Rambert Voices
For this oral history project, 36 people from eight decades of Rambert’s history were interviewed about their involvement in and experience of the Company. They include dancers, choreographers, artistic directors, music directors, members of staff, a conductor, a stage designer, a television producer, an audience member, and Marie Rambert’s grandson. Their recollections span from 1941 to 2017.
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- ...for those who die as cattle (Bruce, 1972) (1)
- 7DS (Veldman, 2000) (1)
- A Linha Curva (Galili, 2009) (1)
- A Tragedy of Fashion (Ashton, 1926) (1)
- Andrée Howard (1)
- Angela Ellis (1)
- Anna Sokolow (2)
- Antony Tudor (1)
- Ashley Dukes (4)
- Australia & New Zealand tour (1)
- Ballets Russes (1)
- BBC Dance for Camera Series (1)
- Berlin (3)
- Bertram Batell's Sideshow (The Company, 1970) (5)
- Big Top, Battersea Park (2)
- Carlos Miranda (2)
- Celebration (Davies, 1979) (1)
- Central School of Arts and Craft (1)
- Chiswick Studios (1)
- Choreography (2)
- Christopher Bruce (15)
- Classical Ballet (12)
- Conflicts (Morrice, 1962) (1)
- Contemporary Art (1)
- Contemporary Dance (25)
- Cruel Garden (Bruce/Kemp, 1977) (5)
- Dance animateurs (1)
- Dance for older people (1)
- Dance UK (1)
- Dance Umbrella (1)
- Dark Elegies (Tudor, 1937) (8)
- Diversities (Taylor, 1965) (1)
- Don Quixote (Gorsky, 1900/1962) (3)
- Embarque (Davies, 1988) (1)
- ENSA (1)
- Filming dance for television (1)
- Frederick Ashton (1)
- Gavin Higgins (2)
- Ghost Dances (Bruce, 1981) (6)
- Giselle (Coralli/Perrot/Petipa, 1884/1946/1965) (3)
- Glen Tetley (8)
- Grey Matter (Veldman, 1997) (1)
- Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (2)
- John Chesworth (6)
- Judgement of Paris (Tudor, 1938/1940) (1)
- Kaleidoscope (Gore, 1949) (1)
- Kim Brandstrup (1)
- Kol Simcha (1)
- L'après-midi d'un faune (Nijinsky, 1912/1931) (1)
- La Sylphide (Bournonville, 1836/1960) (1)
- Les Sylphides (Fokine, 1909/1930) (1)
- Lindsay Kemp (2)
- London Musici (1)
- Lucette Aldous (1)
- Mark Baldwin (4)
- Maude Lloyd (1)
- Merce Cunningham (7)
- Mercury Theatre (7)
- Michael Clark (1)
- Movimientos (Charnley, 1952/1952) (1)
- Nadine Baylis (2)
- New Movement Collective (1)
- Norman Morrice (10)
- Parades Gone By (Kemp, 1979) (2)
- Paula Hinton (3)
- Pierrot Lunaire (Tetley, 1962/1967) (5)
- Plainsong (Davies, 1981/1991) (1)
- Prismatic Variations (Paltenghi, 1950) (1)
- Rag Dances (Tetley 1971) (4)
- Ralph Koltai (3)
- Rambert Archive (1)
- Rambert School (6)
- Richard Alston (7)
- Robert North (3)
- Rooster (Bruce, 1991/1994) (1)
- Sally Gilmour (4)
- Scottish Opera (1)
- Simple Symphony (Gore, 1944) (2)
- Sounding (Davies, 1989) (1)
- Stage Design (1)
- Swansong, (Bruce, 1987/1995) (2)
- That is the Show (Morrice, 1971) (3)
- The Rite of Spring (Nijinsky, 1913) (4)
- The Tempest (Tetley, 1979) (2)
- Tis Goodly Sport (Taylor, 1970) (1)
- Touchbase (Cunningham, 1992) (1)
- Trisha Brown (3)
- Two Brothers (Morrice, 1958) (1)
- Walter Gore (7)
- Winnsboro' Cotton Mill Blues (Davies, 1992) (1)
- Winter Night (Gore, 1948) (1)
- Youth dance (1)
- Ziggurat (Tetley, 1967) (2)
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Choreographer Richard Alston was Rambert's Artistic Director 1986-1992.
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Mark Baldwin
Mark first danced with Rambert in 1979 and in 2002 was appointed Artistic Director. -
Joan Booth
As Marie Rambert's assistant, Joan Booth was on Ballet Rambert's post-war tour to Germany in 1945. -
Val Bourne
Val Bourne talks about her role as publicity officer at Rambert from 1966 to 1976. -
Andy Brentnall
Andy Brentnall talks about Rambert from a supporter’s perspective. -
Christopher Bruce
Choreographer Christopher Bruce was Rambert's Artistic Director 1994-2002. -
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper danced with Rambert from 1969 to 1974. -
Peter Curtis
Peter danced with Rambert in the 1960s as it transformed from a classical ballet to a contemporary dance company. -
Siobhan Davies
Siobhan Davies recalls her time as Associate Choreographer at Rambert from 1988 to 1992. -
Aidan Dun
Aidan Dun talks about his grandmother, Marie Rambert. -
Shirley Rees Edwards
Shirley Rees Edwards talks about her career with Rambert from 1949 to 1953. -
Adam Gatehouse and Nicoline Nystrom
Adam Gatehouse was Music Director 1974-1978; Nicoline Nystrom was a dancer in the 1950s and 1960s. (Content advice: strong language.) -
Beryl Goldwyn
Beryl Goldwyn joined Ballet Rambert in 1949 and danced many principal roles. -
Keith Hodiak
Keith Hodiak danced with Rambert from 1972 to 1975. -
Paul Hoskins
Paul Hoskins talks about his role as Music Director of Rambert. -
Lindsay Kemp
Choreographer and performer Lindsay Kemp collaborated on landmark 1970s Rambert productions. (Content advice: strong language.) -
Ralph Koltai
Designer Ralph Koltai recalls his work for Rambert between 1958 and 1977. -
Bob Lockyer
As the BBC's Head of Dance in the 1970s and 1980s, Bob Lockyer filmed several Rambert works for television. -
Mikaela Polley and Angela Towler
Mikaela Polley and Angela Towler talk about life as dancers and rehearsal directors at Rambert. -
Dreas Reyneke
Dreas Reyneke was a Rambert dancer from 1962 to 1972. -
June Sandbrook and Jenny Kelly
June Sandbrook and Jenny Kelly were Rambert dancers during the 1950s and 1960s. -
Jonathan (Jack) Taylor
Jonathan (Jack) Taylor was a dancer and choreographer with Rambert, 1960-1974. (Content advice: strong language.) -
Didy Veldman
Didy Veldman recalls her years as a Rambert dancer and choreographer. -
John Webley and Kenneth Bannerman
John Webley was an administrator and Kenneth Bannerman a dancer with Rambert from the 1950s on. -
Glenn Wilkinson
Glenn Wilkinson talks about his 17 years as a Rambert dancer and teacher.
Interviewer: Claire Izzard; filmmaker: Paul Izzard. With assistance of the oral history volunteers: Alison, Christine, Fiona, Georgina, Jo, Joy, Leslie, Lyndsay, Mary, Mil, Paula, Peter, Rosie, Ruth.
Rambert Voices is part of Rambert at 90, a project marking the company's 90th anniversary, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.