Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Choreographer:
Robert North
Composer:
Bill Withers
Recording artist:
Bill Withers
Set designer:
Andrew Storer
Costume designer:
Andrew Storer
Lighting designer:
John B. Read
Rambert premiere:
16 Oct 1981, Ballet Rambert, Grand Theatre Leeds
World premiere:
22 Oct 1980, Janet Smith Dance Group, Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom
Work note:
Dedication: 'Dedicated to Matt Mattox'. Ballet Rambert performed a duet from 'Lonely Town, Lonely Street' at the Venice Dance Festival in July 1981 before the company's premiere of the full work.
Production note:
In the programme, Andrew Storer is credited as 'design'.
Music title:
Lonely Town, Lonely Street (1973) Another Day to Run (1972), Let Me in Your Life (1972) , Who is He and What is He to You? (1972) , Ain't No Sunshine (1971), You (1974)
Music details:
Recorded music
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0308
Performances
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
17 Jul 1981 Evening |
Dancing Day* | Lonely Town, Lonely Street (duet) | Rainbow Ripples | The Rite of Spring: Pictures of Pagan Russia | Teatro Malibran, Venezia, Italy |
|
16 Oct 1981 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street* | Night Music | Ghost Dances | Grand Theatre Leeds |
|
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 |
|
11 Feb 1983 Evening |
Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Fielding Sixes* | Pribaoutki ('A Telling') | Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester |