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Russell Maliphant
Russell Maliphant (Ph.D.) formed the award-winning Russell Maliphant Dance Company in 1996 and has also worked with renowned companies and artists including Sylvie Guillem, Robert Lepage, Isaac Julian, English National Ballet, BalletBoyz, Munich Ballet and Lyon Opera Ballet. Russell trained at The Royal Ballet School and graduated into Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet before leaving to pursue a career in independent dance. Between 1991 and 1994 Maliphant studied anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, and qualified as a practitioner of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration (or Rolfing) in 1994. These studies inform both his teaching and choreographic work, along with a diverse range of body practices and movement techniques. He was the guest artistic director of National Youth Dance Company in 2019 (which was somewhat challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic) and gained his Ph.D. from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2021, the first choreographer to gain a Ph.D. by publication as choreography.
Contact: Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Jerwood Dance House, 1-3 Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW, UK.