Born in Jamaica.
He studied in the London Contemporary Dance School (“The Place”). In 1972, he joined Batsheva. During his years with his company, he danced in the following works: Fun & Fancy, Three Out of Me, and Lyric Episodes (1972); Corners (1973); Dream (1974); The Burning Ground and Games We Play (1975); and Poems of Ecstasy (1976). In 1975, he portrayed Death in The Green Table staged for Batsheva by Anna Markard, daughter of the choreographer Kurt Jooss. In 1977, Linton left Batsheva to teach dance in Sweden and Switzerland.
Repertoire
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Poems of Ecstasy
Anna Sokolow
1976 -
Games We Play
Rena Gluck
1975 -
The Burning Ground
Gene Hill Sagan
1975 -
Dream
Martha Graham
1974 -
Corners
Rina Schenfeld
1973 -
Divertissements in the Play Ground of the Zodiac
Willian Louther
1972 -
Lyric Episodes
Mirali Sharon
1972 -
Three Out of Me
Linda Rabin
1972 - Load More
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Moon Full
John Butler
1972
Photos
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Rina Schenfeld, Derek Linton | Photo: Jacob Agor -
Rina Schenfeld, Derek Linton | Photo: Jacob Agor -
Rina Schenfeld, Derek Linton | Photo: Jacob Agor -
Rina Schenfeld, Derek Linton | Photo: Jacob Agor -
Rina Schenfeld, Derek Linton | Photo: Jacob Agor
