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Choreographer
Richard Alston
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Company
Richard Alston Dance Company
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First Performance
October 2003
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Dance Style
Contemporary, Cunningham-influenced and release-based. The torso tips, tilts, twists and curves. Movement is expansive and energetic.
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Choreographic style
Pure dance – concerned with the movement itself. Alston works collaboratively with the dancers to create the material. Music and dance have a close relationship. Alston describes his approach as ‘architectural’, he likes structure and pattern.
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Starting Point
Music, Movement, Space
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Structure
16 Chapters
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Dancers
5 men, 6 women
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Accompaniment
Keyboard Study # 1 by Terry Riley. The pianist is Steffan Schleirmacher Minimalist. Written for two keyboard players and structured by computer. Phrases or fragments of melody interact and get shorter and shorter, stopping abruptly after 21 minutes.
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Costume
Jeanne Spaziani Simple, elegant, gender-specific costumes enhance the body design and flow of the movement. Men wear grey loose fitting vests and trousers. Women wear halterneck tunics and trousers; three are all in red and three wear red and grey tu
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Lighting
Charles Balfour The floor is washed in shades of blue, grey and purple. Colour changes relate to sections of the dance. Lighting from above and the sides create shadows.
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Set
The simple set consists of a rectangular space, with white borders at the sides and back. The back wall is black. There are no wings and dancers exit and enter from the sides.
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Staging
Theatrical
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Richard Alston Dance Company

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October 2003

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Contemporary, Cunningham-influenced and release-based. The torso tips, tilts, twists and curves. Movement is expansive and energetic.

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Pure dance – concerned with the movement itself. Alston works collaboratively with the dancers to create the material. Music and dance have a close relationship. Alston describes his approach as ‘architectural’, he likes structure and pattern.

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