February 12th 2011
Richard C Ambrose

Richard holds an Arts degree in Choreographic Studies from the St.Denis Paris VIII University (2010) in France, where he also participated in several artistic projects including the pharoahic opera ‘Aida’.

He obtained his Diplome D'Etat professeur de danse in Jazz (2007) and Contemporary dance (2008) and studied Techni’Ka at Lena Blou’s choreographic Centre in Guadeloupe, also working with renowned tutors from the Danish and Cuban ballets, Frederic Yahn, Elena Madan Vera, and tutors from the Ailey school such as Darius Grandison and Fred Lasserre.

Since then, Richard has attended conferences on Contemporary Caribbean dance representing St.Lucia in Haiti and Martinique.

Barry George choreographed Richard in the solo for Digital Technology, a hip-hop/ contemporary Ballet for the Biennial Dance Festival in Grenada in 2003. Later projects included a solo for Caged - Barry George's expression of ‘the limits placed on artistes' achievement in St.Lucia- and choreography for 'Dance of the Villages' the SSPAA presentation in collaboration with the People's Republic of Taiwan.

Richard served as one of the choreographers to 'Esperence', a ballet to celebrate the 30th independence anniversary of St.Lucia and served as the lead and choreographer to 'Lombwi/Navel String' a dance production for the 3rd World Festival of Black Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal.

His other projects include a ballet ‘Prodigal’ for an HIV/Aids awareness campaign in Antigua. Richard also works with choirs such as the St.Lucia School of Music Community choir, St.Lucia National Youth Choir, Liberty Voices Chorale, Freedom Voices and Rise St.Lucia.

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