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Gala event celebrating the 90th birthday of The Place's inaugural artistic director, Robert Cohan, widely recognised as the founding father of British contemporary dance. The Place hosts a series of seminars and a gala performance to celebrate how Cohan transformed the landscape of dance in the UK and how his influence continues today. A protege of Martha Graham, Robert was instrumental in changing the dance landscape in the UK and Europe over the past half-century, since he established London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Martha Graham Dance Company dancers perform the duet from Forest (1977) - World premiere of a new solo work choreographed by Cohan for Liam Riddick of Richard Alston Dance Company. - World premiere of a new work by James Cousins inspired by Cohan's Cell (1969), performed by students from London Contemporary Dance School. - Lingua Franca, a new quartet choreographed by Cohan in 2014, performed by Yorke Dance Project. - World premiere of a new work by Tony Adigun, inspired by Robert Cohan's Forest, performed by dancers from The Place's Centre for Advanced Training and Children & Youth Dance Programme. - Exhibition of dance photographs by Cohan, many of them being shown for the first time.