Greenwich Dance is a dance organisation based within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Each year, Greenwich Dance produces 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
[edit]- ^ "Greenwich Dance Agency - the first 10 years - LondonDance". LondonDance. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (13 April 2018). "Borough Halls to remain arts venue despite Greenwich Dance departure, council says". 853. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Greenwich Town Hall (former), London". manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Clasper, Neil (24 July 2018). "Greenwich Dance moves to Charlton House". The Charlton Champion. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Little, Mandy (22 May 2017). "Greenwich's series of summer festivals kicks off with literary and family fun". London News Online. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Greenwich World Cultural Festival 2016". Visit Greenwich. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Big Dance 2010 press release" (PDF).
- ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "National Portfolio Organisations | Arts Council England". www.artscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Greenwich, Royal Borough of. "Arts funding". www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Dance development takes a hit in NPO funding round". ArtsProfessional. Retrieved 22 March 2019.