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To mark the centenary of the birth of Rambert’s founding choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, the programme opens with Ian Spink’s reinterpretation of Ashton’s first ballet, ‘A Tragedy Of Fashion’. The details of that first performance back in 1926 have been lost, so Spink has reinterpreted the work for our time. It features 19 of Rambert’s 22 dancers and is accompanied to music composed by Elena Kats-Chernin and performed by London Musici. Rambert’s Associate Choreographer, Rafael Bonachela, is responsible for ‘Linear Remains’. Dancers’ bodies intertwine to create complex patterns. It’s performed to a recorded sound-scape by the Austrian artist Christian Fennesz.
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‘Five Brahms Waltzes In The Manner Of Isadora Duncan’ is a solo for a female dancer by Sir Frederick Ashton. Created in 1976, it marked Rambert’s 50th anniversary. Each short waltz represents a different facet of Isadora Duncan’s personality. She was one of the pioneers of modern dance. The waltzes are performed to Brahms’ music which is played on a piano. The final piece is ‘Elsa Canasta’ by Javier De Frutos. It’s about love in all its forms. Joining the dancers on stage will be a jazz singer who’ll sing three Cole Porter songs. Rambert say it’s not suitable for children.
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