Robert North

• Who is Robert North?

  an american dancer and choreographer who was educated in england
• What school did he study at?

  Central school of art
• What did his studies at the central school of art lead him to do?

  partake in dance classes in his spare time, igniting his creative passions
• Outline North's dance training

  • joined the Royal Ballet School in 1965
  • experimented with contemporary and jazz styles at the London Contemporary Dance School
  • became an official member of the LCD Theatre in their first tour in 1967
  • In 1968, he moved back to America to dance for the Martha Graham Dance Company
  • A year later, he decided to settle in England as he became a permanent member of the LCDT
  • Promoted to associate director in 1975
• What did Chesworth invite North to do?

  mount a number of works of Rambert Dance Company, including Running Figures (1975) and Reflections (1976)
• When was North appointed artistic director of Rambert?

  1981
• What were North's key contributions?

  1. increasing the number and diversity of the audiences through his populist works
  2. continuing to develop Morrice's idea of the 'Rambert Dancer'
  3. continuing to develop Chesworth's educational activities
• Why was North known as a 'populist choreographer?

  Because he created works which represented the interests of ordinary people