DANCE

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), bringing the world’s best to Houston, presents the Richard Alston Dance Company.

Called “the finest choreographer the British modern-dance scene has ever known” by The New York Times and “a choreographer for whom every dance is a love affair with his chosen music” by The Times of London, Richard Alston brings his phenomenal company to Houston for the first time. In a synthesis of extraordinary dancing, evocative lighting and lyrical music, Alston’s dances are unforgettable for their purity.

Launched in 1994 to great critical acclaim, Richard Alston Dance Company has grown into one of Britain’s most avidly followed contemporary companies and is Britain’s largest independent company. It offers a unique combination of the innovative and the entertaining in the work of its Artistic Director, Richard Alston, who in 2008 celebrated 40 years of award winning dance making.

In building its repertoire, Richard Alston Dance Company focuses on Alston’s new choreography, but combines this with the re-creation of seminal past works from Alston’s career. Music plays a vital part in the Company’s identity and since its inception Alston has used the work of a diverse range of composers including Brahms, Britten, Hoagy Carmichael, Monteverdi, Rameau, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In 1997, in collaboration with London Sinfonietta, Alston presented a new program of choreography for Secret Theatres: The Harrison Birtwistle Retrospective at the South Bank.