Ian Spink

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1947 –

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Who is Ian Spink?

Ian Spink is an Australian-British choreographer.

Born in Melbourne, he trained at the Australian Ballet School. After graduating in 1968, he danced and choreographed for The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre and the Dance Company of New South Wales.

In 1974, he was offered a grant to tour with Merce Cunningham's dance troupes when they toured Australia. He then moved to London in 1977, and has remained in the UK since then. In 1982, Spink co-founded Second Stride along with Siobhan Davies and Richard Alston.

Spink most recently choreographed Petruska for Scottish Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival. Spink was Artistic Director of citymoves Dance Agency Aberdeen, one of the three Scottish Dance Agencies, and created the Dance Live Festival in 2005 which still continues today.

Spink is now a member of The Work Room, a resource centre for independent choreographers in Glasgow, and works as a director, and as performer with contemporary performance company Airfield.

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Oct 8, 1947

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on July 23, 2013

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