Russel Maliphant (United Kingdom)
Russell Maliphant trained at The Royal Ballet School and graduated into Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet before leaving to pursue a career in independent dance. He performed with DV8 Physical Theatre, Michael Clark Company, Rosemary Butcher and Laurie Booth with whom he was awarded the Time Out Live award (1991) for raising improvisational dance to new heights.
Between 1991 and 1994 he studied anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, and qualified as a practitioner of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration (or Rolfing) in 1994. These studies inform both his teaching and choreographic work, as have a diverse range of body practices and techniques including classical ballet, contact improvisation, yoga, capoeira and chi gung.
Since 1994 he has collaborated closely with lighting designer Michael Hulls, evolving a language where movement and light are intimately connected, creating a meeting point that becomes a new language in itself. He formed Russell Maliphant Company in 1996.
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