The choreographer on Ian Nairn’s architecture writing, a Greek temple in Sicily, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and the deep humanity of RembrandtChoreographer Richard Alston was born in Sussex and educated at Eton before studying fine art and theatre design at Croydon School of Art. In 1967, he became one of the first students at the newly established London Contemporary Dance School. He studied in New York, principally with Merce Cunningham, before joining Rambert, first as resident choreographer in 1980 then artistic director from 1986 to 1992. In 1994, he was made artistic director of The Place where he set up the Richard Alston Dance Company. The company celebrates its 20th anniversary with performances at Sadler’s Wells on 26 and 27 January. Continue reading...
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