mock exam

Question 1

who became associate director with marie rambert in 1966?

Answer 1

norman morris

Question 2

what year and what was the name of the dance choreographed by glenn tetley?

Answer 2

pierrot lunnaire 1967

Question 3

when did john chesworth become associate director?

Answer 3

1970

Question 4

what kind of dancing was it like in the years 1966 - 1974

Answer 4

graham technique
morden
contemporary
expressionistic

Question 5

who and when took over the company and became associate director

Answer 5

christopher bruce in 1975

Question 6

when did christopher bruce become associate choreographer?

Answer 6

1979

Question 7

when did the company change from classical to contemporary

Answer 7

1966

Question 8

what year did richard alston become resident choreographer

Answer 8

1980

Question 9

when was ghost dances performed!

Answer 9

1981 by bruce

Question 10

when did richard alston become artistic director

Answer 10

1986 - 1992

Question 11

how did richard alston have an impact on the company ?

Answer 11

very different style - abstract and no ballet works

Question 12

when did the company change its names to rambert dance company!

Answer 12

1987

Question 13

when did siobhan davies become associate choreographer?

Answer 13

1988 - 1992

Question 14

who has links with the london contemporary theatre and what were they?

Answer 14

richard alston, siobhan davies, robert north —> competition to rambert

Question 15

what happened to the company in the 90s

Answer 15

company becomes much smaller as funding ends because audiences are much smaller

Question 16

when did bruce come back and was artistic director ?

Answer 16

1994 - 2002

Question 17

what did siobhan davies do for the company ?

Answer 17

influenced by merce cunningham —> wanted dance to just be about pure movement - took a twist in traditional dances

Question 18

what three aims did marie and norman have for the company in 1966

Answer 18

encourage new works by both new and established choreographers
to preserve the master works which consitute the ballet rambert artistics heritage
go on tour and perform in london

Question 19

what was bruce’s first choreography called

Answer 19

george frederic

Question 20

what is ghost dances about ?

Answer 20

made for innocent people of south america who have been continually devastated by political oppression , also attracted lots of attention from people who like the south american music

Question 21

when was cruel gardens made

Answer 21

1977

Question 22

how is cruel gardens described?

Answer 22

remarkable , it’s a ballet , it’s a spectacle and an extraordinary intergation if sound and sight

Question 23

when did the company go on tour and then what happened?

Answer 23

1993 - laid off performances for a little while

Question 24

what did siobhan davies win an award for?

Answer 24

outstanding choreography for winnsboro cotten mills blues with rich and overspilling movement

Question 25

when was robert north artistic director?

Answer 25

1981 - 1986

keen to develop dancers physically mentally and drama magic quality