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Leda and the Swan: Diana Gould, Frederick Ashton (centre). Photographer unknown. RDC/PD/01/24/01

Leda and the Swan rehearsal, 1930: (back row) Pearl Argyle, Frederick Ashton, Jean Benthall, (middle row) Harold Turner, Diana Gould, William Chappell, (front row) Andree Turner, Prudence Hyman. Photo © Daily Chronicle. RDC/PD/01/24/01

Choreographer: Frederick Ashton, Marie Rambert

Costume designer: William Chappell, Bruce Winston

World premiere: 25 Feb 1930, Marie Rambert Dancers, Lyric Hammersmith, London

Work note: This was a revised version of 'Leda' (1928) with choreography solely by Ashton. It seems to have had a preview performance at the Savoy Restaurant on 14 February 1930.

Production note: Bruce Winston designed costume for The Swan (the principal male dancer).

Music title: Ballet music from Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)

Music details: Live music: piano

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

Archive catalogue: WORK/0024

Performances

Date	Programme	Venue
14 Feb 1930 Evening	Leda and the Swan	Savoy Restaurant, London
25 Feb 1930 Matinee	Leda and the Swan^* \| Entrée de Cupidon \| Gavotte Joyeuse \| Gavotte Sentimentale \| L'Indifferent \| Flight of Swans \| Russian Peasant \| Mannequin \| The Ballet of Mars and Venus \| Capriol Suite^* \| Our Lady's Juggler^*	Lyric Hammersmith, London
23 Jun 1930 Evening	Leda and the Swan \| La Belle Viennoise \| Saudade do Brésil^* \| Mannequin \| Mademoiselle de Maupin^* \| Our Lady's Juggler \| Les Sylphides^* \| Capriol Suite \| Russian Peasant \| ''I Can't Abear a Butcher''^* \| Le Rugby^* \| Mazurka des Hussars^* \| Galop^*	Lyric Hammersmith, London

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