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Title

Essential Alston [videorecording] : a choreographer discusses his work / [presented by] the Richard Alston Dance Company ; direction, camera and editing by Richard Coldman ; artistic direction and choreography by Richard Alston.

Publication

U.K. : Contemporary Dance Trust, c1998.

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Additional Authors

• Ash, Ben
• Karahan, Olcay
• Lawrance, Martin
• Oguike, Henri
• Piper, Jason
• Salt, Rachel
• Smith, Samantha
• Tamen, Isabel
• Towler, Angela
• Tudor, Christopher
• Alston, Richard, 1948-
• Coldman, Richard.
• Thomson, Christopher.
• Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
• Mumford, Peter, 1946-
• Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.
• Gaultier, Denis, -1672.
• Kondō, Jō, 1947-
• Dimou, Fotini.
• Balfour, Charles.
• Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764.
• Spaziani, Jeanne.
• Richard Alston Dance Company.
• Contemporary Dance Trust (London, England)

Description

1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., col. PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

In footage recorded in an interview and at a lecture-demonstration with his dance company, British choreographer Richard Alston discusses some of the elements that shape his work: his interest in structure and complexity ; his use of music and the visual arts as sources of inspiration ; his choreographic process ; his combination of complexity and clarity in the same work ; his deployment of the dancer's torso and back. He analyzes examples from four selected works, which are danced in costume onstage and in rehearsal clothes at the lecture-demonstration. In brief statements, members of his company discuss their perceptions of his choreography and working methods. Following the program (ca. 51 min.) are 11 min. of performance excerpts from three works: Rumours, visions ; Light flooding into darkened rooms ; and Brisk singing.

Uniform Title

• Rumours, visions (Choreographic work : Alston)
• Okho (Choreographic work : Alston)
• Light flooding into darkened rooms (Choreographic work : Alston)
• Brisk singing (Choreographic work : Alston)

Subjects

• Modern dance > England
• Lecture-demonstrations
• Dance
• Choreographers > England > 20th century
• Video
• Choreography
• Alston, Richard, 1948- > Interviews

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• For accompanying Teacher's Booklet, see: *MGYB (Alston) 00-3708.

Credits (note)

• Executive producer, Christopher Thomson.

Performer (note)

• Speaker: Richard Alston.

Contents

Dance works represented: Rumours, visions / music, Benjamin Britten (extract from Les illuminations) ; text, Arthur Rimbaud ; costumes, Elizabeth Baker ; lighting, Peter Mumford -- Okho / music, Iannis Xenakis (extract from Okho) -- Light flooding into darkened rooms / music, Denis Gaulthier (from La réthorique des dieux), Jo Kondo (extract from Ars brevis) ; costumes, Fotini Dimou ; lighting, Charles Balfour -- Brisk singing / music, Jean-Philippe Rameau (extracts from Les boréades) ; costumes, Jeanne Spaziani ; lighting, Charles Balfour.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4811

OCLC

NYPY00-F904

Title

Essential Alston [videorecording] : a choreographer discusses his work / [presented by] the Richard Alston Dance Company ; direction, camera and editing by Richard Coldman ; artistic direction and choreography by Richard Alston.

Imprint

U.K. : Contemporary Dance Trust, c1998.

Credits

Executive producer, Christopher Thomson.

Performer

Speaker: Richard Alston.

Danced by the Richard Alston Dance Company: Ben Ash, Olcay Karahan, Martin Lawrance, Henri Oguike, Jason Piper, Rachel Salt, Samantha Smith, Isabel Tamen, Angela Towler, Christopher.

Local Subject

Lecture-demonstrations.

Added Author

Ash, Ben, dancer.

Karahan, Olcay, dancer.

Lawrance, Martin, dancer.

Oguike, Henri, dancer.

Piper, Jason, dancer.

Salt, Rachel, dancer.

Smith, Samantha, dancer.

Tamen, Isabel, dancer.

Towler, Angela, dancer.

Tudor, Christopher, dancer.

Alston, Richard, 1948- choreographer. Interviewee. Speaker

Coldman, Richard. Director

Thomson, Christopher. Producer

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Composer

Mumford, Peter, 1946- Lighting designer

Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001. Composer

Gaultier, Denis, -1672. Composer

Kondō, Jō, 1947- Composer

Dimou, Fotini. Costume designer

Balfour, Charles. Lighting designer

Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. Composer

Spaziani, Jeanne. Costume designer

Richard Alston Dance Company.

Contemporary Dance Trust (London, England)

Added Title

Rumours, visions (Choreographic work : Alston)

Okho (Choreographic work : Alston)

Light flooding into darkened rooms (Choreographic work : Alston)

Brisk singing (Choreographic work : Alston)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4811