Exhibitions

A selection of visual arts exhibitions which may not concentrate solely on dance/movement but feature it in some way...

5000 Morris Dancers Weekend
3-5 September
Southbank Centre.  Box office: 0844 875 0073
Pop artist David Owen brings a Morris-inspired large-scale installation to Southbank Centre, highlighting his irreverent and humorous re-imaginings of established folk and pop icons and challenging current image of the Morris dancer in English culture. The installation is complemented by a weekend celebrating the best in folk and Morris dance including live music, film and of course dance.
5000 Morris Dancers Weekend

Sadler's Wells, 7 June - 11 September
Islington Local History Centre, Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, EC1V 4NB.
Opening hours: Mon & Thu: 9.30am-8pm. ; Tue, Fri & Sat: 9.30am-5pm; Wed & Sun: closed
Closed from 1pm-2pm daily.  (020) 7527 7988
more details on islington.gov.uk

An exhibition highlighting the archive of the Sadler's Wells Theatre held by Islington Local History Centre.  Sadler's Wells is the name of six theatres that have stood on the Rosebery Avenue site since 1683. It has survived through the centuries in many forms and has thrived as a music hall, a drama and opera theatre and now as a venue dedicated to international dance.  On display will be material illustrating the history of the Sadler's Wells site as well as playbills, programmes, posters, photographs and scripts from the many productions staged here.

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes 1909-1929
25 September 2010 - 9 January 2011
V&A Museum. Booking: 020 7907 7073
Exhibition information
In September 2010 the V&A is staging a major exhibition, Serge Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929, looking at the work of the company and its cultural impact on 20th century design, choreography, music and art.
The Theatre and Performance Department holds significant collections of objects and archives relating to Diaghilev including the Ekstrom Collection which contains letters, financial records, and telegrams from the Ballets Russes activities to give a unique insight into the day-to-day running of the company.
Photo: Ballets Russes, Le Train Bleu, Théâtre Champs-Elysées, Paris, France 1924. Dancers: Lydia Sokolova, Anton Dolin, Bronislava Nijinska and Leon Woizikovsky. Costumes: Coco Chanel. Museum no. 2006AC5722
www.vam.ac.uk
Related press article: Maev Kennedy, Guardian, 29 March 2010

Film screenings 3-28 Sep.10, at the BFI Southbank: From the Ballets Russes

Move: Choreographing You
13 October 2010 - 9 January 2011
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
Box office: 0844 875 0073
Tickets: £11 (including £1 voluntary donation**)
Concessions: Seniors £10; Concessions/students £8; Young people 12-18 £5.50 (all prices include £1 voluntary donation**)
Move: Choreographing You explores how dance has been a driving force in the development of contemporary art since the 1960s. Among sculptural works, set pieces and installations, encounter dancers from Laban Contemporary Dance on their own journeys through the galleries. Pick up a hula hoop on the outdoor terrace, watch impromptu performances and go for a spin in the digital archive.
Move is staged in a beautiful sequence of concertina'd screens. The space is designed by Amanda Levete Architects.
Move: Choreographing You is curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery. Featured artists include: Tania Bruguera, William Forsythe, Isaac Julien, Mike Kelley, La Ribot, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Tino Sehgal, Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti and Trisha Brown.
www.haywardgallery.org.uk

The Yvonne Rainer Project
26 November 2010 - 23 January 2011
BFI Gallery. Information: 020 7928 3232
(Not yet open for booking, keep checking back on the BFI website for more details)
This November the BFI Gallery presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of the legendary American dancer, choreographer and filmmaker, Yvonne Rainer (b.1934). The exhibition features three of Rainer's works in the BFI Gallery and is accompanied by screenings of her seven feature films to be shown in the BFI cinemas and a curated programme of artists' works taking place in December.
The BFI Gallery show features Rainer's installation, After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid (2002) to be shown for the first time in Europe; and installation format projections of two of Rainer's most recent choreographies (as she has returned to dance in the past ten years), filmed by Babette Mangolte, RoS Indexical (2008) and AG Indexical with a Little Help from H.M. (2007).
BFI website

The White Lodge Museum
White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey TW10 5HR
Tel: 020 8392 8440. Admission free, booking essential
Email: museum@royalballetschool.co.uk
White Lodge is a half-hour walk from Richmond tube/rail station
The Ballet Museum is housed in the Windsor Crescent at White Lodge. The Special Collections and archives relate to the history of dance teaching in the UK. There are many archives and documents in the Collections which are unique, including the papers bequeathed by the School's founder Ninette de Valois, which give an invaluable insight into her methods of working and the ethos on which the School was founded.
White Lodge Museum
Related article: Maev Kennedy, Guardian, 24 Feb.09

Performance Exhibition
Room 38, National Portrait Gallery
Ongoing from October 2008
A new performance themed exhibition including portraits of Akram Khan, Sir Anthony Dowell, & Adam Cooper.
more details
www.npg.org.uk