The music for all three of the pieces on Richard Alston's latest DVD may be 'all American' but the choreography isn't: there's nothing here to dilute Alston's reputation as the most 'all English' of today's major dancemakers...
Tag - The Devil in the Detail
Alston’s response to music is scrupulous, but Kondo’s percussive clatters, not dissimilar to John Cage’s prepared-piano poundings, takes some getting used to – for audiences, as for dancers.