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Spanish Dances (Brunelleschi): Sara Luzita wearing the costume designed by Hugh Stevenson, at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, December 1947. Photo © Jean Stewart.

Choreographer: Elsa Brunelleschi

Music arranger: Roberto Gerhard

Costume designer: Hugh Stevenson

Rambert premiere: 17 May 1941, Rambert-London Ballet, The Arts Theatre Club, London

Work note: Solo created by Elsa Brunelleschi, the well-known teacher of Spanish dance. The title was often prefixed with 'Spanish Dance'. World premiere information unavailable.

Number of dancers: 1 woman

Music details: Live music: piano

Music note: Traditional music arranged by Roberto Gerhard

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0121

Performances

Date	Programme	Venue
17 May 1941 After-lunch	Overture \| Shepherd's Wooing \| Panaderos \| Circus Wings \| The Two Igors \| Alegrias^* \| Interlude \| Lady into Fox	The Arts Theatre Club, London
26 Mar 1943 Time unknown	Les Sylphides \| Death and the Maiden \| Spanish Dance \| Russian Dance (from 'Midnight Sun') \| Foyer de Danse \| Confessional \| Carnival of Animals^*	Mercury Theatre, London

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