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History: Dance company founded by Marie Rambert. Until the 1960s, the company gave 1930 as the year of its foundation because that year saw the first performances of the Marie Rambert Dancers. With the change of direction in 1966, the company looked back at its choreographic history and changed the year of its creation to 1926, taking Ashton’s ‘A Tragedy of Fashion’ as its founding work. Therefore, four years of the Rambert School’s history (1926-1929) are included as part of the company’s history because programmes in these years credit ‘pupils of Madame Rambert’ and ‘Madame Rambert’s School of Dancing’, not a company.: :In 1931, Rambert’s husband Ashley Dukes partitioned the school’s premises, Horbury Hall in Notting Hill Gate, to create a small theatre. Together, they launched the Ballet Club, initially a private club so that performances could be held on Sundays when the dancers were free. In 1933, the theatre became licensed for public performances and was named the Mercury. When performing at the Mercury, the company was known as Ballet Club. When performing at other London theatres or elsewhere in the UK, the company was variously called Marie Rambert Dancers, The Rambert Ballet, and Ballet Rambert. First used in 1935, Ballet Rambert gradually became the official name. : :In 1940-41, the company was based at the Arts Theatre Club, London, along with Antony Tudor’s London Ballet. Ballet Rambert and London Ballet began to share personnel and resources so that over the course of the two years, their names became amalgamated. In late 1941, the dancers brought in Equity because Harold Rubins, who owned the Arts Theatre Club, did not pay them a living wage. In response, Rubins fired them. London Ballet folded, but Ballet Rambert took Rubins to court because he had leased the sets and costumes and refused to return them. Consequently, the company did not exist in 1942 while the court case ensued. : :In March 1943, the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (C.E.M.A.) took over management of the re-launched Ballet Rambert. C.E.M.A. toured small ensembles of musicians and actors to armament factories in England and Wales, where they performed to workers during their breaks. With its repertoire created for the small stage of the Mercury, Ballet Rambert was ideal for this ‘home front’ work. Ballet Rambert now became a touring company. Soon, it was pioneering performances in ‘towns without theatres’, dancing for the general public in town halls, miners’ welfare halls, and other spaces. When World War II ended, Ballet Rambert toured Germany in early 1946 with E.N.S.A., performing for British soldiers stationed there. : :In 1947, the association with C.E.M.A., now called Arts Council of Great Britain, ended, and Ballet Rambert undertook a successful 15-month tour of Australia and New Zealand. Around half the dancers stayed in Australia, and so the diminished company was known as Ballet at Eight in its final season at the Mercury in 1949. Although the name soon reverted to Ballet Rambert, The Rambert Ballet was also used during the 1950s.: :In 1966, Ballet Rambert changed direction. It became a small ensemble focusing on contemporary works using a contemporary technique. The dancers were encouraged to choreograph. A resident orchestra, The Mercury Ensemble, was established. Norman Morrice became Artistic Director in 1970, succeeded by John Chesworth in 1974. : :Robert North was appointed Artistic Director in 1980, succeeded by Richard Alston in 1986. In 1987, Alston changed the name to Rambert Dance Company to reflect the contemporary repertoire. The company was without an artistic director in 1993, and The Mercury Ensemble folded. Christopher Bruce relaunched the company in 1994, with the London Musici as its associate orchestra (until 2009). Bruce remained artistic director until 2002, when Mark Baldwin took over. In August 2013, the company’s name became Rambert. Baldwin stepped down in 2018, succeeded by Benoit Swan Pouffer.

Performances as Marie Rambert Dancers

Date ↿⇂	Dance Work ↿⇂	Dance company	Venue ⇃⇂
15 Sep 1930 Evening	The Ballet of Mars and Venus	Marie Rambert Dancers	Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Gavotte Sentimentale	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Russian Peasant	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Flight of Swans	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Leda and the Swan^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Entrée de Cupidon	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Our Lady's Juggler^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	L'Indifferent	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	The Ballet of Mars and Venus	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Capriol Suite^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Gavotte Joyeuse	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Russian Peasant	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	''I Can't Abear a Butcher''^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Galop^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Our Lady's Juggler	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	La Belle Viennoise	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Saudade do Brésil^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Leda and the Swan	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Mazurka des Hussars^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Les Sylphides^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Le Rugby^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Mademoiselle de Maupin^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Final Galop	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Cricket^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Farrucca	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Shepherd's Hornpipe	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Carnaval^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Le Spectre de la Rose	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Fairy Tales from ''The Sleeping Beauty''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	A Florentine Picture^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
20 Dec 1930 Evening	Rugby	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Final Galop	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Fairy Tales from ''The Sleeping Beauty''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	A Florentine Picture	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Shepherd's Hornpipe	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Farrucca	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Rugby	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Le Spectre de la Rose	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Cricket	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Dec 1930 Evening	Carnaval	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Shepherd's Hornpipe	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	A Florentine Picture	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Cricket	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Final Galop	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Carnaval	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Rugby	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Farrucca	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Le Spectre de la Rose	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
3 Jan 1931 Evening	Fairy Tales from ''The Sleeping Beauty''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Fairy Tales from ''The Sleeping Beauty''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Cricket	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	A Florentine Picture	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Rugby	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Final Galop	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Primavera^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Le Spectre de la Rose	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
5 Jan 1931 Evening	Carnaval	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	L'Après-midi d'un faune	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Farrucca	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Russian Pedlar	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Gavotte Sentimentale	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	La Belle Ecuyère	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Mazurka Finale	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Waterloo and the Crimea^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Mars and Venus	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Circus Dance	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Mademoiselle Maupin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
15 Jun 1931 Evening	Variation from ''Swan Lake''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Mademoiselle de Maupin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	La Belle Ecuyère	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Waterloo and the Crimea	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Mercury^*	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Le Boxing	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Carnaval	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Mazurka Finale	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Pavane	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Blue Bird	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Variation from ''Swan Lake''	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Russian Peasant	Marie Rambert Dancers	Lyric Hammersmith, London
8 Jul 1930 Matinee	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Scala Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Shepherd's Wooing	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Le Rugby	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Les Sylphides	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Russian Boyard Dance	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	La Belle Ecuyère	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Capriol Suite	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Columbine	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	La Péri	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Final Galop	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Chinese Magician	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Mannequin	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Peasants' Frolic	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Mars and Venus	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	American Sailor	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Variation of Aurora	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Dances from ''The Three Cornered Hat''	Marie Rambert Dancers	New Theatre, London
24 Nov 1930 Evening	The Ballet of Mars and Venus	Marie Rambert Dancers	Opera House, Manchester
14 Feb 1930 Evening	Leda and the Swan	Marie Rambert Dancers	Savoy Restaurant, London

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