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Carnival of the Animals (Davies, 2008). Photo © Balint Hrotko.

Choreographer: Siobhan Davies

Set designer: David Buckland

Costume designer: Antony McDonald

Lighting designer: Peter Mumford

Rambert premiere: 20 May 2008, Rambert Dance Company, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

World premiere: 13 May 1982, Second Stride, Arts Centre, University of Warwick

Work note: In 1982, the work's title was simply 'Carnival'. When Rambert staged it in 2008, the title was changed to match that of the music: 'Carnival of the Animals'.

Production note: Choreography credit reads: Choreography Siobhan Davies; Choreographic assistant Sasha Roubicek; Movement contribution from the dancers.

Music title: Le carnival des animaux (1886)

Music details: Live music: 2 pianos and orchestra: flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass

Sponsors: Supported by the David Rymer Charitable Trust.

Awards: 2008 TMA (Theatrical Management Association) Theatre Award presented to Ballet Rambert for Achievement in Dance for reviving two British contemporary dance landmarks: 'Carnival of the Animals' and 'Swansong'.

Source: Programme in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0452

Performances

Date ↿⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
20 May 2008 Evening	Scribblings^* \| Carnival of the Animals^* \| Anatomica #3	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
21 May 2008 Evening	Scribblings \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
22 May 2008 Evening	Scribblings \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
23 May 2008 Evening	Scribblings \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 May 2008 Matinee	Scribblings \| Carnival of the Animals	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 May 2008 Evening	Scribblings \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
8 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice^* \| Infinity	Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
9 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| Infinity	Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
10 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| Infinity	Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
11 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| Infinity	Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
29 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
30 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
31 Oct 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Anatomica #3	Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
26 Nov 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
27 Nov 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
28 Nov 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
29 Nov 2008 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
13 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Venue Cymru, Llandudno
14 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Venue Cymru, Llandudno
18 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals	Hall for Cornwall, Truro
19 Feb 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me^* \| Eternal Light	Hall for Cornwall, Truro
19 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Carnival of the Animals	Hall for Cornwall, Truro
27 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Scribblings	Snape Maltings
28 Feb 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Scribblings	Snape Maltings
4 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Brighton
5 Mar 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Eternal Light	Theatre Royal, Brighton
5 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Brighton
6 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Brighton
7 Mar 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Eternal Light	Theatre Royal, Brighton
7 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Two Solos as a Tribute to Norman Morrice \| See Me \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Brighton
10 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
11 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
18 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
19 Mar 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| Eternal Light	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
19 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
20 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
21 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Carnival of the Animals \| Infinity	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
25 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Hush^* \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
26 Mar 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| Hush \| Eternal Light	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
26 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Hush \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 Mar 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Hush \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
1 Apr 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Birmingham Hippodrome
2 Apr 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Birmingham Hippodrome
3 Apr 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Birmingham Hippodrome
4 Apr 2009 Evening	Eternal Light \| Swansong \| Carnival of the Animals	Birmingham Hippodrome
23 Sep 2009 Evening	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change \| A Linha Curva	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
24 Sep 2009 Matinee	The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
24 Sep 2009 Evening	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change \| A Linha Curva	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
25 Sep 2009 Evening	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change \| A Linha Curva	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
20 Oct 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole
21 Oct 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole
21 Oct 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole
22 Oct 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole
23 Oct 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole
3 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
4 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
5 Nov 2009 Matinee	The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
5 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
6 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
7 Nov 2009 Matinee	The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
7 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
12 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Bath
13 Nov 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Bath
13 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Bath
14 Nov 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Theatre Royal, Bath
14 Nov 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Theatre Royal, Bath
2 Dec 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Derngate, Northampton
3 Dec 2009 Matinee	Carnival of the Animals \| The Comedy of Change	Derngate, Northampton
3 Dec 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Derngate, Northampton
4 Dec 2009 Evening	Tread Softly \| The Comedy of Change \| Carnival of the Animals	Derngate, Northampton

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