Christopher Bruce CBE, Houston Ballet’s Associate Choreographer, Steps Down

Appointed in 1989 and after 32 years with the company, Christopher Bruce CBE has made a joint decision with Houston Ballet to leave his position as Associate Choreographer.

“After more than 30 years as Resident or Associate Choreographer with the Houston Ballet, both the company and I feel the time has come when it would be appropriate for me to step aside in order to allow another choreographer the opportunity of holding this prestigious position. Needless to say, I have hugely enjoyed my collaboration with the Houston Ballet. It has been an honor to have worked with such a remarkable company where the standards have been maintained at the highest level under the direction of both Ben Stevenson and Stanton Welch, and where I have been truly fortunate to have seen my ballets danced by several generations of wonderful artists. I should add that there is mutual interest in me continuing to stage work in Houston from time to time and I look forward with pleasure to those visits. When the appointment is made, I wish the new Associate Choreographer every success and sincerely hope they experience all the pleasure and creative excitement I have been privileged to know with the company over so many years."

Christopher Bruce CBE

Associate Choreographer of Houston Ballet

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“Houston Ballet has been privileged to work with Christopher Bruce in this capacity for so many years,” says Stanton Welch AM, Houston Ballet Artistic Director. “He is an incredible part of our institution and has influenced many generations of dancers and choreographers, myself included. I want to thank him on behalf of all choreographers for being a hero of the choreographic revolution that we all could aspire to. This is a new chapter, but by no means a farewell. Houston Ballet and its artists will continue celebrate our relationship with this living legend by performing his iconic works for decades to come.”

The Christopher Bruce works that are currently in the Houston Ballet’s repertoire are:

Ghost Dances
Grinning in Your Face
Intimate Pages
Swansong
Sergeant Early’s Dream
Cruel Garden
Rooster and Land
Guatama Buddha (1989)
Journey (1990)
Nature Dances (1992)
Hush (2006)

Those with dates are original works created for the company.

Featured Photo of Houston Ballet Associate Choreographer Christopher Bruce CBE with former Houston Ballet dancers Steven Casteel and Karl Vakili rehearsing Nature Dances. Photo by Jann Whaley (1992). Courtesy of Houston Ballet.