Roughcut (right, with Anneli Binder and Nathan Goodman) may be likened to Balanchine’s Agon, another black-and-white costumed piece, with its similar duets and trios to spiky music. Here Alston’s ...

It says much about the man and his creative energy that four of the six pieces in this farewell programme were London premieres. Of these, Shine On, set to Benjamin Britten’s song cycle On This Island ...

Contemporary dance. Richard Alston, Artistic Director of The Place, the UK’s leading centre for contemporary dance, is internationally recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring ...

Get exclusive access to priority onsales and special offers, plus never miss out on the biggest stories from the West End, Off-West End and beyond. Contemporary dance. Richard Alston, Artistic ...

Despite his status, Richard Alston has had some of his thunder stolen in recent years by a younger generation of dance makers. Many favor the crowd-pulling dance-theatre combination of text and ...

MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Another long-established choreographer, forced to shut down his company because of shifts in funding, might have made an angry work, or an I’ll-show-them display of choreographic ...

With typical style and verve The Richard Alston Dance Company offer a programme full of surprises and contrasts. Richard Alston’s choreography develops the shrugs and arm movements familiar from the ...

New York Theater Ballet presents LIFT Lab Live, a series of solos and short works at its intimate East Village space. Don’t forget your mask. By Gia Kourlas In its final U.S. appearance, the company ...

Celebrating this year’s centenary of composer Benjamin Britten, Richard Alston has especially revived his exhilarating Rumours/Visions. The music is Britten’s masterpiece Les Illuminations and both ...

LONDON — The Richard Alston Dance Company, which has played an important role in British dance, will close in spring 2020, the company announced Monday. Since the company’s inception in 1994, it has ...