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  Richard Court

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PicturePhoto. Richard Hubert Smith
March - July 2019"La damnation de Faust" 
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, UK
Actor/Dancer
Director: Richard Jones
Associate Director and Choreographer: Sarah Fahie
Set: Hyemi Shin
Costume Designer: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting Designer: Andreas Fuchs





PicturePhoto. Mathew Jolly
September 2018 Hanbury&Groves
Dancer, Actor and Movement Director on a residency production at Snape Maltings,Aldeburgh for Research and Development of 'A Time of Listening'. 
Part of Festival of New.


Director:Rebecca Handbury
Composer: Alex Groves
Music Director: Jamie Man
Design: Grace Vennings
Lighting: Ben Jacobs

Insight VIDEO



PictureTracing Gestures video still

February2017 Stephanie Schober and Dance Company
Greenwich Dance Agency, London
"Tracing Gestures"

Choreography: Stephanie Schober
Projection: Juan Guerra
Lighting: Jackie Shimesh

Remounted and performed at Schloss Burg Namedy, Germany.
August 2018




PictureMechanical Nightingale Costume (Sarah Booth)


January-April 2016 Wonderful Beast
Danced, Sang and Choreographed role of the Mechanical Nightingale in Wonderful Beast's production of "The Nightingale"
Composer: John Barber
Librettist: Hazel Gould
Conductor: Natalie Murray Beale
Director: Freya Wynn-Jones
Movement Advisor: Richard Court
Set and Costume: Sarah Booth
Producer: Alys Kihl and Ann Blaber

Performed as part of "Storm of Stories Festival"  Aldeburgh, at Leiston Abbey, Suffolk.




Picture16 Singers. Photo. Jamie Sproates

 
September-November 2015 16 Singers
Baritone soloist in a newly devised theatre production for an audience of 0-18 month year olds.
Composer: Paul Rissman
Director: Katherine Morley
Choreography: Rosie Heafford
Design: Sophia Clist

Touring to the North East of the UK



PictureGestalt Arts, Photo Christine Bachh Hornsved
October - November 2009
Actor/Dancer
BCMG Production of Rumpelstiltskin
Director: Richard Jones
Composer: David Sawyer
Choreographer: Sarah Fahie

Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/33670543




November - December 2009
English National Opera Production at the Teatro
Campoamor, Oviedo, Spain
Re-Created dancer role in David Alden's production of “Ariodante”.  Choreography by Michael Keagan-Dolan and revived by Rachel Lopez de la Nieta.

April - June 2009 Royal Opera House
Performed Dancer/Actor role in revival of “Un ballo in maschera”, directed by Mario Martone, revived by Dan Dooner, with choreography by Duncan Macfarland.

June - August 2007 Opera Holland Park
Performed chorus baritone role and created dancer role in Elaine Kiddʼs production of “La Traviata”, choreographed by Sarah Fahie.

February - March 2007 UCOpera
Assistant director on Duncan Macfarlan's production of “Camachoʼs Wedding” (Die Hochzeit des Camacho), a 'lost' opera by Mendelssohn, at the Bloomsbury Theatre London.  Also performed minor baritone role of “The Alcalde”.

May - September 2006 Sarah Fahie – The Place Prize Semi-Final
Created dancer and solo singer role in “Such Sweet Thunder”.


Neil GillespiePhoto. Neil Gillespie
May - June 2006 English National Opera
Created dancer role in David Alden’s production of “Ariodante”.
Choreography revived by Rachel Lopez de la Nieta.

April - May 2006 Royal Opera House
Created Dancer/Actor role in “Cyrano” under the direction of choreographer Denni Sayers and Director Francesca Zambello.

February - March 2006 Rashpal Singh Bansal
Created new roles and re-created contemporary dance works by this choreographer led company for performances at Woking Dance Umbrella.

July 2005 - Present Stephanie Schober and Dance Company
Re-created contemporary dance works by this choreographer led company, touring throughout the UK.

January 2005 Andreja Rauch in production with En Knap.
Research & development work with choreographer for new project in Slovenia.

June 2005, July 2006 and July 2008 Dancelines at The Royal Opera House
Wotking creatively and devising work as a dancer with a variety of choreographers under the directon of Kim Brandsrup and Wayne Macgregor

November - December 2005 Naked Fish Productions.
Under the direction of Sarah Fahie collaborating as a solo dancer and performer for the devised group work “Spectre”, performed as part of the "White Christmas Festival" at the Robin Howard Dance Theatre.


Maria Andrews"Letters" Photo. Maria Andrews
April - July 2004 & March - July 2005 Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Created and Performed character role under the direction of Adrian Noble, Sue Lefton and revival directors in a new production and subsequent revival  of “The Magic Flute”.

August - October 2003 , 2007,2009 and 2012  Royal Opera House.
Remounted dancer role in “Don Giovanni” under the direction of Francesca Zambello, Jeremy Sutcliffe and Duncan Macfarland.

