Rambert

• Start of a process to introduce modern dance to Britain

  1960s
• Ballet Rambert


  Played a key part in the development of modern dance in Britain
• Heralded a period of change in Ballet Rambert company

  1966
• Changes made to Ballet Rambert company

  • Company size
  • Preservation and creation of works
  • Inclusion of Graham technique in dancers' training
  • Involvement of guest choreographers and teachers
  • Development of touring schedule
• Norman Morrice


  Associate director who encouraged Marie Rambert to make changes to the company
• John Chesworth continued Morrice's policies at Ballet Rambert


  1974
• Policies continued by John Chesworth

  • Promotion of new work from company members
  • Expansion of repertoire through guest choreographers
  • Development of Rambert's educational activities
• Christopher Bruce became associate director of Ballet Rambert


  1975
• Christopher Bruce became associate choreographer of Ballet Rambert


  1979
• 1975 to 1985


  Links between Ballet Rambert and London Contemporary Dance Theatre through use of choreographers
• Choreographers linked to Ballet Rambert in 1970s-1980s


  • Robert North
  • Richard Alston
• British choreographers whose work focused on at Ballet Rambert in 1980s

  • North
  • Bruce
  • Alston
• Robert North

  Directed Ballet Rambert 1981-1986, keen to develop physicality, musicality and dramatic quality of dancers
• Richard Alston became resident choreographer at Ballet Rambert

  1980
• Richard Alston became artistic director of Ballet Rambert

  1986
• Alston


  Consolidated the Cunningham influence at Ballet Rambert
• Company name changed to Rambert Dance Company


  1987
• • Glen Tetley (1926–2007)
  • Robert North (born 1945)
  • Richard Alston (born 1948)
  • Siobhan Davies (born 1950)
  • Ashley Page (born 1956)
• Christopher Bruce returned as artistic director of Rambert Dance Company


  1994 to 2002
• Developments under Christopher Bruce


  • Inclusion of a range of techniques
  • New works
  • Guest choreographers
  • Repertoire of neo-classical and modern works