John Ashford (published 1989)
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Title
John Ashford (published 1989)
Description
John Ashford discusses his directorship of the contemporary dance and performance center, The Place. He addresses funding, audience attendance, and programming. In addition, he reflects on the nature of international styles and language of contemporary dance, the role of the theatre in contemporary dance in England, and the future of the field, especially considering the emergence of television and dense visual information. He concludes with remarks on the nature of dance as a live medium that crosses international borders. (The interview is cut off by the natural termination of the tape.)
Biographical note:
John Ashford is a British dance producer and current director of the European dance network Aerowaves. He was the director of the London dance and performance center The Place, England's first center for modern dance performance and training, from 1986-2009. Prior to his directorship at The Place, he was theatre editor for Time Out, theatre manager at the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, and Director of the Theatre at the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London. In 2009, he departed The Place to take on the directorship of Aerowaves, which he also founded in 1997. In 2002, he was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his achievements in the dance world.
Biographical note:
John Ashford is a British dance producer and current director of the European dance network Aerowaves. He was the director of the London dance and performance center The Place, England's first center for modern dance performance and training, from 1986-2009. Prior to his directorship at The Place, he was theatre editor for Time Out, theatre manager at the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, and Director of the Theatre at the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London. In 2009, he departed The Place to take on the directorship of Aerowaves, which he also founded in 1997. In 2002, he was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his achievements in the dance world.
Publisher
Pratt SILS LIS-665, Barbara Newman
Date Created
February 20, 1989
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Copyright
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Is Part Of
Newman, B. (April 1989). Speaking of Dance. The Dancing Times.
Identifier
BNDA_Ashford_John_1989_02_20_B.wav
Provenance
Interviews recorded on cassette by Barbara Newman
Rights Holder
Barbara Newman, John Ashford
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Audio Cassette Tape
Digital Format
mp3
Digital Master
Ashford_John_1989.mp3
Duration
00:06:51
Bit Rate/Frequency
128 kbps/44.1 kHz
Interviewer
Barbara Newman
Interviewee
John Ashford
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Collection
Citation
“John Ashford (published 1989),” Dance Dialogues: Interviews by Barbara Newman, 1979-Present, accessed June 16, 2021, http://dancedialogues.prattsils.org/items/show/75.