MUSIC
Erik Satie, orchestrated by Claude Debussy and Roland-Manuel (Trois Gymnopédies, 1888)
DANCERS
Vyvyan Lorrayne, Anthony Dowell, Robert Mead
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 24 March 1965
New Stagings / Productions
Royal Ballet, 1966
MUSIC
Erik Satie, orchestrated by John Lanchbery (Prélude d’Eginhard, 1893, and Trois Gnossiennes, 1890)
COSTUMES
Frederick Ashton* (*New costumes 13 March 1969; later reverted to the originals)
DANCERS
Antoinette Sibley, Georgina Parkinson, Brian Shaw
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 25 April 1966
Royal Ballet touring section, 1968
STAGING
Royal Ballet touring section
DANCERS
Gnossiennes: Doreen Wells, Lucette Aldous, David Wall; Gymnopédies: Shirley Grahame, Hendrik Davel, Paul Clarke
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden, 28 May 1968
Royal Ballet School, 1977
STAGING
Royal Ballet School
FIRST PERFORMANCE
28 May 1977
Ballet for All, 1978
STAGING
Ballet for All; Gymnopédies only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Wycliffe College, Stroud, 10 October 1978
By Other Companies
Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1971
STAGING
Ballett der Deutschen Oper
REPRODUCED BY
Robert Mead
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 20 June 1971
Chicago Ballet, 1974
STAGING
Chicago Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Robert Mead
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Hemmens Auditorium, Elgin IL, 9 February 1974
Joffrey Ballet, 1974
STAGING
Joffrey Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Faith Worth
DANCERS
Gnossiennes: Starr Danias, Rebecca Wright, Burton Taylor; Gymnopédies: Pamela Nearhoof, Kevin McKenzie, Robert Thomas
FIRST PERFORMANCE
City Center Theater, New York NY, 11 October 1974
The Australian Ballet, 1975
STAGING
The Australian Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Robert Mead
DANCERS
Gnossiennes: Maria Lang, Jan Blanch, Kelvin Coe; Gymnopédies: Marilyn Jones, John Meehan, Jonathan Kelly
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane, 18 July 1975
National Ballet of Canada, 1977
STAGING
National Ballet of Canada; Gymnopédies only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
O’Keefe Center, Toronto, 16 February 1977
PACT Ballet, 1977
STAGING
PACT Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
John Field
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Johannesburg, March 1977
National Ballet School, 1978
STAGING
National Ballet School
REPRODUCED BY
Lynn Wallis
FIRST PERFORMANCE
St Laurence Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, 27 April 1978
The Joffrey II Dancers, 1980
STAGING
The Joffrey II Dancers; Gymnopédies only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY, 10 October 1980
San Francisco Ballet, 1981
STAGING
San Francisco Ballet; Gymnopédies only
REPRODUCED BY
Faith Worth
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Opera House, San Francisco CA, 27 January 1981
Ballet West, 1985
STAGING
Ballet West
REPRODUCED BY
John Hart
FIRST PERFORMANCE
High School, Aspen CO, 30 July 1985; Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City UT, 20 September 1985
Ballet British Columbia, 1986
STAGING
Ballet British Columbia
REPRODUCED BY
Alexander Grant
FIRST PERFORMANCE
11 April 1986
Boston Ballet, 1989
STAGING
Boston Ballet; Gymnopédies only
REPRODUCED BY
Lynn Wallis and Alexander Grant
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Wang Center, Boston MA, 30 March 1989
Scottish Ballet, 1990
STAGING
Scottish Ballet
REPRODUCED BY
Lynn Wallis
FIRST PERFORMANCE
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, 15 August 1990
National Ballet of Canada, 1995
STAGING
National Ballet of Canada; Gymnopédies only
FIRST PERFORMANCE
O’Keefe Centre, Toronto, 3 May 1995
American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, 2004
STAGING
American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company; Gymnopédies only
REPRODUCED BY
Lynn Wallis
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Joyce Theater, New York NY, 30 March 2004
Royal Ballet/Paris Opera Ballet, 2004
STAGING
Royal Ballet/Paris Opera Ballet; Gymnopédies only
REPRODUCED BY
Lynn Wallis
DANCERS
Marie-Agnès Gillot, Federico Bonelli, Edward Watson
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Entente Cordiale gala, Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier, 29 September 2004
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, 2008
STAGING
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company; Gymnopédies only
DANCERS
Maria Kowroski, Edwaard Liang, Rubinald Pronk
FIRST PERFORMANCE
City Center, New York NY, 1 October 2008
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