Rambert Event
Choreographer:
Merce Cunningham
Staged by:
Jeannie Steele
Composer:
Phillip Selway, Adem Ilhan, Quinta
Set designer:
Gerhard Richter
Costume designer:
Gerhard Richter (after)
Lighting designer:
Rambert Staff
World premiere:
28 Jun 2014, Rambert, Rambert [South Bank studios], London
Work note:
The Rambert Event featured extracts from the 10 Cunningham’s works in Rambert’s repertoire: Septet (1953), RainForest (1968), Sounddance (1975), Fielding Sixes (1980), Doubles (1984), August Pace (1989), Beach Birds (1991), Touchbase (1992), Ground Level Overlay (1995), Pond Way (1998).
Production note:
The choreography was arranged and staged by Jeannie Steele. The set and costumes were based on the Cage series of paintings by Gerhard Richter.
Music title:
Rambert Event (2014)
Music details:
Live music: percussion, piano, keyboard and electronics
Music commissioned by Rambert:
Yes
Sponsors:
The Rambert Event has been made possible by Rambert's New Work Commissioning Fund with the support of Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor-advised fund of The London Community Foundation.
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0472