| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2012 Sadler's Wells | Labyrinth of Love: Rambert Dance Company at Sadler's Wells |
In the opening night of its short Autumn season at Sadler’s Wells, Rambert Dance Company presented a mixed bill that comprised four attractive works. Introducing a brand new piece by Irish choreographer Marguerite Donlon, the programme also included three revivals from acclaimed choreographers Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham and Richard Alston.
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| 3-Oct-2012 The Place | Still roaring: Richard Alston Dance Company at The Place |
Richard Alston’s Autumn season At Home was greeted with a full house. Dance celebrities and non-celebrities, the older generation from his experimental years, and eager younger choreographers with notebooks all gathered in celebration at The Place. The evening, made up of four pieces, three by Alston and one by the choreographer Martin Lawrance, confirmed (as if it were necessary) that the master is still roaring.
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| 13-Apr-2012 The Place | A Celebration of Bob Lockyer |
A Celebration of Bob Lockyer was less a celebration of the man than of his work. Lockyer has had a full career ranging from producer of award-winning dance programmes at the BBC, to chair of Dance UK and South-East Dance. His lengthy career has earned him the accolade of “one of the great heroes of British dance”. It is right that the celebration of a man for whom commissioning new work has always been of great importance was not a nostalgic affair but a forward-looking evening of commissions by - mostly - young choreographers.Read full review... | |
| 29-Feb-2012 Sadler's Wells | Richard Alston Dance Company at Sadler's Wells: A triple bill highlighting Alston's musicality |
True to their usual standard of extraordinary craftsmanship and virtuosic dancing, Richard Alston Dance Company brought a mixed bill of new and old works to Sadler’s Wells. The evening’s programme included three pieces: Alston’s Roughcut, which premièred in 1990; Lie of the Land, a work by rehearsal director Martin Lawrance; and one of Alston’s newest choreographies, A Ceremony of Carols.Read full review... | |