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A Festival of Korean Dance

Festival of Korean Dance is a feast for the senses

Get ready to fill your senses with sound and movement as A Festival of Korean Dance returns to The Place in London…

COMPANY SIGA_ZERO_photo by Hanfilm

Watch A Festival of Korean Dance in London

This month, head to The Place in London for A Festival of Korean Dance with captivating and intense performances from contemporary dance company SIGA…

White Feminist

Dentist drills to drill music at The Sick of the Fringe

Mental, physical and societal health will be discussed, laughed at, raged at, mulled over and set to rights at a three-day festival this month…

Splayed Festival 2018 The Place London FK Alexander Photo by IRO

Subversive artists challenge audiences at Splayed Festival

Splayed Festival takes place at The Place in London from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June, drawing together a cluster of subversive artists to challenge what we think we know about gender, desire, identity, violence, performance and power…

Pierre & Baby - Photo: Danilo Moroni

An eclectic evening of dance with Resolution Replay

Resolution Replay will offer a snapshot introduction into the world of dance at The Place in London on Thursday 31st May…

Riverrun - A Festival of Korean Dance - London events 2018

A Festival of Korean Dance in London

Leading London dance institution, The Place, will be collaborating with the Korean Cultural Centre in London to present a week-long festival featuring performances by five Korean dance companies…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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