Ciao Italia! The Operaestate Festival 2017

On Saturday 22 July, Rambert performed the Rambert Event at the Operaestate Festival in Bassano Del Grappa, Italy. This site-specific piece features extracts of Merce Cunningham choreography, set to music composed and performed by former Music Fellow Quinta and Radiohead‘s Philip Selway.

Rambert dancer Carolyn Bolton kept our Instagram updated with their progress.

AND WE’RE OFF! Hi all, Rambert dancer Carolyn Bolton here. The company is preparing to fly to Venice this very moment. Stay tuned for more behind the scenes moments with our amazing company. <3 #italy #theevent #instatakeover #grappa #bassanodelgrappafestival

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The dancers started their day with a quick dip…

One “Cunningham on the Rocks” coming up! #rambert #river #madness #merce #cunningham #realness #funinthesun #instagrahamtakeover #newdrinks #allthepuns #allthetime #dancethemagicdance #theevent

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…before turning up the heat in class

Watch the magnificent Jeannie Steele lead our contemporary warmup!!!! Energy is high and the dancers are feeling good as we prepare for our technical rehearsal this evening. #rambert #instagrahamtakeover #dancethemagicdance #theevent #bassanodelgrappa #grappa #allthejumps #technique #cunningham #operaestatefestival

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The tech team worked hard to get the stage ready before rehearsals got underway

Have definitely performed in worse places #bassanodelgrappa #rambertabroad

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Kym rehearsing Cunningham Event with Phill Selway from Radio Head in #bassano #philselway #dance #mercecunningham #gerhardrickter #rambert

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And it was showtime before they knew it

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Safe to say, the company had an amazing time.

A privilege to bring #MerceCunningham into the open air last night at beautiful Castello Tito Gobbi @Operaestate @Rambertdance pic.twitter.com/u8PduoPNFO

— Quinta (@QuintaMakes) July 23, 2017

Fantastic to perform again on Saturday with @QuintaMakes & #ChrisVatalaro @Rambertdance @Operaestate Px https://t.co/h7jjiN8qo9

— Philip Selway (@philipselway) July 24, 2017

Thank you for having us! Look forward to next time :) https://t.co/ex8GvKkhO4

— Helen Shute (@helenshute) July 23, 2017

Had a bloody hoot in Bassano with the dudes. Always a pleasure @danie1davidson @_juangil @liamfrancis93 @hannah_l_rudd @kymathie @nancynerantzi @lucybalfour1 @ms_stackhouse

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Find out where Rambert will be perfoming next here