Artshead

When: 23rd June – 26th July Where: All over London Info: “The Festival exists to entertain and inspire the City’s workers, residents and visitors with special events and world-class artists in beautiful surroundings, whilst providing unique opportunities for targeted business dialogue, community involvement, learning and participation.” For more info click here

When: 10-29 Apr 2013 Where: Southbank Centre Info: “Alchemy is our annual festival of music, dance, literature, design and debate from India, the UK and South Asia.” For more info click here

When: 8th Feb 2013 Where: Queen Elizabeth Hall Info: “Vivaldi’s legendary The Four Seasons are given a fresh twist in this major new collaboration between the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and renowned choreographer Henri Oguike, fusing period performance with contemporary choreography.” For more info click here

When: 20th, 23rd & 27th Nov 2012 Where: The Place Info: “Dance is a vehicle for ideas. Through performance, ways of seeing and thinking can cross borders and bridge cultures, trading in the common currency of a shared experience. Or at least: that’s the theory. A series of special evenings at The Place this November [...]

When: Nov 1-4 2012 Where: Cecil Sharp House Info: “EFDSS will celebrate eight decades since the 1932 amalgamation of the Folk-Song Society, founded in 1898, and the English Folk Dance Society, founded in 1911, with a four-day festival at Cecil Sharp House in November 2012.” For more info click here

When: 13-30th December 2012 Where: Queen Elizabeth Hall Info: “Hans Christian Andersen’s bittersweet fable is just a springboard into the wild realms of theatrical possibility. As our despairing Match Girl staves off the cruel cold of winter with her dwindling supply of flames, she turns to her dreams and the light of the stars to [...]

When: various events running till 8th Sept 2012 Where: National Theatre and surrounding area Info: “Marvel at the best of world street theatre in the Watch This Space festival in Theatre Square, or try your hand at puppetry, prop-making and performance in The Pop-up Workshop on the Waterloo Terrace.” For more info click here

When: 21st July 2012 Where: The Place Info: “School is out for the summer so get your holidays off to a great start with a fun-filled day of dance at The Place.” Fore more info click here

When: 14th July 2012 Where: BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE Info: “Following the runaway success of the swing dance evening at the last Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra residency we are again staging an unmissable evening of red-hot swing for dance-lovers.” For more info click here

When: 1st-28th July 2012 Where: Southbank Centre Info: “Africa Utopia is a month-long festival of music, theatre, film, literature, dance, fashion, talks and debates programmed by Southbank Centre in conjunction with renowned Senegalese singer and human-rights campaigner Baaba Maal…” For more info click here