- Born
- DiedSeptember 7, 2026 (undisclosed)
- Birth nameRichard John William Alston
- Richard Alston was born on October 30, 1948 in Sussex, England, UK. He is a director, known for Alston in Overdrive (2003), 40 Years of Dance on BBC Television (1994) and Gypsy Mixture: Nigredo (2008).
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Dance. He is a dancer and choreographer in London, England.
- British choreographer and teacher who took contemporary dance into new directions.
- Left at 16 to study fine art and theatre design at Croydon School of Art.
- Joined the London School of Contemporary Dance (which became London Contemporary Dance School at the Place), choreographed his first work, Transit, in 1968 and formed a experimental group, Strider, in 1972.
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