Listen to the Music
Choreographer:
Jonathan Taylor
Composer:
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Daniel Auber, Georges Bizet, Modest Mussorgsky, George Gershwin, Claude Debussy
Music arranger:
Anthony Hymas
Text by:
Denise Coffey
Set designer:
Jenny Beavan
Costume designer:
Jenny Beavan
Lighting designer:
Richard Caswell
World premiere:
4 Oct 1972, Ballet Rambert, Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London
Production note:
Jenny Beavan is credited as 'designer'.
Number of dancers:
6 dancers
Music title:
Overture of 'The Nutcracker' (Tchaikovsky); a medley from the Overture of 'Le Cheval de Bronze' (Auber); Farandole from 'L'Arlèsienne' (Bizet); The Hut of Baba Yaga from 'Pictures at an Exhibition' (Mussorgsky); an extract from 'Francesca da Rimini' (Tchaikovsky); 'Lady be Good' (Gershwin);'Bells through the Leaves from the second set of 'Images' (Debussy)
Music details:
Live music with recorded text
Music note:
Text written and recorded by Denise Coffey.
Sponsors:
The choreography, music and designs for this work were commissioned by the Mercury Theatre Trust Limited with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0239
Performances
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
4 Oct 1972 Evening |
Opus '65 | Solo | Listen to the Music* | Ziggurat | Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London |