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Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Composer: Paul Dukas

Costume designer: William Chappell

World premiere: 16 Feb 1931, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London

Work note: A subtitle, 'The Flower of Immortality', was added at some performances.

Music title: Poème dansé (1912)

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/0041

Date	Programme	Venue
16 Feb 1931 Evening	Dances from Carnaval \| Le Cricket \| La Péri^* \| Russian Peasant Dance \| The Mannequin and her Beau \| Saudade do Brésil \| A Florentine Picture \| Le Boxing^* \| Aurora's Wedding	Mercury Theatre, London
4 May 1931 Evening	La Péri \| Le Boxing \| Capriol Suite \| L'Après-midi d'un faune \| A Florentine Picture \| Façade^*	Mercury Theatre, London
10 Oct 1931 Evening	Les Sylphides \| Songs (The Moussorgsky Vocal Quartet) \| Le Rugby \| Dances from ''The Three Cornered Hat'' \| Capriol Suite \| La Péri \| Chinese Magician \| Songs (The Moussorgsky Vocal Quartet) \| Mars and Venus \| Russian Boyard Dance \| American Sailor \| Mannequin \| Peasants' Frolic	New Theatre, London
31 Dec 1931 Evening	La Péri (The Flower of Immortality) \| Constanza's Lament (from ''The Good-humoured Ladies'') \| Dances from ''Cross-Garter'd'' \| A Florentine Picture \| Dances from ''Carnaval'' \| Le Rugby \| Dances on a Scottish Theme \| Le Lac des Cygnes	Mercury Theatre, London
4 Feb 1932 Evening	La Péri \| Mr Roll's Military Quadrilles^* \| A Florentine Picture \| Constanza's Lament^* \| Saudade do Brésil \| Pompette^* \| Le Rugby \| The Tartans (Dances on a Scottish Theme) \| Les Sylphides	Mercury Theatre, London

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