Period 2 1974-1986 Flashcards
What award did Bruce receive in 1974?
Evening Standard Award for his combined achievements as a dancer and choreographer.
When was John Chestworth appointed artistic director?
When was Bruce appointed associate artistic director?
When did Norman Morrice step down as artistic director?
All 1974
What galas were held?
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
What aired on BBC 1 in 1978?
What film and who by premiered in 1978?
A documentary about Bruce ‘Omnibus Voice of Children’
‘Dancer’ by John Chestworth at River Studios, London
Who became the companies music director in 1978?
Charles Darden
What year did Bruce step down as associate artistic director and what to become instead?
1979
To embark a career as a freelance choreographer
What work did Tetley premiere in 1979? And what did he chose to do?
The Tempest at Germany festival
- chose to make his evening work of Ballet Rambert
Who was appointed resident choreographer in 1980?
And what did they introduce?
Richard Alston
Following his success of Bell High, his first creation for the company
Cunningham style
When did Chestworth step down as AD?
1980
When did Bruce become associate choreographer?
1980
When did Robert North become Artistic Director?
1981
When was Ghost Dances premiered? Who was director?
1981 Christopher Bruce
When did Marie Rambert die?
1982 12 June
What was the companies first educational film?
When?
What works did it illustrates? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??
‘Different Steps’
1985
Wildlife (Richard Alston) Death in the Madien (Robert North)
When did North step down at artistic director who replaced him in the same year?
1986
Richard Alston
Wildlife - Richard Alston
Death in the Marien - Robert North
Premiered in the same year - what year?
1984
What was the first Merce Cunningham work to enter the repitore?
‘Finding Sixes’
In 1983 Rambert School of ballet merged with who to form what?
Merged with Rambert Acadmey to form Ballet Rambert School
What year did they change their name to 1983?
Ballet Rambert School
What audience was North’s repitore popular towards?
Both home and abroad audiences
What value of Morrices did Chestworth continue as AD?
How was this different when North became AD?
Inviting overseas choreographers and promoting new works
North focused on choreography from himself, Bruce and Alston and only a few overseas.
In Period 2 (1974-86) focused on a few choreographers
List them.
Therefore what was developing at the company?
North, Bruce, Alston
Diversity was developing at Ballet Rambert due to the broad range of choreography.
What were works like in Period 2 (1974-86)?
works were varied in style due to the variety of different choreographers
- had narrative
And so the works were more popular
Alston recreated his version of what work? And who was it dedicated to?
Rite of Spring
Dedicated to Marie Rambert