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Dutiful Ducks (Alston, 1982/1986). Photo © Catherine Ashmore.

Choreographer: Richard Alston

Recording artist: Charles Amirkhanian

Costume designer: Richard Alston

Lighting designer: Sid Ellen

Rambert premiere: 10 Oct 1986, Ballet Rambert, Marlowe Theatre

World premiere: 6 Nov 1982, Michael Clark, Riverside Studios, London, United Kingdom

Work note: Originally a solo for Michael Clark, when the work entered the Rambert repertoire in 1986, it was expanded into a quartet. In Rambert's 2012-2014 revival, it was presented as a solo.

Number of dancers: 1 dancer or 4 dancers

Music title: Dutiful Ducks (1977)

Music details: Recording: text-sound piece from the album 'Lexical Music' (no. 1750 ARCH 1779)

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0343

Performances

Date ↿⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
10 Oct 1986 Evening	Dipping Wings \| Mercure \| Dutiful Ducks^* \| Zansa	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
8 May 1987 Evening	Carmen Arcadiae \| Dutiful Ducks \| Rushes^* \| Night with Waning Moon	Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
20 Nov 1987 Evening	Dancing Day \| Dutiful Ducks \| Septet^* \| Strong Language	Theatre Royal, Glasgow
3 Feb 2010 Evening	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it^* \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
4 Feb 2010 Matinee	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
4 Feb 2010 Evening	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
5 Feb 2010 Evening	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
6 Feb 2010 Matinee	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
6 Feb 2010 Evening	Dutiful Ducks \| Don't think about it \| The Comedy of Change \| Tread Softly	Theatre Royal, Brighton
16 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love^* \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance^*	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
17 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
18 Oct 2012 Matinee	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
18 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
19 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
20 Oct 2012 Matinee	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
20 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
25 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
26 Oct 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
8 Nov 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Elysian Fields	Theatre Royal, Bath
9 Nov 2012 Matinee	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Elysian Fields	Theatre Royal, Bath
9 Nov 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Elysian Fields	Theatre Royal, Bath
10 Nov 2012 Matinee	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Elysian Fields	Theatre Royal, Bath
10 Nov 2012 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Elysian Fields	Theatre Royal, Bath
13 Mar 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Monolith \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
14 Mar 2013 Matinee	Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Labyrinth of Love	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
14 Mar 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Monolith \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
15 Mar 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Monolith \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
16 Mar 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Monolith \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold
9 Apr 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
10 Apr 2013 Evening	Labyrinth of Love \| Roses \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
17 Oct 2013 Evening	SUB \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| The Castaways	Theatre Royal, Norwich
18 Oct 2013 Matinee	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Theatre Royal, Norwich
18 Oct 2013 Evening	SUB \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| The Castaways	Theatre Royal, Norwich
26 Feb 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Brighton
27 Feb 2014 Matinee	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Brighton
27 Feb 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Brighton
28 Feb 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Brighton
1 Mar 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Brighton
20 May 2014 Evening	Four Elements \| Rooster \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
21 May 2014 Evening	Four Elements \| Rooster \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
22 May 2014 Matinee	Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
22 May 2014 Evening	Four Elements \| Rooster \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
23 May 2014 Evening	Four Elements \| Rooster \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 May 2014 Matinee	Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 May 2014 Evening	Four Elements \| Rooster \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
1 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
2 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
3 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
8 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
9 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
10 Oct 2014 Evening	The Strange Charm of Mother Nature \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
21 Oct 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
22 Oct 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
23 Oct 2014 Evening	The Castaways \| Dutiful Ducks \| Sounddance \| Rooster	Theatre Royal, Nottingham

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