Discuss the variety of the dance works within the repertoire of Rambert Dance Company (formerly Ballet Rambert) from 1966-2002.

Rambert Dance Company (RDC) has gathered an incredibly eclectic repertoire from 1966-2002 from many important choreographers, including Norman Morrice, Glen Tetley, Christopher Bruce, Robert North, Richard Alston and Merce Cunningham. Inspired by Ballet Russes, Marie Rambert was always keen on continuing to modernise her company through collaboration and experimentation, a vision which each artistic director…

A short analysis of the starting points of Pierrot Lunaire (1967) by Glen Tetley.

Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire (1967) is a revolutionary work which stems from two key starting points. Tetley takes key stock characters such as Pierrot and Columbine from 18th century commedia dell’arte, exploring the unrequited relationship between the two characters as well as analysing Pierrots own foolish, playful, daydreamer personality. Secondly, Tetley utilises Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot…

A collection of ‘The Times’ articles from 1965-1967 relating to Ballet Rambert.

I have found that getting students to read these articles and contemplate what was happening to Ballet Rambert before, during and after the changes of 1966 has been really useful, not only in developing their knowledge but providing further context points for essays. A key thing to note is that Ballet Rambert was in the…