5 February 2024 - 7 April 2024
Watch: Photography Masterclass with Chris Nash
World-renowned dance photographer Chris Nash hosted a live Masterclass on Thursday 18 January, complete with a wonderful guest dancer, in the Aud Jebsen Studio Theatre at the RAD, London.
Chris discussed his background in fine art and photography, before showing us how he captures those fleeting dance moments.
The event was live-streamed for our global audience and we can share with you now a recording of the Masterclass.
See Chris demonstrate how dancer and photographer work together to create beautiful images… we hope watching the Masterclass inspires you!
The entries for our photo exhibition Men and Dance is now closed but come and see the exhibition for yourseld from 7 April in the main RAD reception.
Please note the Masterclass is up to 2 hours long and includes a Q&A. Once purchased, you will receive an email with the link to watch the Masterclass at your leisure before the 7 April.
Purchase the Masterclass recording for £5Key Information
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About Chris
Chris has been photographing dance and performance since leaving Goldsmiths School Of Art in 1980, where he studied Fine Art. Through his touring exhibitions, he has built an international reputation as “Our most imaginative interpreter of Dance.” (The Guardian). The majority of his work is in the studio, crafting beautifully lit images for publicity posters, brochures and programmes, but he is equally at home in the theatre, photographing live on stage for production shots and front-of-house. He was awarded an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List for services to dance and photography.
Chris has held over 70 exhibitions of his Dance photographs around the world. His work has had such an impact on contemporary dance in England that he is the recipient of a Dance Umbrella/Time Out Award, the inscription of which reads: “For helping to make the face of dance more recognisable, this award is made to photographer extraordinaire Chris Nash.“ and in 2022 he was awarded an MBE for services to dance and photography.
Aside from his dance photography, Chris Nash’s pictures can be found on advertising billboards, fashion catalogues, CDs and book covers. In 2006 he was awarded a prestigious NESTA Dreamtime grant and was the subject of a Victoria and Albert Museum one-man retrospective exhibition ‘A Flash Of Light: The Dance Photography Of Chris Nash’ in 2011.
