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Detail of the Mercury Theatre programme for 16 and 23 June 1935 showing 'Circus Wings' (Salaman, 1935). RDC/MA/04/01/0029

Cover of the Mercury Theatre programme for 16 and 23 June 1935. RDC/MA/04/01/0029

Choreographer: Susan Salaman

Composer: Darius Milhaud

Set designer: Susan Salaman

Costume designer: Susan Salaman

World premiere: 16 Jun 1935, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London

Work note: Later in the year, the Markovadolin Ballet premiered 'Show Folk', a circus-themed ballet by Susan Salaman to music by Offenbach, which may have been an expanded version of 'Circus Wings' because the two works have characters in common.

Production note: In the programme, Susan Salaman is credited as 'Choreography, Costumes and Setting'.

Music title: Les Songes (1933)

Music details: Live music: piano

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0082

Performances

Date	Programme	Venue
16 Jun 1935 Evening	Mermaid \| Circus Wings^* \| Les Masques (ou, Changement de Dames)	Mercury Theatre, London

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