Period 2 1974-1986

Question 1

What award did Bruce receive in 1974?

Answer 1

Evening Standard Award for his combined achievements as a dancer and choreographer.

Question 2

When was John Chestworth appointed artistic director?

When was Bruce appointed associate artistic director?

When did Norman Morrice step down as artistic director?

Answer 2

All 1974

Question 3

What galas were held?

Answer 3

50th anniversary gala held at Sandler Wells Theatre, London - 1976
Marie Rambert memorial gala held at Sandler Wells Theatre, London - 1983
60th anniversary gala held at Sandler Wells Theatre, London - 1986

Question 4

What aired on BBC 1 in 1978?

What film and who by premiered in 1978?

Answer 4

A documentary about Bruce ‘Omnibus Voice of Children’

‘Dancer’ by John Chestworth at River Studios, London

Question 5

Who became the companies music director in 1978?

Answer 5

Charles Darden

Question 6

What year did Bruce step down as associate artistic director and what to become instead?

Answer 6

1979

To embark a career as a freelance choreographer

Question 7

What work did Tetley premiere in 1979? And what did he chose to do?

Answer 7

The Tempest at Germany festival

- chose to make his evening work of Ballet Rambert

Question 8

Who was appointed resident choreographer in 1980?

And what did they introduce?

Answer 8

Richard Alston
Following his success of Bell High, his first creation for the company
Cunningham style

Question 9

When did Chestworth step down as AD?

Answer 9

1980

Question 10

When did Bruce become associate choreographer?

Answer 10

1980

Question 11

When did Robert North become Artistic Director?

Answer 11

1981

Question 12

When was Ghost Dances premiered? Who was director?

Answer 12

1981 Christopher Bruce

Question 13

When did Marie Rambert die?

Answer 13

1982 12 June

Question 14

What was the companies first educational film?
When?
What works did it illustrates? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??

Answer 14

‘Different Steps’
1985
Wildlife (Richard Alston) Death in the Madien (Robert North)

Question 15

When did North step down at artistic director who replaced him in the same year?

Answer 15

1986

Richard Alston

Question 16

Wildlife - Richard Alston
Death in the Marien - Robert North
Premiered in the same year - what year?

Answer 16

1984

Question 17

What was the first Merce Cunningham work to enter the repitore?

Answer 17

‘Finding Sixes’

Question 18

In 1983 Rambert School of ballet merged with who to form what?

Answer 18

Merged with Rambert Acadmey to form Ballet Rambert School

Question 19

What year did they change their name to 1983?

Answer 19

Ballet Rambert School

Question 20

What audience was North’s repitore popular towards?

Answer 20

Both home and abroad audiences

Question 21

What value of Morrices did Chestworth continue as AD?

How was this different when North became AD?

Answer 21

Inviting overseas choreographers and promoting new works

North focused on choreography from himself, Bruce and Alston and only a few overseas.

Question 22

In Period 2 (1974-86) focused on a few choreographers
List them.
Therefore what was developing at the company?

Answer 22

North, Bruce, Alston

Diversity was developing at Ballet Rambert due to the broad range of choreography.

Question 23

What were works like in Period 2 (1974-86)?

Answer 23

works were varied in style due to the variety of different choreographers
- had narrative
And so the works were more popular

Question 24

Alston recreated his version of what work? And who was it dedicated to?

Answer 24

Rite of Spring

Dedicated to Marie Rambert