Laurie Booth has been actively involved with movement, dance and performance for thirty years. A leading figure in the contemporary dance world, he has been highly influential upon the current generation of dancers and choreographers. His work has always been characterised by a mix of physical rigour and spontaneous abandon.

Effortless flow and rapid changes of dynamic and direction have become trademark features of his work. Combined with an extraordinary talent for improvisation and extempore movement, his movement style is eclectic and spellbinding. Originally trained at Dartington College in its heyday of nurturing the emerging new dance movement, he went on to work in physical theatre in Poland before starting to create his own work in 1980.

Performance chronology

1954 - Born in London

Studied Theatre Language at Dartington School of Arts.
1985 - 90 Worked with experimental theatre groups before embarking on a career as an independent choreographer and performer:

1985 - Yip Yip Mix and the 20th Centruy (with composer, Philip Jeck)
1985 - A Bone to Pick; Klapstuck Festival Commission in Belgium
1987 - An Axe to Grind; Dance Umbrella Commission
1987 - Andi; a musical for 'Deutsche Schaupielhaus' Hamburg. Co-directed with Peter Zedek1989  Suspect Terrain; Pepsico Summerfare Commission
1990 - Well Known Worlds (with Hans Peter Kuhn)
1990 -  Spatial Decay I & II (with Russel Maliphant and Hans Peter Kuhn)

Laurie Booth and Company
1991 - New Text/New Kingdom
1992 - Requiair (with Nigel Coates and Hans Peter Kuhn)
1993 - River Run / Alone (solo)
1994 - Wonderlawn;Barclays New Stages Award Winner, premiered at Royal Court Theatre
1995 - Tango Vairations

Laurie Booth Independent
1996 - Storm Garden
1997 - ACT/ual f/ACTual

Works for other companies include:
1986 - Totally successful Amnesia for   company 'Vorgange'; Salzburg Festival Commission
1987 - Elbow Room Game (for Extemporary Dance Theatre)
1991 - Completely Birdland (for Rambert Dance Company)
1993 - Deep Field Line (for Dutch National Ballet)
1993 - A Little Light Possession (for London Contemporary Dance Performance Group)
1995 - Gotan (for In Toto)

Awards include:
1984 - Greater London Arts Dance and Mime Award
1990 - A Time Out Dance and Performance Award
1991 - A Digital Dance Award
1994 - A Barclays New Stages Award1996
1996 - A Foundation for Sports and the Arts Awards

More about Laurie's work:
• ballet.magazine
• criticaldance.com
• guardian unlimited

Details of Laurie's workshop/classes are found in CONTACT page.