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New Year’s Honours list recognises Matthew Bourne, Tamara Rojo and Christopher Wheeldon

Sadler’s Wells’ Associate Artists Matthew Bourne and Christopher Wheeldon and Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of Sadler’s Wells’ Associate Company English National Ballet, received a knighthood, an OBE and a CBE respectively as part of the 2016 New Year’s Honours list. Our warmest congratulations to all!

RICHARD ALSTON – SEEING THE MUSIC

Richard Alston is a key figure in British contemporary dance. ugg pour homme He was one of the first students at London Contemporary Dance School in the late 1960s and founded the country’s first independent dance company, Strider, in 1972. nike chaussure In 1980 he went on to become Rambert’s resident choreographer and later Artistic Director (he made the decision to drop ‘Ballet’ from the company’s name), before forming his own company at The Place in 1994. nike roshe run 2017 Over his 45 year career in dance Alston has developed a choreographic style which is intrisincally linked with music.