Dancehouse

The building which now houses the Dancehouse Theatre, on Oxford Road, Manchester, was originally designed by Pendleton and Dickson for the property developer Emmanuel Nove, a Ukrainian who came to the city in the late 19th century.

The building was built in 1929-30[1] originally containing two large meeting halls over a parade of shops.

[4] A lease for the derelict property was obtained in 1990 by the Northern Ballet School which, together with its sister company The Dancehouse Theatre, set about restoring the building to its former Art Deco splendour.

One previously derelict 750-seat cinema was converted to create the Dancehouse Theatre, officially opened in 1994 by Princess Margaret.

The next four cinemas and other areas of the building were converted into the five dance studios and associated facilities that now house the Northern Ballet School.