dance GB ticket holders. creates a powerful dance work inspired by www.greenwichdance.org.uk the true grit needed to be a peak performer. Tel 020 8293 9741 Dancing Parallel, a film created and directed by Nic Sandiland, brings together A celebration of dance showcasing sixty young people from England, Scotland performances from primary and secondary and Wales who have embarked on a schools in the South East London and West creative adventure together. Working London Hubs and across London. with a team of choreographers fusing contemporary dance, ballet and parkour, they created site-specific choreography Social Dance Day drawing inspiration from the contrasting Sat 7 July | Tickets: Free; environments of their home cities. for timings check www.ballet.org.uk Dance GB A ground-breaking national or www.greenwichdance.org.uk celebration of dance inspired Tel 020 8293 9741 by the London 2012 Games Wed 4 – Sat 7 July, 7.30pm Free workshops for all including Baby Ballet, Sun 8 July, 2.30pm Hip Hop, Ballroom and Sequence Dance, Tickets: From £10 (VIP £40); followed by an afternoon of Social Dance. To book visit www.ballet.org.uk Big_Dance_12pp_3_Layout 1 13/06/2012 11:29 Page 4

Morris and Maypole Sat 7 and Sun 8 July, 12 noon – 5.30pm Tickets: Free Gardens of , London W8 4PX SECRETS: Hidden London Dance Holland Park For timings see www.ballet.org.uk Choreographic Showcase – Like a Fish Out of Water Ribbons, bells and merry music... Morris and 5 – 14 July 2012 | Tickets: free; Sat 7 July, 1pm | Tickets: £5; To book call Maypole is a series of unique community pre-booking essential via OHP box office on 0300 999 1000 or visit dance performances in the gardens of www.compasstheatre.co.uk www.operahollandpark.com Kensington Palace, presented by English Design for Dance or 01895 673200 Opera Holland Park, Stable Yard, Holland National Ballet with Mike Ruff Music, Jeff Tue 10 July, 7.30pm | Tickets: £5; Uxbridge Lido / Hampton Pool Park, London W8 6LU Dent, Hammersmith Morris Men and pre-booking essential via www.ballet.org.uk Like a Fish Out of Water presents an English National Ballet has teamed up with Active Folk Arts. Don't miss the special new Chamber and London Living Room at City inspired new concept developed by seven Opera Holland Park to present an afternoon commission for the Diamond Jubilee, Hall, Greater London Authority, City Hall, sisters group that blends site-specific of outstanding new dance work created by choreographed by Simon Rice with dancers The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA performance and handheld video up-and-coming choreographers from from West London, inspired by a dance technology. This exciting new event takes English National Ballet, Union Dance, made for Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. Design for Dance celebrates the cross arts audiences on a magical journey around Combination Dance Company, Akademi approach pioneered by in two of London's beautiful lidos featuring and the Romanian Cultural Institute. This is the early 20th Century. In tribute to this dancers, actors, stunning designs and a rare opportunity to see five new works innovation, English National Ballet is cinematic soundscape. by five exceptional choreographers in a celebrating recent artistic partnerships with mixed bill programme featuring ballet, young choreographer George Williamson Taking place during opening hours, the contemporary, South Asian and Romanian and up-and-coming design students from audience receives an mp3 player with dance performances to live music, each Marangoni Institute. Design for Dance headphones to follow the route on the work inspired by Opera Holland Park’s explores this artistic partnership through a screen and listen to the soundtrack, stopping 2012 opera season. Not to be missed! stimulating exhibition of design work and to sit on deck chairs, encountering live and Photograph: Combination Dance a panel discussion with those involved, pre-recorded performance, installation and Company by James Cumpsty reflecting on their collaboration and sharing the everyday users of the lido. Myths and Kensington Palace Party their thoughts on how designing for dance legends, mermaids and selkies, all are Sat 7 July and Sun 8 July, 12 noon – 5.30pm differs from designing for everyday fashion. explored in this fascinating multi sensory Tickets: Free experience. Gardens of Kensington Palace, London W8 4PX Presented by English National Ballet with For more details see www.hrp.org.uk seven sisters group, produced by Zap Art A free, fun weekend of dancing, storytelling with Mayor of London and London 2012 and art activities in the gardens of Festival www.molpresents.com/secrets. Kensington Palace. Big_Dance_12pp_3_Layout 1 13/06/2012 11:29 Page 5

