The Place

• Theatre ID
  3132
• Built / Converted
  1969
• Dates of use
  • 1969: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Arts Centre (dancehouse - school and performance space)
• Address
  17 Duke's Road, Camden, London, WC1H 9PY, England
• Website
  • http://www.theplace.org.uk

Details

Originally a drill hall for the Artists' Rifles, converted to a dancehouse in 1969 by the Contemporary Ballet Trust (later the Contemporary Dance Trust), and improved and extended in 2001 with the aid of a lottery grant. Yellow brick with terra cotta dressings; gabled with slated roof and dormers. The Robin Howard Dance Theatre is fully accessible, seating in a single rake with excellent sightlines. Home to the London Contemporary Dance School and one of the world's leading centres for modern dance performance.

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• Other names
  Robin Howard Dance Theatre
• Events
  • 1889 Design/Construction: as drill hall for the 20th Middlesex Artists' Rifle Volunteers.
    • R W Edis - Architect
  • 1969 Use: continuing
  • 1969 Design/Construction: converted to dancehouse (architect unknown).
  • 1976 Owner/Management: Contemporary Dance Trust, owners
  • 2001 Alteration: theatre and studios refurbished; new performers'/school entrance built.
    • Allies & Morrison - Architect
• Capacities
  • Later: 300
  • Current: 294
• Listings
  • Grade II - 1.8.1997
• Stage type
  • sprung wooden floor (covered)
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Total area 15.3m x 11m (50ft 2in x 36ft 1in)
  • Height to grid: 6m (19ft 8in)