Within the regional project in South Caucasus we announced the arrival of the Russell Maliphant Company with their extravagant modern performances in Baku from 20 to 21 May, 2004, at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy.

Superbly engineered optical illusions, cutting edge lighting and the art of dance, music of Bach and mysterious movements all intertwined in a fascinating manner, which left no-one indifferent!

Russell Maliphant founded his own company in 1996 and has created over 20 pieces of work to date collaborating closely with lighting designer Michael Hulls. He has also set works on companies such as Lyon Opera Ballet, George Piper Dances, Ricochet Dance Company, The Batsheva Ensemble and Nuremberg Ballet.

Trained at the Royal Ballet School from the age of 16 Russell left to pursue a career in independent dance, working with companies such as DV8 Physical Theatre, Michael Clark & Company, Laurie Booth and Rosemary Butcher, exploring a diverse range of techniques along the way (from ballet to contact improvisation, yoga, capoeira, tai chi and acrobatics). Russell has studied anatomy, physiology, bio-mechanics, and the Rolfing Method of Structural Integration (in which he maintains a private practice) and participated in a two year Yoga teachers training in 1994-1995.

The dance company held two workshops for the Todes Studio’s dancers in Azerbaijan.

INTERNATIONAL TOURS
France, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Australia, India, Canada, Slovakia, Spain, Uzbekistan.

AWARDS
Time Out Magazine Award in 2002
Festival De La Nouvelle Dance, Montreal, 2002
South Bank Show Award, 2003

The Daily Telegraph
...Maliphant sculpts his moves with a combination of fascinating strength and velvet finish that makes one think of Michelangelo figures...

The Observer
...Maliphant is supremely present in everything he does, able to draw on resources of movement others can only dream about!..