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Foyer de Danse (Ashton, 1932): Alicia Markova (on stairs), Suzette Morfield, Betty Cuff, Elisabeth Schooling, Elizabeth Ruxton, Andrée Howard, Prudence Hyman. The stairs to the dressing room were incorporated into the staging at the Mercury Theatre. Photo © Bertram Park. RDC/PD/01/61/1

Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Composer: Lord Berners

Costume designer: William Chappell

World premiere: 9 Oct 1932, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London

Production note: Costumes after paintings by Edgar Degas.

Music title: Luna Park (1930)

Music details: Live music: piano

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive; Vaughan, D. 'Frederick Ashton and His Ballets' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1977)

Archive catalogue: WORK/0061

Performances

Date ↿⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
9 Oct 1932 Evening	The Garden \| Prelude in B minor (Rachmaninov) \| Prelude in G major (Rachmaninov) \| L'Après-midi d'un faune \| Foyer de Danse^* \| Le Spectre de la Rose \| American Sailor (from 'Les Matelots')^* \| The Shepherd's Wooing (from 'The Gods go a-begging') \| The Tartans (Danc	Mercury Theatre, London
1 Jan 1933 Evening	Aurora's Wedding \| Prelude in D Major (Rachmaninoff) \| Prelude in G Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff) \| Pavane pour une Infante Défunte^* \| Mercury \| Menuet from ''Suite Bergamasque'' (Debussy) \| Le Rugby \| A Florentine Picture \| Foyer de Danse	Mercury Theatre, London
5 Mar 1933 Evening	Lysistrata \| Les Masques (ou, Changement de Dames)^* \| Le Spectre de la Rose \| Foyer de Danse	Mercury Theatre, London
29 Oct 1933 Evening	Valse (from Les Sylphides) \| The Marriage of Hebe \| Pavane pour une Infante Défunte \| Our Lady's Juggler^* \| Foyer de Danse	Mercury Theatre, London
28 Oct 1934 Evening	If Love's a Sweet Passion (Purcell) \| The Alcina Suite (La Belle Assemblée from Vauxhall Gardens)^* \| Capriol Suite \| The Planets^* \| Foyer de Danse	Mercury Theatre, London
4 Feb 1935 Evening	Mephisto Waltz \| Façade \| Valentine's Eve^* \| The Planets \| L'Après-midi d'un faune \| Foyer de Danse	Duke of York's Theatre, London
23 Feb 1937 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| Cinderella \| Lysistrata, The Strike of Wives \| Death and the Maiden^* \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Duchess Theatre, London
18 Jun 1937 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| Musical Interlude \| The Planets \| Mermaid \| Musical Interlude \| Le Cricket \| Le Rugby \| Le Boxing \| Death and the Maiden \| Musical Interlude \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
19 Jun 1937 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| Musical Interlude \| The Planets \| Mermaid \| Musical Interlude \| Le Cricket \| Le Rugby \| Le Boxing \| Death and the Maiden \| Musical Interlude \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
16 Jan 1938 Evening	Our Lady's Juggler \| Foyer de Danse \| Trio (Lachrymae) \| Étrange^* \| American Sailor \| Pompette \| The Tartans^* \| Soirée de Vienne, no. 6 (Schubert-Liszt) \| Les Masques (ou, Changement de Dames)	Mercury Theatre, London
16 Mar 1938 Evening	Foyer de Danse \| The Tartans \| Le Péri^* \| Death and the Maiden \| Standchen (Strauss, arr. Walter Gieseking) \| Liebeslied (Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninoff) \| Capriol Suite	Mercury Theatre, 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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