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 Darren
Royston was appointed Artistic Director of Nonsuch History
& Dance Company in 2006, having been previously involved
with the company's work for over 10 years. After mastering
the skills required to perform Nonsuch's repertoire, from
the dances of Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century, Darren
performed with the company and assisted former Artistic
Director Peggy Dixon in her teaching at Morley College and
the Nonsuch annual summer schools. In 2002 Darren established
the Nonsuch Education Unit, leading workshops in schools
throughout the UK. These dance & history workshops continue
to be extremely popular in primary and secondary schools,
and have been praised by the Times Educational Supplement
for linking dance with history in an enjoyable way.
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Darren holds an M.A. in English
Literature from Cambridge University (Queens' College,
Cambrid ge)
and an M.A. (Distinction) from the Laban Centre for Movement
and Dance in London (LABAN). In 1997, Darren was awarded
the Bonnie Bird Choreography Award, and his freelance
career includes work in opera, musicals, theatre, circus,
TV and film. He teaches dance and movement at the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, choreographing
productions and teaching period dance as a dramatic art.
He is External Examiner for the University of Greenwich,
responsible for BA (Dance and Theatre Performance) at
Bird College, and continues hisacademic
PhD research based on Rudolf Laban's principles of movement
at LABAN, London.
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Darren has served on the National
Choreographers' Forum (Dance UK), the Choreographers' Committee
(Equity), The European Association of Dance Historians (Secretary),
Society for Dance Research (UK), Early Dance Circle and The Counseil
Internationale de Danse (UNESCO) and is a member of the LABAN
Guild.
Visit Darren's website
HERE
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