February - March 2003 Carte Blanche - the National Contemporary
Dance Company of Norway under the direction of Arne Fargeholt
Danced as a guest artist, developing and performing new work with the company and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

August - October 2002  Royal Opera House.
Remounted dancer role in “Turandot” under the direction of Kate Flatt and Ann Whitely.

May - June 2002 & 2006 Royal Opera House.
Remounted dancer role in “The Queen of Spades” under the direction of Vivianne Newport.

April - June 2002  Naked Fish Productions.
Under the direction of Sarah Fahie collaborating as a dancer and a performer for the devised dance work “Submarine”.

April - September 2001 Michael Clark Company.
Working intensively alongside other dancers in remounting past works, developing new works by the choreographer in collaboration with artist Sarah Lucas, and performing Berlin premiere and tour of “Before and after the Fall"

February - April 2001 Royal Opera House.
Created and performed character role under the direction of Denni Sayers in new, award winning staging of "Boulevard Solitude” by Hans Werner Henze.

October 2000 Attic Dance.
Under the direction of Lois Taylor, assisted in intensive school residency in North Devon, delivering technique and creative based work culminating in performances.

September - October 2000 Bark Dance Productions.
Under the direction of Jan de Schynkel, remounting “what you see or what you get” for a presentation in the Clore Studio at the Royal Opera House.

August 1999 -May 2000 Greda Arts with Plesni Teater Ljubljiana.
Under the direction of Polona Baloh Brown, creating a new live art / choreographic work in collaboration with installation, music, text and image.  Exploring, developing, working and performing intensively alongside 2 other performers in a British Council and Slovene Ministry of Culture sponsored project with touring in Slovenia and the UK.

February - April 1999 Mark Baldwin Dance Company.
Working and performing intensively alongside other dancers in projects touring the UK and on a British Council tour to Turkey.

January 1996 - Present Blue Delta Dance Company
Under the direction of Duncan Macfarland, working and performing intensively alongside other dancers in projects in the UK, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, China and the US, producing original dance works for professional concert presentation and related educational and community outreach work.


TEACHING
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Taiyuan Dance Troupe, China

as assistant/associate director, movement

director/choreographer


September 2018 Handbury&Groves
Performer and Movement Director on a residency production at Snape Maltings,Aldeburgh for Research and Development of 'A Time of Listening'. 
Part of Festival of New.


Director:Rebecca Handbury
Composer: Alex Groves
Music Director: Jamie Man
Design: Grace Vennings
Lighting: Ben Jacobs


Picture
Photo: Christine Bachh Hornsved
June-August 2017 Gestalt Arts

Singer and Movement Director

"The Unsung Heroes of the Planet"
Director/Librettist:Ruth Mariner
Composer: Cameron Dodds
Design:Christine Bach Hornsved

Performed at Green Man Festival,Wales

Eden Project, Cornwall, May 2018



PicturePhoto. Alex Harvey Brown

May 2017
Movement Director at The Conker Group for
"A Very British Bird Show."

Director/Writer: Tara Robinson
Performer: Clare Beresford

Performer: Luke Courtier
Composer/Performer: Ellie Showering
Dramaturg: Frauke Franz
Movement Director: Richard Court




PictureTaiyuan Dance Troupe


November 2014 – July 2015
Associate Director on  “Wild Geese”
Taiyuan Dance Troupe, Shanxi, China
Director: Duncan Macfarland
Composer: Andy Cowton
Design/Props: Christopher Giles
Costume: Sue Willmington
Animation: Mr Beam



More about the production HERE


WILD GEESE TRAILER

April - May 2010
Assisted Duncan Macfarland, the choreographer and associate director of the NCPAʼs new production of Carmen
Executive director Francesca Zambello.

National Centre For The Performing Arts,
Beijing, China


Marcus ReichertOriginal art work by Marcus Reichert for "Letter's" 2013
June 2013 – Choreographed the solo “Letters”.
Agony Art commission.
Chisenhale Dance Space, London.
Dancer: Richard Court
Music: Janacek
ʼs “Intimate Letters”


LETTERS TRAILER

PicturePhoto. Richard Court


February 2005

Resolution Festival - Robin Howard Dance Theatre
“Rain On The Sea” 
Choreography: Richard Court
Dancer: Duncan Macfarland
Music: Handel, Italian Cantatas
Lighting: Jonathan Samuels






TRAINING
London Contemporary Dance School
BA (Hons) Degree in Contemporary Dance Studies

Renato Paroni (Ballet)
Ongoing development.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company:
Company class and Cunningham Studio classes NYC/London
Paul Taylor Dance Company:
Company class with Susan Mcguire, NYC
Mark Morris Dance Group:
Company class with Mr Morris NYC/London

Opera Performance Course:
Morley Opera School, 2 years
Baritone Soloist

National Academy for Chinese Theatre Arts, Beijing, China:
Peking Opera Movement and Chinese folk Dances

IDSA
IDENTITY School Of Acting
London



Maria Andrews
Photo. Maria Andrews
Audiences don't want to see the kind of self-indulgent, boring dance that is so prevalent today.

Mark Morris

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