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Contemporary dance. Richard Alston, Artistic Director of The Place, the UK's leading centre for contemporary dance, is internationally recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring choreographers in British dance. The profoundly rich relationship between great music and dance is the hallmark of Alston's work.Plunge dives into the spiralling cascades of Boulez's Anthemes 2 for violin and electronic tape, and Strange Company visits the romantic but troubled world of Robert Schumann, whose stormy Davidsbundlertanzer are played lived by brilliant young pianist Jason Ridgway. The programme also includes Lachrymae, set to the tender music of Benjamin Britten, and the long-awaited revival of Alston's classic, Soda Lake