Richard Alston Dance Company has been nominated as Outstanding Company in the 2011 National Dance Awards, presented by the Critics' Circle.
The National Dance Awards are the UK's leading awards for achievement in dance. Richard Alston Dance Company has been nominated alongside English National Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet and Royal New Zealand Ballet for a new category, given to the best UK or international company seen in the country this year.
The winners of the 2011 National Dance Awards will be announced at a ceremony which is to be held, for the first time, at The Place. The event takes place on Mon 23 January 2012.