Angel Square is an imposing office development on the corner of Islington High Street and City Road. Artangel commissioned Hans-Peter Kuhn to create Five Floors in the 40,000 square feet of Angel Square's Block One.

For two weeks from 12 October 1992, three passenger lifts and a flight of stairs connected a limited number of visitors with five different worlds of sound and light. Twice during the residency, Artangel presented Five Dances - a series of choreographic works for each floor, featuring Ellen Van Schuylenburch and Gary Lambert - conceived by Ian Spink in response to Kuhn's environment.

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