Pas de Déesses
Choreographer:
Robert Joffrey
Composer:
John Field
Music arranger:
Joseph Vandernoot, Hamilton Harty
Costume designer:
Alfred Edward Chalon (after)
Rambert premiere:
30 Jun 1955, Ballet Rambert, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
World premiere:
29 May 1954, Robert Joffrey Concert Ballet, YM-YWHA Kaufmann Auditorium, New York, New York, USA
Work note:
Inspired by A.E. Chalon's lithograph 'Pas des Déesses' (1846) depicting dancers Arthur Saint-Léon, Marie Taglioni, Lucile Grahn, and Fanny Cerrito.
Production note:
The costumes were inspired by those shown in Chalon's lithograph.
Revival credits:
1958 revival credits: Scenery designed by Edward Delaney
Music title:
Rondo-Scherzizo from the 1st Sonata, Opus 1, No. 1; Nocturne, No. 5 in B-flat; 'Remembrance'; 'Le Midi' in E major
Music details:
Live music
Music note:
The ballet uses Harty's arrangement of five pieces in his 'John Field Suite'.
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0163
Performances
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
30 Jun 1955 Evening |
The Lilac Garden | Pas de Déesses* | Variations on a Theme | The Life and Death of Lola Montez (1818-1861) | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
|
4 Jul 1955 Evening |
Pas de Déesses | Laiderette* | Giselle | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
|
8 Sep 1958 Evening |
Pas des Déesses | Fireflies | Epithalame* | Laiderette | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |