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Pierrot Lunaire (Tetley, 1962/1967). Photo © Merlin Hendy. RDC/PD/01/194/3/001

Choreographer: Glen Tetley

Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

Set designer: Rouben Ter-Arutunian

Costume designer: Rouben Ter-Arutunian

Lighting designer: John B. Read

Rambert premiere: 26 Jan 1967, Ballet Rambert, Richmond Theatre, London

World premiere: 5 May 1962, Glen Tetley & Company, New York School for Fashion Design, New York, New York, USA

Production note: In the programme, Rouben Ter- Arutunian is credited as 'designer'.

Revival credits: 1985 revival: Production reworked under the choreographer's supervision by Sally Garbutt.

Music title: Pierrot Lunaire Song Cycle Opus 21 (1912)

Music details: Live music: voice, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive

Archive catalogue: WORK/0194

Performances

Date ↿⇂	Programme ↿⇂	Venue ↿⇂
26 Jan 1967 Evening	Numéros \| Time Base \| Pierrot Lunaire^* \| Dark Elegies	Richmond Theatre, London
16 May 1968 Evening	Pierrot Lunaire \| Judgment of Paris \| 1 - 2 - 3^* \| Façade	Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
20 Feb 1969 Evening	George Frideric^* \| Tic-Tack \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Façade	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
30 Nov 1970 Evening	'Tis Goodly Sport^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Deserts	Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London
27 Sep 1973 Evening	Pierrot Lunaire \| Isolde^* \| Ziggurat	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
2 Dec 1974 Evening	Spindrift \| Project 6354/9116 Mk 2^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Wings	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
4 Mar 1976 Evening	Steppes^* \| Two Minutes and Fifty Seconds in the Life, Times and Ultimate Rejection of Ailuj Kaibile^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| The Parades Gone By	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
5 Mar 1976 Evening	Steppes \| Two Minutes and Fifty Seconds in the Life, Times and Ultimate Rejection of Ailuj Kaibile \| Pierrot Lunaire \| The Parades Gone By	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
6 Mar 1976 Evening	Steppes \| Two Minutes and Fifty Seconds in the Life, Times and Ultimate Rejection of Ailuj Kaibile \| Pierrot Lunaire \| The Parades Gone By	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
15 Jun 1976 Evening	Pierrot Lunaire \| Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan^* \| Girl with Straw Hat^*	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
29 Jun 1979 Evening	Running Figures \| I'll Be In Touch \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Celebration^*	The Arts Centre, Christ's Hospital, Horsham
9 May 1985 Evening	An Occasion for Some Revolutionary Gestures \| Light and Shade^* \| Pierrot Lunaire	Theatre Royal, Brighton
26 Jul 1985 Evening	Light and Shade \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java^*	Big Top, Battersea Park, London
7 Feb 1986 Evening	It's A Raggy Waltz^* \| Songs of the Ghetto^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java	Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
8 Feb 1986 Evening	It's A Raggy Waltz \| Songs of the Ghetto \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java	Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
13 Feb 1986 Evening	It's A Raggy Waltz \| No Strings Attached^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
14 Feb 1986 Evening	It's A Raggy Waltz \| No Strings Attached \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
15 Feb 1986 Evening	It's A Raggy Waltz \| No Strings Attached \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Java	Birmingham Repertory Theatre
10 May 2000 Evening	Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Ghost Dances	Apollo Theatre, Oxford
11 May 2000 Evening	Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Ghost Dances	Apollo Theatre, Oxford
12 May 2000 Evening	Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Ghost Dances	Apollo Theatre, Oxford
13 May 2000 Evening	Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Ghost Dances	Apollo Theatre, Oxford
6 Jun 2000 Evening	Beach Birds^* \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Meeting Point	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
7 Jun 2000 Evening	Beach Birds \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Meeting Point	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
8 Jun 2000 Evening	Beach Birds \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Meeting Point	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
9 Jun 2000 Evening	Beach Birds \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Meeting Point	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
10 Jun 2000 Evening	Beach Birds \| Pierrot Lunaire \| Meeting Point	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
20 Jun 2001 Evening	Unrest^* \| Sounding \| Pierrot Lunaire \| detritus^*	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
21 Jun 2001 Evening	Unrest \| Sounding \| Pierrot Lunaire \| detritus	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
22 Jun 2001 Evening	Unrest \| Sounding \| Pierrot Lunaire \| detritus	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
23 Jun 2001 Evening	Unrest \| Sounding \| Pierrot Lunaire \| detritus	Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

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