EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney)
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EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) is an independent
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in Dalston, London which opened in 2018 in a former cinema. On the ground floor is a multi-purpose 1200 capacity dedicated events space. Upstairs is a 750 capacity tiered seated Art Deco theatre. Each of these locations hosts live music shows. There is also a restaurant. The building at 13 Stoke Newington Road was built in 1936 as an
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cinema called The Savoy, later
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, that ceased operations in 1984. It was later used as a snooker hall and wedding venue, among other uses. "The main auditorium then lay derelict for 40 years" until 2015. After a £3 million redevelopment by Auro Foxcroft and others, Evolutionary Arts Hackney, or EartH, opened there in September 2018.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evolutionary Arts Hackney Arts organizations established in the 2010s Music venues in London Arts centres in London Former cinemas in London