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Following the success of Rosemary Lee's acclaimed Common Dance (made for Dance Umbrella 2009), Square Dances is a new festival commission performed across four squares in central London. Like migrating birds arriving as unexpectedly as they disperse, up to 200 dancers of all ages will fleetingly animate these quiet atmospheric spaces in an epic yet intimate way. Audiences can choose to journey between the squares to see all four dances or enjoy a single one. Each distinctive event will be accompanied by the resonant sound of live bells ranging from a single toll to a specially commissioned score by Terry Mann. With her quietly intense style, Lee aims to surprise and delight audiences and passers-by with this fresh perspective on London’s gathering places.