Susan Cooper Susan Cooper remembers her time as a dancer with Rambert from 1969 to 1974. Susan trained at the Royal Ballet School until the age of 16. After working with a small touring ballet company for a couple of years, she auditioned for Norman Morrice and joined Ballet Rambert in 1969. Susan recalls working with choreographers such as Anna Sokolow and Christopher Bruce and how she developed into a contemporary dancer despite years of classical training. In this interview, Susan discusses the choreography of Norman Morrice and gives an insight into his creative practice. 00:09:46 Anna Sokolow 00:15:23 Norman Morrice 00:26:58 ‘Blind-Sight’ (Morrice, 1965) 00:29:48 ‘That is the Show’ (Morrice, 1971) 00:41:40 Glen Tetley 00:44:02 ‘Rag Dances’ (Tetley, 1971) 00:51:35 Marie Rambert 00:56:28 Christopher Bruce 01:01:18 Dance for New Dimensions 01:12:18 ‘Bertram Batell’s Sideshow’ (The Company, 1970) Interview recorded on 16 August 2016 at Rambert, London. Interviewer: Claire Izzard; Filmmaker: Paul Izzard The Rambert Voices oral history project is part of Rambert at 90, a project marking the company’s 90th anniversary, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.