Biography of Christopher Bruce

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Biography
Christopher Bruce is a very well-known British choreographer and performer who is regarded as one of Britain’s leading choreographers. Fusing his unique dance talent and his insightful knowledge of audiences, allows him to excel as one of Britain’s greatest living choreographers.

Bruce was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom in October 1945. Bruce suffered from Poliomyelitis (Polio) and therefore his father decided that he should start dance in order to strengthen his legs and possibly pursue a career as a dancer.

Dance training

His early dance training, which included tap, ballet and acrobatic dancing, took place at the Benson Stage Academy. Many features of all three dance styles are clearly evident in the choreographic pieces created by Bruce in his later years. At the age of twelve, Bruce started his dance training at the Ballet Rambert School.

The Ballet Rambert School is where Bruce received a sound foundation of dance training. Since joining the Ballet Rambert School, Bruce was nurtured as a dancer by Marie Rambert, founder of the company. Bruce was the last salient choreographer to have been trained by Marie Rambert.

In 1963 Bruce became a member of Ballet Rambert and he soon became acknowledged as one of the most gifted performers of his time. Moreover, he acquired the position as the leading male dancer of the ballet company. His performances in Pierrot Lunaire and Coppelia are particularly remembered by the wider dance community to this day.

At the time that Bruce had joined Ballet Rambert, the company strictly performed classical repertoire only. However by 1966, the company had undergone a daring transformation, there forth it was regarded as a more creative organisation. Ballet Ram...

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