Essential Alston a choreographer discusses his work
- 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.
- Published by
- U.K. : Contemporary Dance Trust, c1998.
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Details
- 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)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- 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
- Note
- For accompanying Teacher's Booklet, see: *MGYB (Alston) 00-3708.
- Credits (note)
- Executive producer, Christopher Thomson.
- Performer (note)
- Speaker: Richard Alston.
- 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