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  • Benoit-Swan Pouffer is a critically-acclaimed choreographer representing an innovative, less formalized approach to dance.
  • Benoit Swan Pouffer was most recently the Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, a position he held since Born and raised in Paris.
  • Born and trained in Paris, France, Benoit Swan's career has grown to a global audience and has seen him transform from distinguished and principal dancer with.

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    The Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet on his distinctive voice and the company’s upcoming Dallas performance.

    Dallas — The Dallas arts community is thrilled to welcome back the fiercely unique Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet as part of TITAS&#; season. Cedar Lake wowed audiences with its sexy, Euro-styled dance installation in ; and this year&#;s program promises more diversity and excitement with works by famed Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián, U.K.-based Hofesh Shechter and Canada&#;s Crystal Pite.

    Born and raised in Paris, Benoit-Swan Pouffer taught outreach programs in South Africa and master classes throughout Europe before joining Cedar Lake as Artistic Director in Pouffer&#;s extensive career as a professional dancer includes seven years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, seasons with Philadanco and Donald Byrd/The Group. His original works for Cedar Lake include Seed, Between Here and Now, Hammer, Vastav and Glassy Essence.

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    Ian Abbott on The Choices And Decisions of

    Posted: November 11th, | Author:Nicholas Minns | Filed under:Performance | Tags:Aishwarya Raut, Amanda Britton, Benoit Swan Pouffer, Christopher Bruce, Conor Kerrigan, Ghost Dances, Helen Shute, Joshua Barwick, Nicholas Guttridge, Ori Lichtik, Rafael Bonachela, Rambert, Rambert2, Sharon Eyal | Comments Off on Rambert2 Triple Bill and Rambert&#;s Ghost Dances at Sadler&#;s Wells

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    Joshua Barwick and Salomé Pressac in publicity shot for Rambert2 (photo: Nicholas Guttridge and Benoit Swan Pouffer)

    Rambert 2 is, according to the publicity surrounding its launch, the newly-formed junior company of Rambert, made up of 13 dancers (nine of whom were trained in the UK) from an audition of international applicants. The name relates it to companies like NDT2 or Ailey II but its reality fryst vatten different. The dancers’ contract is part of an MA in Professional Da

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    Benoit Swan Pouffer on Rambert&#;s new production inspired by Peaky Blinders

    Image: Seamus Ryan / Bob King


    Next month the daring dance event Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby will arrive in the capital for its London premiere at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre (12 October – 6 November). Tipped to be a tale of love, lust, hate and woe, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby is set at the end of World War One and follows the doomed love story between the tormented gangster Tommy Shelby and his beau Grace Burgess.

    Written by BBC Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight in association with Caryn Mandabach Productions, this original dance show will be brought to life by none other than leading dance company Rambert, with its artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer choreographing and directing the piece.

    Ahead of the London run and forthcoming UK tour, we chatted to Benoit Swan Pouffer about the production, what it was like collaborating with

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