Robert North (1945-)
Biography:
Associate Choreographer of Ballet Rambert 1975-1981; Artistic Director of Ballet Rambert 1981-1985; dancer with Ballet Rambert 1981-1985.
Robert North was a student at the Central School of Arts before going on to study at the Royal Ballet School and the London School of Contemporary Dance (1965-1967). He was a founding member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1967. North became Associate Choreographer of Ballet Rambert in 1975 before being appointed Artistic Director in 1981. While Artistic Director, he created six works for the company and restaged three earlier works.
After leaving Ballet Rambert in 1986, North went on to create works for Batsheva Dance Company, English National Ballet, Geneva Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet. He was Ballet Director at Turin (1990-1991), Artistic Director of Gothenburg Ballet (1991-1998), Ballet Director at Verona (1997-1999), and Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet (1999-2002).
Robert North was a student at the Central School of Arts before going on to study at the Royal Ballet School and the London School of Contemporary Dance (1965-1967). He was a founding member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1967. North became Associate Choreographer of Ballet Rambert in 1975 before being appointed Artistic Director in 1981. While Artistic Director, he created six works for the company and restaged three earlier works.
After leaving Ballet Rambert in 1986, North went on to create works for Batsheva Dance Company, English National Ballet, Geneva Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet. He was Ballet Director at Turin (1990-1991), Artistic Director of Gothenburg Ballet (1991-1998), Ballet Director at Verona (1997-1999), and Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet (1999-2002).
Archive catalogue:
DS/UK/14
Works
Performances
Date ↿⇂ | Dance Work ↿⇂ | Role ↿⇂ | Venue ↿⇂ |
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17 Jul 1981 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street (duet) | Dancer | Teatro Malibran, Venezia, Italy |
16 Oct 1981 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street* | Dancer | Grand Theatre Leeds |
11 Mar 1982 Evening |
Berlin Requiem* | Great Hymn of Thanksgiving | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
11 Mar 1982 Evening |
Berlin Requiem* | God in Mahagonny | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
18 Mar 1982 Evening |
Airs* | 2nd Movement | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
18 Mar 1982 Evening |
Ghost Dances | Ghost Dancer | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
18 Mar 1982 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Dancer | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
18 Mar 1982 Evening |
Airs* | 6th & 7th Movements | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
6 May 1982 Evening |
Pribaoutki* | Minotaur | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
28 Jun 1982 Evening |
The Kitchen Table* | Father | Theatre Royal, Bristol |
28 Jun 1982 Evening |
Pribaoutki ('A Telling') | Minotaur | Theatre Royal, Bristol |
27 Jul 1982 Evening |
Airs | 6th & 7th Movements | Big Top, Battersea Park, London |
27 Jul 1982 Evening |
Airs | 2nd Movement | Big Top, Battersea Park, London |
27 Jul 1982 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Dancer | Big Top, Battersea Park, London |
10 Dec 1982 Evening |
The Kitchen Table | Father | Empire Theatre, Liverpool |
10 Dec 1982 Evening |
Scriabin Preludes* | Dancer | Empire Theatre, Liverpool |
10 Dec 1982 Evening |
Requiem | Great Hymn of Thanksgiving | Empire Theatre, Liverpool |
10 Dec 1982 Evening |
Requiem | God in Mahagonny | Empire Theatre, Liverpool |
3 Feb 1983 Evening |
Chicago Brass* | 1st Movement | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
3 Feb 1983 Evening |
Chicago Brass* | 3rd Movement | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
3 Feb 1983 Evening |
Chicago Brass* | 2nd Movement | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
11 Feb 1983 Evening |
Fielding Sixes* | Dancer | Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester |
1 Sep 1983 Evening |
Colour Moves* | Dancer | King's Theatre, Edinburgh |
9 Feb 1984 Evening |
Entre Dos Aguas* | Dancer | Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester |
17 May 1984 Evening |
Entre Dos Aguas | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
5 Oct 1984 Evening |
Colour Moves | Dancer | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
16 Nov 1984 Evening |
Voices and Light Footsteps | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Bath |
16 Nov 1984 Evening |
Death and the Maiden* | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Bath |
16 Nov 1984 Evening |
Voices and Light Footsteps | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Bath |
16 Nov 1984 Evening |
Voices and Light Footsteps | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Bath |
8 Feb 1985 Evening |
Entre Dos Aguas | Dancer | Palace Theatre, Manchester |
13 Mar 1985 Evening |
Mythologies* | Hatsenas | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
13 Mar 1985 Evening |
Death and the Maiden | Dancer | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
9 May 1985 Evening |
Light and Shade* | Dancer | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
26 Jul 1985 Evening |
Java* | Dancer | Big Top, Battersea Park, London |