Greenwich Dance

Greenwich Dance is a dance organisation based within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.

History

Founded in 1993,[1] Greenwich Dance operated from the Borough Hall until 2018[2][3] when it moved to offices within Charlton House.[4]

Activities

Each year, Greenwich Dance produce two festivals as part of the Royal Greenwich Festivals: Greenwich Dances[5] and the Greenwich World Cultural Festival (based at Eltham Palace).[6]

In 2010 Big Dance commissioned Greenwich Dance to act as the Big Dance Hub for the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.[7]

Greenwich Dance is a registered charity,[8] and receives regular funding from Arts Council England[9] and Royal Borough of Greenwich.[10] It was a member of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Organisations until 2018.[11]

References
  1. "Greenwich Dance Agency - the first 10 years - LondonDance". LondonDance. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. Chamberlain, Darryl (2018-04-13). "Borough Halls to remain arts venue despite Greenwich Dance departure, council says". 853. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  3. "Greenwich Town Hall (former), London". manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. Clasper, Neil (2018-07-24). "Greenwich Dance moves to Charlton House". The Charlton Champion. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  5. Little, Mandy (2017-05-22). "Greenwich's series of summer festivals kicks of with literary and family fun". London News Online. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. "Greenwich World Cultural Festival 2016". Visit Greenwich. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. "Big Dance 2010 press release" (PDF).
  8. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  9. "National Portfolio Organisations | Arts Council England". www.artscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  10. Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "Arts funding". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  11. "Dance development takes a hit in NPO funding round". ArtsProfessional. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

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