For one day only, hundreds of dancers from London will join with contemporaries from the USA and to provide commuters, tourists and shoppers with a dance experience unlike any other at a soon-to-be-revealed iconic Westminster location. Expect breath- taking performances and join in workshops in swing, folk, hip hop, hula and Zumba®. In true Olympic spirit, this event brings Big Dance Cheer spectacular and diverse dance performances Wed 11 July, doors open 9.30am right into the heart of the world’s most Tickets: Free; pre-booking essential cosmopolitan city. The Big Dance Bus beats via [email protected] will be booming and everyone is invited to Twickenham Stoop, Langhorn Dr, London this Big Dance party! Borough of Richmond upon Thames TW2 7SX A partnership between English National Ballet, KI Concerts and Westminster City Council. English National Ballet, London Broncos Foundation, KI Concerts and Big Dance Pop-Up Screen: choreographer SueAnn Harris invite you to Shall We Dance? join in and be part of ‘the moment’ as Fri 13 July | 7pm – 9pm, Dance workshops hundreds of cheerleaders perform a superb and performances | 9:15pm, Screening of Physical Ballet high-energy display at Twickenham Stoop Shall We Dance? Sat 14 July, 4pm | Tickets: Free Stadium in an attempt to break the world Tickets: Free; to book see Trafalgar Square record for the largest cheerleading dance. Big Screen box office: Performance as part of Wayne McGregor’s We are looking for individuals, stunt groups www.thelunacinema.com/shallwedance Trafalgar Square 2012 – for more details and full squads to join international cheer Duke of York Square, London SW3 4LY see www.bigdance2012.com groups to help us break the world record Big Dance Bus by performing a seven-minute dance. Put on your top hat and tails and take a Wed 25 July, 6pm | Tickets: Free at Chelsea Theatre magical step back in time to the golden King Edward VII Park, , If you would like to get involved email Fri 13 July, 4.30pm – 8.30pm | Tickets: Free [email protected] age of Hollywood cinema. Settle down for Wembley, HA9 7RX World’s End Place, Kings Road SW10 0DR a summer evening of ballroom glitz and Performance as part of the Brent Torch Relay Make Friday 13 July a truly memorable day; glamour, with performance extracts from celebration day, see www.brent.gov.uk/festivals join in the fun with the Big Dance Bus and English National Ballet’s highly-acclaimed later journey to the Big Dance Pop-Up Strictly Gershwin and from all-American Choreographed by Daniel Jones, Physical Screen at Duke of York Square for a night dance group Tabor. Once you’re feeling Ballet fuses the speed and daring of Parkour at the movies. suitably inspired, there are plenty of with the physicality of ballet in an impactful opportunities to get involved – take part in performance featuring dancers from across As part of The Royal Borough of Kensington our ballroom dance workshop with Benny Brent. The work has grown out of a project and Chelsea’s InTRANSIT Festival, World’s Maslov, or have a go at learning some steps led by Daniel Jones with Parkour Generations, End Place on the Kings Road, will be from the latest West End sensation, Top Hat and is produced by Brent Council and transformed into an energetic dance space. with Theatre Workout. And then, as the sun English National Ballet. The quirky Big Dance double-decker sets over the beautiful Duke of York Square, route-master bus will pull up and roll out re-live the glamour of a more romantic Big Dance Bus – the ultimate dance floor. Come and age as we show the 1937 Fred Astaire All the World’s a Stage experience spectacular performances and Ginger Rogers classic, Shall We and join in the dance workshops for free! Dance?, on our enormous outdoor Thurs 12 July, 12pm – 7pm | Tickets: Free This special celebration of world dance cinema screen. Heaven! Iconic London Location is an experience not to be missed. Big_Dance_12pp_3_Layout 1 13/06/2012 11:29 Page 6

Swan Lake “...a formidable yet enchanting vision” The Times 3 – 11 August

Also booking The Nutcracker 12 December – 5 January Big Dance Trafalgar Big Dance is London’s Legacy Trust UK programme, delivered by the Mayor of The Sleeping Beauty Square 2012 London and Arts Council England. Sat 14 July | Tickets: Free event 9 – 19 January English National Ballet is the Big Dance www.bigdance2012.com Hub for West London.

Thousands of dancers from across London Thank you to all our partners: come together to perform in a new work Brent Council, Ealing Council, London Borough created by Wayne McGregor. The groups of Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow Council, involved represent a huge range of dance London Borough of Hillingdon, Hounslow styles including Bollywood, Hip Hop, Line Council, London Borough of Richmond-upon- Thames, Royal Borough of Kensington and Dancing, Street, Contemporary, Ballet, Chelsea, Westminster City Council Latin-American and Ballroom. Come along and see the Trafalgar Square dance Active Folk Arts, Akademi, Amici, Bounce Theatre, extravaganza! Cadogan Estates, Combination Dance Company, East London Dance, English National Ballet School, Greater London Authority, Greenwich Photos: Patrick Baldwin, David Bamber, Rachel Dance, Hammersmith Academy, Hammersmith Cherry, Fotini Christofilopoulou, James Cumpsty, Morris Men, , Istituto Getty Images, Hugo Glendinning, Laurent Marangoni, KI Concerts, London Broncos Rugby Liotardo, Seb Lynch, Kois Miah, Annabel Moeller, League Foundation, Luna Cinema, Mike Ruff

Chris Nash, Frank Noon, Ted Palmer, Music, National Dance Company Wales, Opera by Annabel Moeller. Make-up provided M•A•C. Registered charity 214005. Nic Sandiland, TSS photography. Fred Astaire Holland Park, Parkour Generations, Rambert

and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time. Dance Company, , The Romanian Cultural Institute, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Tickets £10 – £67 seven sisters group, Scottish Ballet, Theatre 020 7845 9300 Workout, Union Dance, University Campus Suffolk, Victoria and Albert Museum, Westfield, Zap Art www.ballet.org.uk Photo: Elena Glurdjidze in