Christopher Bruce

Introduction
1. At the age of eleven, Christopher began tap and ballet
2. Attended Rambert school on a scholarship until 1963 and then joined Ballet Rambert in 1963
3. 1966 - Bruce is recognised as an expressive and proficient performer
4. 1967 - Bruce made his reputation as a dancer in the role Pierrot in Tetley's 'Pierrot Lunaire'
5. Bruce renowned his dramatic power and this followed into his choreography for the company n 1969 with his debt George Fredric 1962
6. 1975-79 Christopher Bruce becomes Associate Director of Ballet Rambert
7. 1980 onwards Bruce was Associate Choreographer at Ballet Rambert
8. 1967-94 - freelance career for Bruce including Berlin Ballet, Houston Ballet, English National Ballet
Choreographic style
1. Lyrical and fluid ballet influence
2. Contracted torso, flexed feet, sense of weight, floor work and use of serious themes - Graham influence
3. Folk dance, tap, jazz and flamenco
4. Blends ballet and contemporary by formality yet off balanced, angular and weighty movements
5. Body posture is typically open chested and balletic
6. Contractions to highlight emotions
7. Actions which flow from the body
Movement content
1. Description and analysis of movement content
2. Use of flamenco dance and the integration of ballet and contemporary styles
Relationship with music/accompaniment and set design
1. Analysis of above, including Spanish influences in musical score, use of singers on set levels, backcloth proper and costumes
Influences
1. Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham
2. Cunningham's work moulded the foundation for contemporary dance today - opened up the use of space, time, movements and dynamics through the expression of dance
3. Martha explored new ways to create shapes using particular body languages and focusing on core movement phrases
4. Bruce blended all areas of dance to develop advanced works and begin his legacy
5. Glen Tetley
Meaning behind the works
1. Works each represent a theme throughout the dance
2. social or political issues
3. Taught audiences the effects of war and general society opening up a new interpretation through dance
4. He has created abstract pieces but even these have a strong undercurrent of emotion - uses a wide range of starting points e.g, poetry, literature, music, newspaper articles and world events
"I hope to entertain to provoke thought and emotion"

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