Rambert Dance Company

1930s

Founding Director: Marie Rambert

53 Touring Venues, Inc. Mercury Theatre

Nijinsky- L'Apres-midi d'un faune (1912/1931)
Rambert - Primavera (1931)
Tudor - The Planets

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1930's

1930s: Rambert perform with Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina.
1931: Ballet Club-Mercury Theatre: new company name, new resident theatre

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1930's

1935: Ballet Rambert
1936: BBC Broadcast: performs live TV
1937: Dark Elegies: Premiere of Antony Tudor's seminal work

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1940s

1940: Peter & Wolf premiere-Arts Theatre, Cambridge.
1941: Daytime Performances Lunch Ballet and Tea Ballet become popular.
1946: First full-length production of Giselle with Sally Gilmour & Walter Gore
1947: Visit Australia and New Zealand company invite

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1950s

1951: Festival of Britain: Rambert participates with two new works
1956: Tour to Spain: Open-air theatres all over the country
1957: Conte Fantastique Andree Howard's final creation for Rambert
1958: Seasons at Sadler's Wells: Regularly featuring works by

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1960s

Artistic Director: Marie Rambert 1962
Associate Director: Norman Morrice 1966-1970
Assistant Directors: John Chesworth 1966-1970
1961: Norman Morrice in the USA to train with Martha Graham
1963: Christopher Bruce joins as a dancer with the company
1966: M

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1970s

Artistic Director: Norman Morrice (1970-1974); John Chesworth (1974-1980)
Associate Director: Christopher Bruce (1975- 1979)
1970: Bertram BA Tell's sideshow educational programme for young audiences
1971: New premises company moves to Chiswick
1972: Cr

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1980s

Artistic Directors: Robert North (1981-1985); Richard Alston (1986- 1992)
1982: Marie Rambert dies
1986: Alston becomes Artistic Director and the company takes a new direction; 60th anniversary the company commissions Michael Clark to choreograph 'Swamp'

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1990s

Artistic Director: Christopher Bruce (1994- 2000)
Davies: Plain Song (1981/1991); Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues (1992)
Bruce: Rooster (1991/1994); Swansong (1987/1995)
Cunningham: Touchbase (1992)
Baldwin: Island to Island (1991)
206 Venues visited
40 Addit

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2000s

Artistic Director: Christopher Bruce (1994- 2002); Mark Baldwin (2002-2018)
2001: Rambert on the web the company launches its first website
2013: Shortened to 'Rambert'
Cunningham: Beach Birds (1991/2000)
22 Dancers

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Ma sœur aînée/cadette

My older/younger sister

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Ma belle-sœur

My sister-in-law

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Ma tante

My aunt

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Ma nièce

My niece

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Mes parents

My Parents

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Mes grand-parents

My grandparents

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