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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 joyous surge of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Stravinsky’s vibrant Russian folk tunes, and the taut, driven layers of Terry Riley....here is music full of glorious contrasts. Alston’s Movements from Petrushka skilfully reworks images from the ballet Petrushka, and is revived to mark the 2009 centenary of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. 'You only have to watch two minutes from Movements From Petrushka to see Alston’s on a winning streak' The Guardian Martin Lawrance’s To Dance and Skylark is a celebration of dance energy, performed to Bach’s vigorous concertos. High-spirited, athletic steps complement the elation of this wonderful music. 'Clever, original, true choreography, I want to see much more of Lawrance’s dance making' Financial Times Alston’s Overdrive picks up Riley’s music and runs with it to the wire. 'Fast paced and utterly exhilarating' Sunday Times

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Choreographer(s): Richard Alston (Movments from Petrushka), Martin Lawrance (To Dance and Skylark), Richard Alston (Overdrive)