Ian Spink
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Ian Spink is an Australian-British choreographer.
Born in Melbourne
, he trained at the Australian Ballet School. After graduating in 1968, he danced and choreographed for The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre
and the Dance Company of New South Wales
.
In 1974 he was offered a grant to tour with Merce Cunningham
dance troupes when they toured Australia. He then moved to London in 1977, and has remained in the United Kingdom since then. In 1982, Spink co-founded Second Stride along with Siobhan Davies and Richard Alston.
Ian most recently choreographed Petruska for Scottish Ballet
at the Edinburgh International Festival
/ Ian is currently Artistic Director of the DanceLive Festival and of citymoves dance agency in Aberdeen. Citymoves dance agency is the dance agency for North East Scotland, one of three national dance agencies for Scotland[1], along with Dance Base[2] in Edinburgh and Dance House[3] in Glasgow. Citymoves exists to support dance and dance artists, and is funded by the Scottish Arts Council.
Born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, he trained at the Australian Ballet School. After graduating in 1968, he danced and choreographed for The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre
Australian Dance Theatre
The Australian Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman,...
and the Dance Company of New South Wales
Sydney Dance Company
The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ...
.
In 1974 he was offered a grant to tour with Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance...
dance troupes when they toured Australia. He then moved to London in 1977, and has remained in the United Kingdom since then. In 1982, Spink co-founded Second Stride along with Siobhan Davies and Richard Alston.
Ian most recently choreographed Petruska for Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the four leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet...
at the Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around the middle of August. By invitation from the Festival Director, the International Festival brings top class performers of music , theatre, opera...
/ Ian is currently Artistic Director of the DanceLive Festival and of citymoves dance agency in Aberdeen. Citymoves dance agency is the dance agency for North East Scotland, one of three national dance agencies for Scotland[1], along with Dance Base[2] in Edinburgh and Dance House[3] in Glasgow. Citymoves exists to support dance and dance artists, and is funded by the Scottish Arts Council.