Leda and the Swan
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton, Marie Rambert
Composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Costume designer:
William Chappell, Bruce Winston
World premiere:
25 Feb 1930, Marie Rambert Dancers, Lyric Hammersmith, London
Work note:
This was a revised version of 'Leda' (1928) with choreography solely by Ashton. It seems to have had a preview performance at the Savoy Restaurant on 14 February 1930.
Production note:
Bruce Winston designed costume for The Swan (the principal male dancer).
Music title:
Ballet music from Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)
Music details:
Live music: piano
Source:
Programmes and reference file in the Rambert Archive; Vaughan, D. 'Frederick Ashton and His Ballets' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1977)
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0024
Performances
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
14 Feb 1930 Evening |
Leda and the Swan | Savoy Restaurant, London |
|
25 Feb 1930 Matinee |
Leda and the Swan* | Entrée de Cupidon | Gavotte Joyeuse | Gavotte Sentimentale | L'Indifferent | Flight of Swans | Russian Peasant | Mannequin | The Ballet of Mars and Venus | Capriol Suite* | Our Lady's Juggler* | Lyric Hammersmith, London |
|
23 Jun 1930 Evening |
Leda and the Swan | La Belle Viennoise | Saudade do Brésil* | Mannequin | Mademoiselle de Maupin* | Our Lady's Juggler | Les Sylphides* | Capriol Suite | Russian Peasant | ''I Can't Abear a Butcher''* | Le Rugby* | Mazurka des Hussars* | Galop* | Lyric Hammersmith, London |