The Choreographer and the Dance
Richard Alston and his
Wildlife, with members of Ballet Rambert
'Co-ordination, ways of using space, new ways of using time, this is what interests me ... not wrenching the body into things it simply should not do.' Richard Alston , newly-appointed artistic director of Ballet Rambert, talks about his ideas, his career and Wildlife, the ballet performed tonight which stands out as one of the most striking artistic collaborations seen on the dance stage in recent years. Nigel Osborne , composer, talks about his exotic score; Richard Smith , painter, about the spectacular moving kites he created for the designs; and Peter Mumford , lighting designer, about the effects of light and shade on the strange world of this dance piece.
With ROBERT POOLE
BRUCE MICHELSON
CATHERINE BECQUE
MARY EVELYN , CATHRINE PRICE
MARK
BALDWIN Music played by the MERCURY ENSEMBLE conducted by Nicholas Carr
Lighting ERIK MADSEN , JORGEN JOHANNESEN Ballet produced and directed by THOMAS GRIMM
Series producer COLIN NEARS