Carnival of the Animals
Choreographer:
Siobhan Davies
Composer:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Set designer:
David Buckland
Costume designer:
Antony McDonald
Lighting designer:
Peter Mumford
Rambert premiere:
20 May 2008, Rambert Dance Company, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
World premiere:
13 May 1982, Second Stride, Arts Centre, University of Warwick
Work note:
In 1982, the work's title was simply 'Carnival'. When Rambert staged it in 2008, the title was changed to match that of the music: 'Carnival of the Animals'.
Production note:
Choreography credit reads: Choreography Siobhan Davies; Choreographic assistant Sasha Roubicek; Movement contribution from the dancers.
Music title:
Le carnival des animaux (1886)
Music details:
Live music: 2 pianos and orchestra: flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
Sponsors:
Supported by the David Rymer Charitable Trust.
Awards:
2008 TMA (Theatrical Management Association) Theatre Award presented to Ballet Rambert for Achievement in Dance for reviving two British contemporary dance landmarks: 'Carnival of the Animals' and 'Swansong'.
Source:
Programme in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0452
Performances
Date ↿⇂ | Programme ↿⇂ | Venue ↿⇂ |
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20 May 2008 Evening |
Scribblings* | Carnival of the Animals* | Anatomica #3 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
21 May 2008 Evening |
Scribblings | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
22 May 2008 Evening |
Scribblings | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
23 May 2008 Evening |
Scribblings | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
24 May 2008 Matinee |
Scribblings | Carnival of the Animals | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
24 May 2008 Evening |
Scribblings | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
8 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice* | Infinity | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
9 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | Infinity | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
10 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | Infinity | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
11 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | Infinity | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
29 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
30 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
31 Oct 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Anatomica #3 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
26 Nov 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
27 Nov 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
28 Nov 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
29 Nov 2008 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
13 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Venue Cymru, Llandudno |
14 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Venue Cymru, Llandudno |
18 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Hall for Cornwall, Truro |
19 Feb 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me* | Eternal Light | Hall for Cornwall, Truro |
19 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Carnival of the Animals | Hall for Cornwall, Truro |
27 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Scribblings | Snape Maltings |
28 Feb 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Scribblings | Snape Maltings |
4 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
5 Mar 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Eternal Light | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
5 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
6 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
7 Mar 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Eternal Light | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
7 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice | See Me | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
10 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Eden Court Theatre, Inverness |
11 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Eden Court Theatre, Inverness |
18 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
19 Mar 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | Eternal Light | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
19 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
20 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
21 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Carnival of the Animals | Infinity | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold |
25 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Hush* | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
26 Mar 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | Hush | Eternal Light | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
26 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Hush | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
27 Mar 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Hush | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
1 Apr 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Birmingham Hippodrome |
2 Apr 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Birmingham Hippodrome |
3 Apr 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Birmingham Hippodrome |
4 Apr 2009 Evening |
Eternal Light | Swansong | Carnival of the Animals | Birmingham Hippodrome |
23 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
24 Sep 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
24 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
25 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
20 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
21 Oct 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
21 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
22 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
23 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
3 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
4 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
5 Nov 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
5 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
6 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
7 Nov 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
7 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
12 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
13 Nov 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Bath |
13 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
14 Nov 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Theatre Royal, Bath |
14 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
2 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |
3 Dec 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Derngate, Northampton |
3 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |
4 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |