Robert North

Identify where North trained

• Ballet Rambert School

• London School of Contemporary Dance

• Royal Ballet Upper School

• Merce Cunningham Dance School

What company did North perform with in America?

• Trisha Brown Dance Company

• Merce Cunningham Dance Company

• Martha Graham Dance Company

In 1969 North returned and settled in the UK. He performed and later choreographed and directed which company until 1981?

Between what years did North direct Ballet Rambert?

• 81 - 86

• 82 - 87

• 80 - 88

• 79 - 86

Under North's directorship the choreography of the company focused on three people. Identify them.

• North

• Cunningham

• Alston

• Bruce

• Brown

Occasional invitations were made to overseas choreographers to mount works. Identify visiting choreographers.

• Tetley

• Cunningham

• Taylor

• Brown

• Graham

The touring schedule during the 80’s was rigorous for the company. They would be out for how many months per year touring worldwide?

Arts Council funding was increased to how much per year to support the creation of new works and touring schedule?

• 1.5 million

• 1.2 million

• 1.3 million

• 1.7 million

North wanted to create a very eclectic and diverse repertoire True or false?

• True

• False

North was known as a......?

• Crowd pleaser

• Populist

• Strict director