The development of the Independent Contemporary Dance Scene
(1999-2003) | -A decade of maturity and widening impact and reach. |
(2000) | -Akram Khan launches his own company and wins The Jerwood Foundation Choreography Award. |
(2000) | -The refurbished ROH opened. |
(2001) | -Jeannette Siddall's 21st Century Dance published by ACE |
(2003) | -2003 Grants for the Arts Launched |
(2004) | -Hofesh Shechter wins the audience award at The Place Prize and forming his own company. 2008: Rafael Bonachela, winner of the Place Prize, appointed Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Theatre but will also continue to run his own company, BDC. -2004 Youth Dance England Launched -6 Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) established by government funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and managed by the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS). |
(2006) | -The Lowry opens in Salford. The newly built Dance City opens in Newcastle: The Birmingham Hippodrome complex opens with BRB in residence and The Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries. -Dance Manifesto Launched: All party Dance Forum announced |
(2007) | Palatine research on Dance in HE highlights 80 institutions offering dance at FE and HE level. Overall student numbers on dance HE programmes grows by 97% from 2002 - 2007 with 3645 students entering training in 2006/07: UCAS carries 506 listings for dance for entry in 2009. |
(2008) | -Having opened in 1999 The Point, Eastleigh will open Phase Three of its development as an arts and dance centre. |
(2006-2008) | -Big Dance takes place led by the London Mayor's Office and partnered by ACE and BBC. |
(2008) | -DTAP research into accreditation and training for artists working with young people. -Youth Dance England announced that dance will receive a £5.5 million investment from the Government. Funded through the Departments for Culture, Media and Sport and Children, Schools and Families and Arts Council England. |
(2009) | -Foundation for Community Dance launch the National College for Community Dance |
(2010) | -The first year of the MA Creative Practice commences, jointly run by ID, Trinity Laban and Siobhan Davies Dance. |
(2012) | -Independent Dance and Siobhan Davies Dance are awarded joint National Portfolio Organisation status by Arts Council England. |