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Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Composer: Franz Liszt

Set designer: Sophie Fedorovitch

Costume designer: Sophie Fedorovitch

World premiere: 13 Jun 1934, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London

Work note: Based on a theme from Nikolaus Lenau's poem 'Faust', which was also the inspiration for the music.

Production note: In the programme, Sophie Fedorovitch is credited as 'costumes and scene'.

Music title: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (1859-1862)

Music details: Live music: piano

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0072

Date ↿⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
13 Jun 1934 Evening	Mermaid \| Mephisto Valse^* \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	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
19 Feb 1937 Evening	The Descent of Hebe \| Mephisto Waltz \| Our Lady's Juggler \| Le Cricket \| Dark Elegies^* \| Bar aux Folies-Bergère	Duchess Theatre, London
14 Nov 1937 Evening	The Planets \| Pavane pour une Infante Défunte \| Cross Gartered^* \| Mephisto Valse \| La Muse s'Amuse	Mercury Theatre, London
3 Oct 1940 After-lunch	Overture \| Le Pas des Déesses^* \| Piano Interlude \| Mephisto Valse	The Arts Theatre Club, London
15 May 1941 Lunch	Overture \| Mephisto Valse \| Interlude \| Czerny 2^*	The Arts Theatre Club, London

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