Christopher Bruce (born 3 October 1945 in Leicester) is a British choreographer and performer. He was the Artistic Director of the

Rambert Dance Company Rambert (known as Rambert Dance Company before 2014) is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it exerted a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingd ...

until 2002. He has choreographed many pieces from Andrew Lloyd-Webber/ Alan Ayckbourn musical

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at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1975. In addition to performing and choreographing, he has created many works for Rambert and for Nederlands Dans Theater, Houston Ballet and Cullberg Ballet and has had a long-term association with the

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and the

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. His works include Cruel Garden, Ghost Dances, Sergeant Early's Dream, Swansong, Moonshine, Stream, Shadows, Quicksilver, The World Again, Symphony in Three Movements, Land and Rooster. Bruce was appointed a

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for a lifetime's service to dance because he was one of Britain's leading choreographers. He is a visiting honorary professor at the

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since 2009. He is also been given an Honorary Doctor of Art from

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

, Honorary

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from

in 2001 and an Honorary Life Membership of Amnesty International.

References

External links

Christopher Bruce oral history interview
at the Rambert Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Christopher Living people 1945 births English choreographers British male ballet dancers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire National Dance Award winners 20th-century British ballet dancers People from Leicester