Christopher Bruce

Christopher Bruce
Born	3 October 1945 (1945-10-03) (age 66) Leicester
Former groups	Ballet Rambert
Dances	Cruel garden, Ghost dances, Sergeant Early’s Dream, Intimate Pages, Swansong and Rooster.

Christopher Bruce is a choreographer and performer born in Leicester on 3 October 1945. He was Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company until 2002.^[1][2]

In addition to performing and choreographing, he has created many works for Rambert and for Nederlands Dans Theater, Houston Ballet and Cullberg Ballet and has had a long-term association with the English National Ballet and the Houston Ballet. In 2005 he created a new work for the spring season at the Royal Ballet and a further new work for the Rambert autumn season. His works include Cruel Garden, Ghost Dances, Sergeant Early's Dream, Swansong, Moonshine and Rooster. thats what makes you beautiful (8)

He choreographed the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Alan Ayckbourn Musical Jeeves at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1975.

Bruce was awarded a CBE for a lifetime’s service to dance because he was one of Britain’s leading choreographers. He is a visiting honorary professor at the University of Exeter.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Christopher Bruce CBE". londondance.com. http://www.londondance.com/content.asp?CategoryID=175. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
2. ^ Parry, Jann (23 December 2001). "Out with the old, in with Matz Skoog". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/dec/23/jannparry.featuresreview. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Staff profiles". University of Exeter. http://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/drama/staff/. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 

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Name	Bruce, Christopher
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Date of birth	3 October 1945
Place of birth	Leicester
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