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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. Proudly celebrating its twentieth year, Richard Alston Dance Company returns to the Playhouse with a programme showcasing Alston's superbly skilled choreography and music bursting with literary connections. Rejoice in the Lamb is danced to Britten's superb setting of Christopher Smart poetry, fuelled by both religious fervour and playful eccentricity. Proudly celebrating its twentieth year, Richard Alston Dance Company returns to the Playhouse with a programme showcasing Alston's superbly skilled choreography and music bursting with literary connections. Rejoice in the Lamb is danced to Britten's superb setting of Christopher Smart poetry, fuelled by both religious fervour and playful eccentricity. Set to Britten's masterpiece, Illuminations paints a vivid picture of the wild young genius Arthur Rimbaud. Britten and Alston combine to depict images from the turbulent life of the young poet, visionary and misfit in equal part.