Chisenhale Dance Space is a British, member-led charitable organisation[1] based in east London.
It was founded in the early 1980s by members of the X6 Dance Collective[2] who were originally housed in Butler's Wharf[3] It officially opened as a public performance space in December 1984.
[4][5] The organisation is based on the top floor of a former veneer factory near Victoria Park in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
[8] Their projects consist of artist development programmes and community outreach, such as Inspiring Young Londoners Through Dance, which was part of the Transformers scheme to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics.
[9] The theatre space is used for dance festivals, live performances and dance-related film screenings.