MASTERCLASS
DATE: Sunday 22nd February 2026
TIME: 12:00-13.30
LEVEL: Intermediate+
PRICE: £30
Our cancellation policy for any masterclass is 48 hours.
Workshop Description
This workshop, for intermediate to advanced levels, will focus on flow in movement, increasing body awareness and articulation for greater ease and comfort through a range of dance vocabularies – exploring choices and dynamics within a playfully rigorous physical language – incorporating floorwork and a variety of orientations to distribute demand through the whole body.
Drawing on experiential anatomy as a resource for healthy, integrated and dynamic movement this workshop will use task and improvisation encouraging connection, balance and listening in movement.
Biography
Russell Maliphant’s work is characterised by a unique approach to flow and energy and an ongoing exploration of the relationship between movement, light and music. For 20 years, Maliphant has worked closely with pioneering lighting designer Michael Hulls to explore and realise these ideas. Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls are both Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells.
In April 2018, the Russell Maliphant Dance Company became one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations. This brings an exciting new chapter to the company’s history, becoming Company In Residence at DanceEast, Ipswich
In 1996, Russell founded the Russell Maliphant Company, using it as a creative laboratory where movement, light, and music converge as one language. His long-standing collaboration with lighting designer Michael Hulls has enabled them to shape movement into sculptural, flowing expressions that transcend conventional choreography. His works draw inspiration from disciplines such as contact improvisation, yoga, capoeira, tai chi, and chi gung, shaping a signature style defined by energy, form, and fluid dynamics. He has also received numerous accolades including two Olivier Awards, three South Bank Show Awards, and multiple Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. In 2023, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)for services to dance.
