The following resources have been created to assist students' understanding of Richard Alston's work. They have been designed for easy photocopying and are free to download, simply read the descriptions and select the documents you require from the list below.
Download:
- Interview with Richard Alston
Richard Alston in conversation with Lucy Muggleton at The Place December 2004 discussing his dancers, his love of movement and looking ahead to the future.
- Overdrive Q&A with company apprentices
- Reading List
The reading list contains information on articles, books and videos that we recommend to students studying Alston's work.
- Choreochronicle
- Nutrition & Hydration for Dancers Booklet
The booklet has been designed to assist GCSE, BTEC and A level dance students studying aspects of the 'dancer in action' and includes interviews with RADC dancers, along with detailed information on what constitutes a healthy diet for dance students.
- Essential Alston Teacher's Booklet
To accompany the Essential Alston film, this booklet includes a 7000 word essay by Sarah Rubidge which puts Alston's work in the context of British contemporary dance and discusses his choreography and working methods with direct reference to the DVD.
- Richard Alston discusses Overdrive
- Richard Alston discusses Fever
- Richard Alston discusses Brisk Singing
- Richard Alston discusses Light Flooding into Darkened Rooms
- Richard Alston discusses Gypsy Mixture
Go to:

