The Jamie Watton Creation Space

The Jamie Watton Creation Space is a double height, light-filled space for artist residencies and rehearsals as well as performances and events.

 

The Jamie Watton Creation Space. Photo Danny Fitzpatrick

Perfect for creative expoloration, the studio has a fully sprung floor, ceiling holds for aerial work and a running wall. With its fully retractable seating folded away, there is room for up to 40 dancers/performers to move around comfortably.

With its raked seating in place, the Creation Space can host an audience of 120 people.  When set up as a performance space it has full blackout facilities and a high-spec theatre sound and lighting rig. 

A really flexible place to work/create/hold an event, we have hosted conferences, workshops, video and photography shoots, performances, social dances, launch parties, and film screenings. 

Located on the top floor of The Dance Space, it is wheelchair accessible from street level by lift and has access to wheelchair accessible toilet and changing facilities.

 

Features:

  • Capacity for up to 40 dancers or 121 seated audience members
  • Junkers sprung dance floor with a harlequin overlay
  • Ceiling strongholds for aerial dance
  • Mid-scale lighting rig
  • AV Sound system
  • Natural light
  • Floor to ceiling blinds
  • Access to green room and changing room facilities
  • Retractable seating with 123 seats

 

Features and Specifications

  • Capacity for up to 40 dancers or 121 seated audience members
  • Junkers sprung dance floor with a harlequin overlay
  • Ceiling strongholds for aerial dance
  • Mid-scale lighting rig
  • AV Sound system
  • Natural light
  • Floor to ceiling blinds
  • Access to green room and changing room facilities
  • Retractable seating with 123 seats
  • Dimensions: 10.8m x 14m x 6.5m high (with seating retracted)  /  10.8m x 7x 6.5m high (with seating). With black surge wings, it makes the space 6.5m wide

 

 

A large studio space with wooden laminate floor and a black stage. There are chairs that have been retracted at the back
The Jamie Watton Creation Space. Photography by Danny Fitzpatrick

If you are interested in hiring any of our spaces please get in touch with our Studio Hires team at studios@southeastdance.org.uk. We would love to hear from you! 

All studio bookings will be subject to availability and subsequent acceptance by the programming team in line with South East Dance’s vision and programming policy. 

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