Timothy John Rushton MBE (born 18 March 1963 in England) is a British

choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...

and from 2001 to 2018 artistic leader of the

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-based Danish Dance Theatre, Denmark's largest modern dance company. Tim Rushton was trained at The

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, from 1979 to 1982, studying with

Erik Bruhn Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish danseur, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author. Early life Erik Bruhn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the fourth child and first son of Ellen (née Evers), o ...

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the opposit ...

and

Kenneth MacMillan Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 192929 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death. Ea ...

. Later he danced with the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, now known as the

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the co ...

. He was engaged at Deutsche Oper am Rhein between 1982 and 1986,

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1986-1987 and the

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1987–1992. While a dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet he became interested in pursuing a choreographic career and decided to quit dancing. Tim Rushton quickly made his marks as a choreographer, combining classical ballet technique with modern dance, and in 2001 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Danish Dance Theatre. As one of Northern Europe's leading choreographers, his choreographies have received thirteen nominations for – and four times won: 1999, 2005, 2006 and 2009 – that country's

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. As artistic leader of Danish Dance Theatre Rushton collaborated with writers, designers, visual artists and composers. He worked with a wide range of music spanning diverse genres, from classical masterpieces through to beat, jazz and newly commissioned compositions. Further to Danish Dance Theatre's performances in Denmark, the company was touring extensively worldwide in Europe, Asia as well as in the United States. Tim Rushton was appointed

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(MBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to dance. He is listed in Kraks Blå Bog, the Danish '' Who's Who''.

Choreography

*1995 ''

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'' *1995 '' Act of Faith'' *1998 '' Udflugt i det blå'' *1998 ''

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'' *1998 '' Sweet Complaint'' *1999 '' Busy Being Blue'' *1999 '' Clavigo'' *2000 '' Caught in the Act'' *2000 ''

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'' *2000 '' Den Røde Ballon'' *2000 '' Nomade'' *2000 '' Monkey Business'' *2000 ''

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'' *2000 '' C´est Moi'' *2001 '' Shadowland'' *2001 '' Microcosmos'' *2002 '' Working Man'' *2002 '' Belá'' *2003 ''

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'' *2004 ''

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'' *2005 ''

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'' *2005 '' Kridt'' *2006 '' Confessions'' *2006 ''

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'' *2006 ''

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'' *2007 '' Passion'' *2008 ''

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'' *2010 '' Enigma'' *2011 ''Monolith'' *2012 ''Walking in the night'' *2013 ''Den røde Ballon'' *2013 ''Le Sacre du Printemps'' *2013 ''Rød'' *2013 ''Love Songs'' *2014 ''Black Diamond'' *2014 ''Stormen'' *2014 ''The Diary of a Madman'' *2015 ''Carmina Burana'' *2016 ''Ildfuglen

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rushton, Tim English choreographers Danish choreographers British male ballet dancers People educated at the Royal Ballet School English expatriates in Denmark 1963 births Living people Members of the Order of the British Empire