Monotones I and II (1965/1966)

NB. When both pas de trois are performed together as 'Monotones', the running order is as appears below: Monotones II followed by Monotones I

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