Richard Alston

Question 1

Where did Alston go to college?

Answer 1

Craydron college

Question 2

What year was Alston at craydron college?

Answer 2

1965-1967

Question 3

In what year did Alston go to London school of contemporary?

Answer 3

1967-1970

Question 4

In 1967-1970 where was Alston?

Answer 4

London school of contemporary dance

Question 5

In what year did Alston go to America?

Answer 5

1975-1977

Question 6

Why did Alston go to America?

Answer 6

To go and learn Cunningham technique

Question 7

In 2975-1977 where did Alston go?

Answer 7

New York, America

Question 8

In what year did Alston become resident choreographer at Rambert?

Answer 8

1982-1986

Question 9

In 1982-1986 what did Alston become and where at?

Answer 9

Residents choreographer at Rambert

Question 10

In 1981-1986 what company was made by Alston and others?

Answer 10

Second stride

Question 11

Who did Alston work with to crest second stride?

Answer 11

Ian spink and Siobhan Davies

Question 12

In what year was second stride made by Alston, spink and Davies?

Answer 12

1981-1986

Question 13

What year did Alston leave Rambert?

Answer 13

1992

Question 14

Why did Alston leave Rambert?

Answer 14

Due to financial difficulties

Question 15

In 1992 what did Alston do?

Answer 15

Leave Rambert

Question 16

In 1978 what did Alston form?

Answer 16

Richard Alston and his dancers

Question 17

In what year was Richard Alston and dancers created?

Answer 17

1978

Question 18

In what year was Alston artistic director at Rambert?

Answer 18

1986-1992

Question 19

In 1986-1992 what did Alston become and where at?

Answer 19

Artistic director at Rambert

Question 20

What are some of Alstons recurring structural devices?

Answer 20

• Repetition
• Canon
• Unison
• Accumulation
• Fragmentation

Question 21

What dies Alston use as a starting point?

Answer 21

Music

Question 22

What type of music does Alston use?

Answer 22

Classical, popular, live and taped

Question 23

What year did Alston form strider?

Answer 23

1972

Question 24

In 1972 what did Alston create?

Answer 24

Strider

Question 25

What was strider the first of?

Answer 25

Independent dance company

Question 26

What are some features of alstons works?

Answer 26

- Multidirectional movement - Dancers movement overlap creating visual complex patterns - Cunningham tilts, twists and curves

Question 27

Does the costume change during alstons strong language?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

What are the costumes used in strong language?

Answer 28

Women - Cropped jacket, knee length pleated skirt, mini skirt with leotard Men - black suits, black singlets and boxer shorts

Question 29

What type of movement used during strong language?

Answer 29

Cunningham technique with footwork based on classical dance

Question 30

There isconstrast used in strong language, how is this shown?

Answer 30

Some sections high energy with vigorous attack and others causal and nonchalant air

Question 31

What year was strong language made on Rambert?

Answer 31

1987

Question 32

In 1987 what work was made by Alston?

Answer 32

Strong language

Question 33

What year was soda lake created on Rambert?

Answer 33

1981

Question 34

In 1981 what Alston work was created?

Answer 34

Soda lake

Question 35

How many sections are there in soda lake?

Answer 35

4 sections

Question 36

What position is repeated during soda lake?

Answer 36

Cantonal position

Question 37

What are the silhouette based on in soda lake?

Answer 37

Lake and landscape

Question 38

Why is based on the middle of the stage in soda lake?

Answer 38

Silhouettes of a stick and a stick with a circle on it?

Question 39

What is the music in soda lake?

Answer 39

Silence

Question 40

What is the sculpture representative of?

Answer 40

Physical geometry from North America?

Question 41

What movement is used in soda lake?

Answer 41

- Unusual travel movement - Weighted movement - Diagonal movement - Floor movement

Question 42

What stage is soda lake on?

Answer 42

Proscenium arch

Question 43

What is included in the first section of soda lake?

Answer 43

Floor bound underneath sculpture

Question 44

What happens in the second section of soda lake?

Answer 44

Tracing shapes and ends cantonal position?

Question 45

What happens in the third section of soda lake?

Answer 45

Jumps leaps and ends in centinal position

Question 46

What happens in the final section in soda lake?

Answer 46

Fades backstage and is slow motion

Question 47

What is the costume in soda lake?

Answer 47

Black leotard

Question 48

What is the starting point for soda lake?

Answer 48

Sculptures and the way the shapes effects the space it stands in