Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance
Conversations with Alastair Macaulay
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Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance
Conversations with Alastair Macaulay
About this book
Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance is an intimate and in-depth conversation between the prize-winning pioneer of ballet and contemporary dance Matthew Bourne and the
New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay.
In 1987, a small, aspirant dance group with a striking name made its debut on the London fringe. In 1996, Adventures in Motion Pictures made history as the first modern dance company to open a production in London's West End. From this achievement, AMP sailed triumphantly to Broadway - winning three Tony Awards - guided by Artistic Director Matthew Bourne.
Even before the inception of AMP, Bourne was fascinated by theatre, by characterization, and by the history of dance. In his early works -
Spitfire,
Town & Country and
Deadly Serious - Bourne brought a novel approach to dance. And in his reworkings of the classics of the ballet canon -
Nutcracker,
Swan Lake,
Cinderella - Bourne created witty, vivid, poignant productions that received great acclaim.
In the first decade of the new millennium, the company name was changed to New Adventures, and Bourne's 'classics', as well as Bourne's new works -
The Car Man,
Play Without Words,
Edward Scissorhands and
Dorian Gray
- achieved levels of box-office popularity that have seldom, if ever, been matched in dance. In addition, his choreography for various musicals -
My Fair Lady,
Mary Poppins and
Oliver!
- have run for years in the West End and on Broadway.
The detail in which Bourne discusses his work with Alastair Macaulay is unprecedented. The two explore Bourne's upbringing, his training and influences, and his distinctive creative methods. Bourne's notebooks, his sources and his collaboration with dancers all form part of the discussion in this book.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 : Early Life 1960–82
- 2 : Training 1982–86
- 3 : First Adventures in Motion Pictures 1987–90
- 4 : Further Adventures in Motion Pictures, 1991–94
- 5 : Nutcracker 1992
- 6 : Highland Fling 1994
- 7 : Oliver! (1994) and other Musicals
- 8 : Swan Lake 1995
- 9 : The West End, Los Angeles and Broadway
- 10 : Cinderella 1997
- 11 : The Car Man 2000
- 12 : New Adventures
- 13 : My Fair Lady (2001), South Pacific (2001), Mary Poppins (2004) and Oliver! (2008)
- 14 : New Productions of Earlier Work: Nutcracker! (2002), Swan Lake (2004) and Highland Fling (2005)
- 15 : Play Without Words 2002
- 16 : Edward Scissorhands 2005
- 17 : Dorian Gray 2008
- 18 : Matters Arising
- Appendix A : ScenariosThe Car Man, Play Without Words, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray
- Appendix B : Matthew Bourne’s Pre-Rehearsal Notes for Leading Characters
- Appendix C : Touring
- Choreochronicle
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright