Le Boxing

Choreographer: Susan Salaman

Composer: Lord Berners

Set designer: William Chappell

Costume designer: William Chappell

World premiere: 16 Feb 1931, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London

Work note: Performed as part of 'Sporting Sketches', or as a stand-alone divertissement.

Music details: Live music: piano

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0040

Date ⇃⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
16 Feb 1931 Evening	Dances from Carnaval \| Le Cricket \| La Péri^* \| Russian Peasant Dance \| The Mannequin and her Beau \| Saudade do Brésil \| A Florentine Picture \| Le Boxing^* \| Aurora's Wedding	Mercury Theatre, London
4 May 1931 Evening	La Péri \| Le Boxing \| Capriol Suite \| L'Après-midi d'un faune \| A Florentine Picture \| Façade^*	Mercury Theatre, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Carnaval \| Le Boxing \| Waterloo and the Crimea \| Mercury^* \| Pavane \| Russian Peasant \| La Belle Ecuyère \| Variation from ''Swan Lake'' \| Blue Bird \| Mannequin \| Mademoiselle de Maupin \| Mazurka Finale	Lyric Hammersmith, London
31 Dec 1933 Evening	Récamier^* \| Le Boxing \| L'Après-midi d'un faune \| Les Masques (ou, Changement de Dames)	Mercury Theatre, London
18 Jun 1937 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| Musical Interlude \| The Planets \| Mermaid \| Musical Interlude \| Le Cricket \| Le Rugby \| Le Boxing \| Death and the Maiden \| Musical Interlude \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
19 Jun 1937 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| Musical Interlude \| The Planets \| Mermaid \| Musical Interlude \| Le Cricket \| Le Rugby \| Le Boxing \| Death and the Maiden \| Musical Interlude \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
6 Jul 1940 Matinee	Les Sylphides \| Le Cricket \| Le Rugby \| Le Boxing \| Lady into Fox \| Gala Performance^*	Theatre Royal, Brighton