When
Thursday 20th May - Saturday 14th August 2010
Where
London parks
Join dancers from Sadler's Wells and the English National Ballet amongst other performers at the pop up pavilion. London parks and green spaces across the capital are hosting the inflatable, mobile pavilion as it goes on tour across the capital over the summer.
Portavilion project
The brainchild of German art and architecture collective Raumlabor-Berlin, the pop up pavilion London event sees dance performances and live music taking place within a mobile, inflatable pavilion. As the Portavilion that houses the events can be squeezed inbetween trees, under bridges and into corners, expect to see the translucent bubble looking a little bit different each time you see it in a new park or open space.
Live dance performances
The Greenwich Dance Academy, Sadler's Wells and English National Ballet are all making contributions to the pop up pavilion London programme, alongside East London Dance and Siobhan Davies Dance organisations. Alongside all the unique dance performances, there's also special events from the likes of the Tate Modern, Royal Society of Arts and The Roundhouse.
Summer of dance
The many of the events in the Portavilion pop up pavilion London programme tie in with the Big Dance festival, but keep an eye out too for special events that coincide with the London Festival of Architecture and other festivals taking place over the summer. The Portavilion is taking a tour of parks within the five east London boroughs that are due to host the Olympic Games in 2012, before it travels into central London.
Programme of events
The pop up mobile pavilion programme of events looks like this:
1.30pm - 8.30pm, Thursday 20th May
Potters Field, Southwark
Big Dance Bubble Portavilion launch with Sadler's Wells and Siobhan Davies Dance
1pm - 10pm, Saturday 5th June
Allen Gardens, Tower Hamlets
The Dancers Bubble with East London Dance
12pm - 5pm, Saturday 19th June
Bruce Castle, Haringey
Sadler's Wells and Siobhan Davies Dance
From 2pm, Sunday 27th June
Lloyd Park, Waltham Forest
Green Fair Portavilion Bubble
7pm - 8.30pm, Friday 2nd July
North Lawn, Tate Modern
Friday Late at Tate for the London Festival of Architecture
12.30pm - 4.30pm, Sunday 4th July
Eltham Palace, Greenwich
Greenwich World Cultural Festival
12pm - 7pm, Friday 9th July
Croydon
Croydon's Big Dance Bubble Festival
1pm - 7pm, Sunday 11th July
Pheasantry Welcome Garden, Bushy Park, Richmond
Bushy Bubble Boogie
3pm - 9pm, Tuesday 13th July
Stratford Park, Newham
4pm - 10pm, Saturday 17th July
Gillett Square, Hackney
Film screening
12pm - 7pm, Sunday 25th July
Kensington Gardens, Westminster
FUSE Portavilion Bubble
FUSE Festival London
Monday 2nd August - Wednesday 4th August
Cumberland Gate, Regents Park, Westminster
Roundhouse performances
1pm - 8pm, Saturday 14th August
Burgess Park, Southwark
Tate at the Mix Festival
The pop up pavilion London events run from Thursday 20th May - Saturday 14th August 2010. Performance times vary. Admission is free.