MUSIC
Peter Warlock, on themes from Thoinot Arbeau’s Orchésographie
COSTUMES
William Chappell
DANCERS
Basse-Danse: Pearl Argyle, Prudence Hyman, William Chappell, Robert Stuart
Pavane: Diana Gould, Frederick Ashton, Harold Turner
Tordion: Andrée Howard, Harold Turner
Mattachins: Frederick Ashton, William Chappell, Harold Turner, Robert Stuart
Pieds en I’air: Pearl Argyle, Diana Gould, Frederick Ashton, William Chappell
Bransles: Ensemble
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Marie Rambert Dancers, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 25 February 1930
New Stagings / Productions
Camargo Society, 1931
STAGING
Camargo Society
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Apollo Theatre, London, 25 January 1931
Vic-Wells Ballet, 1937
NEW PRODUCTION
Vic-Wells Ballet; Pavane only; directed by D H Munro
DANCERS
Elizabeth Miller, Harold Turner, Frederick Ashton
FIRST PERFORMANCE
BBC Television, Alexandra Palace, London, 11 October 1937
Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet, 1948
NEW PRODUCTION
Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet; choreography rearranged for six couples
SCENERY & COSTUMES
William Chappell
DANCERS
Basse-Danse: Maureen Bruce, Stella Farrance, Michael Boulton, Pirmin Trecu
Pavane: Jane Shore, David Poole, Hans Züllig
Tordion: Patricia Miller, Michael Boulton
Pieds en I’air: Jane Shore, Stella Claire, David Poole, Hans Züllig
Mattachins: Michael Boulton, David Blair, David Gill, Pirmin Trecu
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 5 October 1948
Royal Ballet, 1970
STAGING
Royal Ballet; Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton; Mattachins only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Opera House, London, 24 July 1970
Ballet for All, 1972
STAGING
Ballet for All, in Birth of the Royal Ballet; Mattachins only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe, 13 October 1972
Ballet Rambert, 1983
NEW PRODUCTION
Ballet Rambert
REPRODUCED BY
Elisabeth Schooling and Sally Gilmour
SCENERY & COSTUMES
William Chappell
DANCERS
Basse-Danse: Catherine Becque, Elisabeth Wright, Hugh Craig, Paul Melis
Pavane: Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Tordion: Catherine Becque, Hugh Craig
Mattachins: Hugh Craig, Paul Melis, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Pieds en I’air: Mary Evelyn, Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Bransles: Ensemble
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 9 March 1983
Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, 1987
NEW PRODUCTION
Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet: as for Ballet Rambert above
DANCERS
Basse-Danse: Sandra Madgwick, Sheila Styles, Michael O’Hare, Vincent Redmon
Pavane: Margaret Barbieri, Joseph Cipolla, Alain Dubreuil
Tordion: Sandra Madgwick, Michael O’Hare
Pieds en I’air: Margaret Barbieri, Clare French, Joseph Cipolla, Alain Dubreuil
Mattachins: Sam Armstrong, Russell Maliphant, Michael O’Hare, Vincent Redmon
Bransles: Ensemble
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 9 January 1987
New York Theatre Ballet, 2004
NEW PRODUCTION
New York Theatre Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Amanda Eyles
COSTUMES
William Chappell
DANCERS
Basse-Danse: Keiko Nakamura, Ron Spiess, Elena Zahlmann, Ricky Resijan
Pavane: Melissa Beaver, Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons
Tordion: Danielle Genest, Ricky Resijan
Pieds en l’air: Melissa Beaver, Kathleen Byrne, Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons
Mattachins: Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons, Ricky Resijan, Ron Spiess
Bransles: Ensemble
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Florence Gould Hall, New York NY, 23 April 2004
Copyright © 2004 by David Vaughan
This listing is part of a chronology that was originally published in Vaughan’s Frederick Ashton and His Ballets (Alfred E Knopf 1976; 2nd ed., London: Dance Books, 1999) and includes new productions added since then, and up until 2007