Venue Hire
Winner of the RIBA National Award for Architecture 2021, the building is home to English National Ballet and offers production, rehearsal and event facilities, just a 5-minute tube journey from Canary Wharf and with easy vehicular access from the A13.
Our spaces
Holloway Production Studio
A blank canvas which can be transformed into a magical dining, conference, training or technical theatre space.
Rehearsal Studios
Perfect for rehearsals, workshops, training sessions, private performances, filming and photography.
Dorfman Foyer
A contemporary, unique events space in East London, ideal for entertaining.
Roof Terrace
A great London rooftop venue for hosting drinks receptions and networking as well as social employee events.
Wigoder Gallery
Ideal for large events such as meetings, away days, drinks receptions, networking and training sessions.
Bickle Room
The Bickle Room is the perfect space to host meetings and seminars in East London.
How to use the space
Entertaining and events
Mulryan Centre for Dance offers the perfect location to host client entertaining and events in an RIBA award-winning building.
Filming and Photography
The Mulryan Centre for Dance is a modern, contemporary, award-winning arts building, making it a fantastic setting for filming and photoshoots.
Rehearsals & workshops
The Mulryan Centre for Dance offers a range of state-of-the-art studios that are ideal for rehearsals of large-scale productions.
By Underground/DLR
Canning Town station: Jubilee Line & DLR, 5 minute walk
The Mulryan Centre for Dance is on London City Island, a short walk from Canning Town station. Exit the barriers and turn left towards the Bow Creek exit, taking the lift or stairs to street level. Then cross the red bridge onto London City Island and the Mulryan Centre for Dance is directly ahead of you.
By Bus
Routes 5, 69, 115, 147, 241, 300, 309, 323, 330 stop at Canning Town Bus Station.
Route D3 stops at Leamouth/Orchard Place.
By Bike
Cycle Superhighway (Hyde Park to Barking) passes close by and is around a 2 minute cycle from the Mulryan Centre for Dance. There are multiple bike racks around the Island.
The nearest Santander cycle docking station is by East India station (DLR), 14 minute walk.
By Car
The Mulryan Centre for Dance is outside of the Congestion Charge Zone, but within the ULEZ and LEZ Zones.
Cars can drop off or wait for guests for up to 20 minutes on the Island. For any longer period a permit for the Car Park needs to be purchased from the London City Island Concierge, at the front of Kent Building, in the centre of the Island. The Car Park is located at the rear of the Mulryan Centre for Dance. Only Blue Badge holders or oversized vehicles can park in the exterior parking spaces, all other vehicles need to park in the Car Park.
Parking
Cars can drop off or wait for guests for up to 20 minutes on the Island. For any longer period a permit for the Car Park needs to be purchased from the London City Island Concierge, at the front of Kent Building, in the centre of the Island. The Car Park is located at the rear of the Mulryan Centre for Dance. Only Blue Badge holders or oversized vehicles can park in the exterior parking spaces, all other vehicles need to park in the Car Park.
We are committed to making the Mulryan Centre for Dance inclusive and accessible to all and aim to do everything we can to make every visitor feel welcome.
Travel
Canning Town station is fully accessible. There is a lift from the station to street level (Bow Creek exit) and lifts on both sides of the red bridge that take you to London City Island where we are located.
Parking
There are multiple Blue Badge spaces around the Island for drop off or parking. For parking for more than 20 minutes, a permit can be purchased from the London City Island Concierge at the front of Kent Building in the centre of the Island.
Arrival
As you arrive at the front of the building the central entrance has a pull to open door. Alternatively to the right of this there is a single, automatic door. There is a buzzer on a post next to this to press to request this door to be opened.
The building has flat level access throughout and there are two lifts, as well as stairs to the upper part of the foyer. The lift has a hand rail, as wells as low-level ridged and illuminated buttons.
There is a smooth, hard floor surface in the foyers.
The reception desk has a lowered area suitable for wheelchair use.
Toilets
There is an accessible toilet in the ground floor foyer.
Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
You are welcome to bring your assistance dog into the foyer.
FAQs
The Mulryan Centre for Dance is open for space hires and events on Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday and Sunday 8:30am-4pm. Any hires outside of these hours can be arranged at an additional charge to cover studio and staff costs.
Most of our rehearsal studios are located on the 4th floor and are fully accessible via a passenger lift servicing all levels. There are gender-neutral toilets and an accessible toilet on the 4th floor. There are no communal kitchen facilities/green rooms for hirers, but break-out spaces with kitchen facilities can be hired (depending on availability) for an additional cost.
Free parking permits are available on request (maximum of 2 per hire). We also have a loading bay with direct access into the production studio and access to the other studios via the goods lift.
Exclusive hire to include overnight and weekend storage can be arranged for an additional hire fee.
All of our rehearsal studios have Harlequin sprung dance flooring suitable for light-soled dance shoes and bare feet. Any hires where heels or character shoes will be worn (or socked feet) and/or where set pieces will be brought in will need to arrange for protective flooring to be laid. We can provide this for you at an additional cost.
We have a fantastic variety of trusted catering and production suppliers who can be recommended on request.
Filming and photography of hirers’ activities, including for use on social media, can be arranged in advance of your hire date. Use of English National Ballet’s name and logo is not permitted without prior approval and an additional location fee.
There is free wifi throughout the building as well as a dedicated higher speed wifi that can be used by hirers for streaming.
All income from venue hire at the Mulryan Centre for Dance is invested directly back into English National Ballet charity to support our work.
