Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Royal Opera House
Bow St, WC2
T
020 7304 4000,
W
roh.org.uk;
!
Covent Garden.
Based at the Opera
House, the Royal Ballet is a world-renowned classical
company. Tickets for the main house may be cheaper than
for opera (£3-100); more experimental work can be seen
in the smaller Linbury Studio Theatre. It's best to book
early.
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Ave, EC1
T
0844
412 4300,
W
sadlerswells.com;
!
Angel.
With a
number of resident contemporary dance companies,
Sadler's Wells also hosts many of the finest international
companies and celebrates everything from street dance
to flamenco. The Lillian Baylis Theatre, tucked around
the back, stages smaller productions, while the Peacock
Theatre near Covent Garden adds some populist shows
to the mix.
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd,
South Bank,
SE1
T
0844 875 0073,
W
southbankcentre.co.uk;
!
Waterloo or Embankment.
The Southbank Centre's
three venues (see p.215) see an impressive roster of dance
performances, from Bollywood to the Ballet Rambert.
VENUES
Barbican Centre
Silk St, EC2
T
020 7638 8891,
W
barbican.org.uk;
!
Barbican or Moorgate.
As part of
its mixed programming the Barbican regularly stages
contemporary dance by top international companies.
Laban
Creekside, SE8
T
020 8305 9300,
W
laban.org;
Cutty Sark DLR or Deptford or Greenwich train stations.
This funky Herzog & de Meuron building in deepest
Deptford includes a three hundred-seat theatre. The venue
showcases many leading names in contemporary dance as
well as staging work by students at the Trinity Laban
Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
The Place
17 Duke's Rd, WC1
T
020 7121 1100,
W
theplace.org.uk;
!
Euston.
The Place has a small
theatre that presents the work of contemporary
choreographers and student performers.
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1
T
020 7613
7498,
W
richmix.org.uk; Shoreditch High Street
Overground.
Excellent physical theatre and dance, with an
emphasis on black companies and choreographers, from
this cutting-edge cultural centre in the East End.
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