Richard Alston
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- Created on: 04-03-18 18:06
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- Richard Alston
- Born in Sussex, 1948
- Training
- Went to Eton College before studying Art at Croydon College of Art
- At 18, he started taking classes in contemporary, then became a full-time student at LCDS
- 1975, he left to training with Cunningham in New York
- Choreographer
- 1980, Alston was appointed Resident Choreographer fro Ballet Rambert
- 1986, he then became Artistic Director where by he choreographed over 25 works
- This included, Rite of Spring, Wildlife, Strong Language, and Pulcinella
- His dances often have no meaning but are concerned with movement for movement sake
- His works are said to combine principles of classicism with explosive forces of contemporary
- Significant Influences
- Architecture & Space
- he finds architecture inspiring. "space is physical, its cartable it can be sculptured by movement
- Art & Sculpture
- He describes his way of moving like drawing i the air
- He used nigel osborne's sculpture in Soda Lake,
- it was a sculpture that the dancers both interacted with and mirrored within the movement.
- Music
- The drive to create movement is in response to the music
- he also uses silence, text and soundscapes but also continues to find intrinsic rhythms in the movement
- The drive to create movement is in response to the music
- Individuality & Movement
- Alston likes to experiment in the studio and see where the 'mistakes' will lead to
- Individuality from his dancers are seen as a variety of distinctions and gives his works depth
- the Cunningham technique has allowed him to develop his own signature style
- The sense of fall and suspensions with the contrast of shape angles and lines
- Architecture & Space
- Collaborations
- Alston explored the importance of collaborations with music and design in dance
- he has worked with visual artist such as Richard Smith in 'Wildlife' and Nigel Hall in 'Soda Lake'
- It is clear in 'Soda Lake' that Alston intertwines choreography in design
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