Christopher Bruce
| Christopher Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1945 Leicester |
| Former groups | Ballet Rambert |
| Dances | Cruel garden, Ghost dances, Sergeant Early’s Dream, Intimate Pages, Swansong and Rooster. |
Christopher Bruce is a choreographer and performer born in Leicester on 3 October 1945. He was Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company until 2002.[1][2]
In addition to performing and choreographing, he has created many works for Rambert and for Nederlands Dans Theater, Houston Ballet and Cullberg Ballet and has had a long-term association with the English National Ballet and the Houston Ballet. In 2005 he created a new work for the spring season at the Royal Ballet and a further new work for the Rambert autumn season. His works include Cruel Garden, Ghost Dances, Sergeant Early's Dream, Swansong, Moonshine and Rooster.
He choreographed the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Alan Ayckbourn Musical Jeeves at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1975.
Bruce was awarded a CBE for a lifetime’s service to dance because he was one of Britain’s leading choreographers. He is a visiting honorary professor at the University of Exeter.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Christopher Bruce CBE". londondance.com. http://www.londondance.com/content.asp?CategoryID=175. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Parry, Jann (23 December 2001). "Out with the old, in with Matz Skoog". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/dec/23/jannparry.featuresreview. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Staff profiles". University of Exeter. http://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/drama/staff/. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
