He co-founded DV8 Physical Theatre in 1986, then went on to work as a solo artist and to create his own company, Nigel Charnock + Dancers, as well as making work for other companies. “Nigel had a love-hate relationship with a lot of things, but dance as a form was up there near the top of the list. He was critical of the lack of content in dance and of most contemporary choreographers, … [and for] many years, he tried to stop dance audiences from coming to see his work, particularly dance critics.”