East London Dance reveals details of new £4.1 million creative hub

Designed by Waugh Thistleton with internal design by architect Katy Marks, the creative hub comprises two dance studios, five music production/recording studios, a live room and two vocal booths, a large flexible rehearsal/events space and a tech lab for education and training.

There is also a canteen and co-working area and a central atrium that will function as the Talent House’s main reception and as a space for dance jams and informal gigs.

The Talent House will open in the autumn, with the aim of engaging more than 12,000 people every year with a public programme co-curated with artists, young people and local residents.

East London Dance chief executive Polly Risbridger said: "We have been championing and growing east London’s dance scene for over three decades and we’re thrilled to call this incredible new building home and be able to welcome in our local communities."

Supporters of the project include Arts Council England, Greater London Authority, London Legacy Development Corporation, London Borough of Newham, Vastint UK, Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, which is funded by Westfield Stratford City and delivered by Foundation for Future London, and the London Marathon Charitable Trust.

East London Dance and UD are continuing to fundraise a final £350,000 to reach the £4.1 million target for the Talent House.