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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. Commissioned to celebrate last year's centenary of Britten, Alston's latest piece Rejoice in the Lamb is danced to Britten's superb setting of Christopher Smart poetry - full of religious fervour and eccentric details such as Smart's cat Jeoffry! 'Alston's choreographic response was a joyous and fitting tribute to the great composer, and sent the audience out into the dismal British weather, undeterred and smiling.' Dance Europe Alston also made H?lderlin Fragments to celebrate last year's centenary of Britten, it's danced to Britten's calm setting of Friedrich Holderlin's enigmatic lyrics. 'Its ingenuity and detail are as good as anything seen in the past decade.' The Stage A brand new piece by Martin Lawrance is inspired by the romantic composer Franz Liszt, without doubt a real contrast to last year's Madcap. 'Lawrance... what a force to be reckoned with he truly is' Scotsman. Also revived for the centenary of Benjamin Britten, 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.