Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Tour title:
A Season of Ballet with Karsavina
Leda and the Swan
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton, Marie Rambert
Composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Leda | Diana Gould |
| The Swan | Frederick Ashton |
| Nymph | Pearl Argyle |
| Nymph | Doola Baker |
| Nymph | Andrée Howard |
| Nymph | Prudence Hyman |
| Nymph | Elizabeth Millar |
| Nymph | Betty Schooling |
| First Zephyr | Harold Turner |
| Second Zephyr | William Chappell |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
An insert in the programme states that the Bayan Singers (Russian troubadours) perform two songs in the first part and two songs in the second part of the programme: Kudiar (The Brigandxturns Monk), Angelus, Kurak (The EXiles' Song), The Falcons.
La Belle Viennoise
Choreographer:
Tamara Karsavina
Composer:
Joseph Lanner
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Thamar Karsavina |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Short Sketches'. Solo choreographed by Thamar (Tamara) Karsavina to music by Joseph Lanner.
Saudade do Brésil
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Darius Milhaud
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Frederick Ashton |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Short Sketches'
Mannequin
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Eugene Goossens
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Diana Gould |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Short Sketches'
Mademoiselle de Maupin
Premiere type:
Rambert premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Thamar Karsavina |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Short Sketches'. Solo choreographed by Thamar (Tamara) Karsavina to music by Charles Lysberg.
Our Lady's Juggler
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Ottorino Respighi
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Little Clown | Betty Schooling |
| Little Clown | Betty Cuff |
| Little Clown | Joan Benthall |
| Little Clown | Vera Fleck |
| Hobby Horse | Robert Stuart |
| Minstrel | Frederick Ashton |
| Strong Man | John McNair |
| His Companion | William Chappell |
| Circus Child | Susette Morfield |
| Circus Child | Kitty McDowell |
| The Juggler | Harold Turner |
| The Virgin | Marie Rambert |
| Holiday-makers, Friars, Acolytes | |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Les Sylphides
Choreographer:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Frédéric Chopin
Premiere type:
Rambert premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Nocturne | Thamar Karsavina |
| Nocturne | Diana Gould |
| Nocturne | Harold Turner |
| Nocturne | Pearl Argyle |
| Nocturne | Doola Baker |
| Nocturne | Betty Cuff |
| Nocturne | Andrée Howard |
| Nocturne | Prudence Hyman |
| Nocturne | Kitty McDowell |
| Nocturne | Elizabeth Millar |
| Nocturne | Betty Schooling |
| Mazurka | Andrée Howard |
| Valse | Thamar Karsavina |
| Mazurka | Harold Turner |
| Prelude | Pearl Argyle |
| Valse | Thamar Karsavina |
| Valse | Harold Turner |
| Grande Valse | Ensemble |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Capriol Suite
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Peter Warlock
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Basse-danse | Pearl Argyle |
| Basse-danse | Prudence Hyman |
| Basse-danse | William Chappell |
| Basse-danse | Robert Stuart |
| Pavane | Diana Gould |
| Pavane | Frederick Ashton |
| Pavane | Harold Turner |
| Tordion | Andrée Howard |
| Tordion | Harold Turner |
| Mattachins | Frederick Ashton |
| Mattachins | William Chappell |
| Mattachins | Robert Stuart |
| Mattachins | Harold Turner |
| Pieds-en-l'air | Pearl Argyle |
| Pieds-en-l'air | Diana Gould |
| Pieds-en-l'air | Frederick Ashton |
| Pieds-en-l'air | William Chappell |
| Bransles | Ensemble |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Russian Peasant
Choreographer:
Léonide Massine
Composer:
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Marie Rambert |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
''I Can't Abear a Butcher''
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Gabriel Grovlez
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Robert Stuart |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Le Rugby
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Francis Poulenc
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| The Rugby Player | Harold Turner |
| His Adorer (white) | Pearl Argyle |
| His Adorer (blue) | Andrée Howard |
| His Adorer (black) | Prudence Hyman |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Mazurka des Hussars
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Alexander Borodin
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Marie Rambert |
| Dancer | Frederick Ashton |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Galop
Choreographer:
Tamara Karsavina
Composer:
Johann Strauss
Premiere type:
Rambert premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Thamar Karsavina |
| Dancer | Harold Turner |
| Piano | Katherine Howarth |
| Piano | Norman Franklin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'. Duet 'arranged by' Thamar Karsavina to music by Strauss.
Source:
Programme for 23 June 1930 (evening) in the Rambert Archive