han ▁Dav ies ▁Dance ▁Company , ▁a ▁contemporary ▁dance ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁From ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Dav ies ▁began ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁ch ore ographic ▁style , ▁moving ▁towards ▁creating ▁site - specific ▁dance ▁work , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁tour ing ▁dance ▁produ ctions ▁altogether . ▁ ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁Dance ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁opened ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁Studios , ▁created ▁by ▁architect ▁Sarah ▁W igg les worth , ▁and ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁R I BA ▁award . ▁This ▁marked ▁a ▁permanent ▁change ▁in ▁Dav ies ' ▁work ▁from ▁a ▁tour ing ▁dance ▁company ▁into ▁a ▁contemporary ▁arts ▁organisation . ▁The ▁new ▁company ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁investigation ▁and ▁expl oration ▁of ▁ch ore ography ▁and ▁movement ▁within ▁a ▁contemporary ▁arts ▁context . ▁The ▁company ▁produces ▁and ▁comm issions ▁new ▁work ▁from ▁live ▁performance ▁to ▁contemporary ▁film , ▁and ▁act ively ▁takes ▁part ▁in ▁industry ▁and ▁academic ▁expl oration . ▁It ▁also ▁uses ▁its ▁London - based ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁visual ▁art ▁gallery ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁dance ▁studio ▁space . ▁The ▁company ▁regularly ▁takes ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁Dance ▁Um bre lla ▁season . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁Re Play ▁digital ▁archive ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁Dance ▁Company ▁ ▁Category