Christopher Bruce

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Christopher Bruce is a Choreographer and Performer born on October 3rd 1945 in Leicester. He is recognised as the last major choreographer to have been nurtured by Marie Rambert. In addition to performing and choreographing, he was Associate Director of Ballet Rambert from 1975 to 1979, and in 1980 became the Company’s Associate Choreographer. He has created numerous 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

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Chris Bruce started dancing when his father told him about dancing. His father thought it would give him a good career and help his legs as he had polio. He went to Ballet Rambert School of dance when he was 13. As he advanced through his career he built relationships with several companies, including Nederland Dans Theater, Royal Danish Ballet, Houston Ballet and Geneva Ballet. Christopher Bruce was awarded with a CBE for a lifetime’s service to dance because he was one of Britain’s leading choreographers. His most famous pieces include, Cruel garden, Ghost dances, Sergeant Early’s Dream, Intimate pages, Swansong and many more.

'Swansong'(1987) was concern with how Christopher Bruce is interested on the concerns of human rights. For the dance he was inspired by a book 'A Man' By Oriana Fallaci. Bruce was interested on how intense the physical and psychological torture of the character, Alezandros experienced. He related it to the torture of his profession. We can see how the story is use by the use of the beam of light used in the solo sequences showing the crack of light that Alezandros had in solitary confinement.