Airs
Choreographer:
Paul Taylor
Staged by:
Eileen Cropley
Composer:
George Frideric Handel
Set designer:
Gene Moore
Costume designer:
Gene Moore
Lighting designer:
Jennifer Tipton, Sid Ellen
Rambert premiere:
18 Mar 1982, Ballet Rambert, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
World premiere:
30 May 1978, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center, New York, New York, USA
Production note:
In the programme, the choreography credit reads: Choreography Paul Taylor, Reconstructed by Eileen Cropley. The lighting credit reads: Lighting Jennifer Tipton, Re-created by Sid Ellen.
Revival credits:
1998 revival credits: Lighting design Jennifer Tipton; lighting re-created by Malcolm Glanville
Music title:
Excerpts from Concerti Grossi Opus 3, Alcina, Ariodante, Berenice, and Solomon
Music details:
Live music: orchestra and harpsichord continuo
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0311
Performances
Date | Programme | Venue |
---|---|---|
18 Mar 1982 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Airs* | Ghost Dances | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
27 Jul 1982 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Fantasie* | Apollo Distraught* | Airs | Big Top, Battersea Park, London |
29 Aug 1997 Evening |
No More Play* | Petite Mort | Moonshine | Airs | Palace Theatre, Manchester |
12 Oct 1998 Evening |
No More Play | Petite Mort | Four Scenes* | Airs | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
13 Oct 1998 Evening |
No More Play | Petite Mort | Four Scenes | Airs | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |