Carnival of Animals
Choreographer:
Andrée Howard
Composer:
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Set designer:
Andrée Howard
Costume designer:
Andrée Howard
World premiere:
26 Mar 1943, Ballet Rambert, Mercury Theatre, London
Work note:
The premiere of this work was a dress rehearsal before an invited audience to mark the revival of Ballet Rambert, after the company had been closed down in 1942 because of a court case against Harold Rubin's of The Arts Theatre Club.
Production note:
In the programme from the 1943 C.E.M.A. tour, Andrée Howard is credited with 'scenery and costumes'.
Music title:
Le Carnival des animaux (1886)
Music details:
Live music: initially piano, later a chamber orchestra
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0128
Performances
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
26 Mar 1943 Time unknown |
Les Sylphides | Death and the Maiden | Spanish Dance | Russian Dance (from 'Midnight Sun') | Foyer de Danse | Confessional | Carnival of Animals* | Mercury Theatre, London |
|
27 Dec 1943 Matinee |
Soirée Musicale (in the play 'The Toy Princess') | Valse Noble (in the play 'The Toy Princess') | Coquette (in the play 'The Toy Princess') | Carnival of Animals (in the play 'The Toy Princess') | Dances from Les Sylphides (in the play 'The Toy Princess') | Arts Theatre Cambridge |
|
19 Nov 1948 Evening |
The Descent of Hebe | Carnival of Animals | Winter Night* | The Nutcracker Suite | His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia |