Choreographer:
Mark Baldwin
Composer:
Julian Anderson
Set designer:
Kader Attia
Costume designer:
Georg Meyer-Wiel
Lighting designer:
Michael Mannion
World premiere:
16 Sep 2009, Rambert Dance Company, Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Work note:
Created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin. Professor Nicola Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition at the University of Cambridge, was Mark Baldwin's scientific advisor for the work.
Music title:
The Comedy of Change (2009)
Music details:
Live music: chamber ensemble: flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), horn, trumpet, percussion, harp, synthesizer, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
Music commissioned by Rambert:
Yes
Sponsors:
Commissioned by the Darwin Festival for Shrewsbury Theatre Severn. The music score was jointly commissioned by Rambert Dance Company and Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and The Drummond Fund, which is administered by the Royal Philharmonic Society. Jointly supported by BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) and the Wellcome Trust.
Source:
Tour programme and cast sheet in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0457
Performances
| Date ↿⇂ | Programme ↿⇂ | Venue ⇃⇂ |
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10 Mar 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold |
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11 Mar 2010 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold |
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11 Mar 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold |
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12 Mar 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold |
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13 Mar 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Anthony Hopkins Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold |
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2 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |
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3 Dec 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Derngate, Northampton |
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3 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |
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4 Dec 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Derngate, Northampton |
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17 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
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18 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
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19 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh |
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25 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | The Art of Touch* | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen |
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26 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | The Art of Touch | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen |
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27 Feb 2010 Matinee |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen |
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27 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | The Art of Touch | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen |
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28 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield |
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29 Apr 2010 Matinee |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield |
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29 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield |
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30 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield |
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3 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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4 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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5 Nov 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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5 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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6 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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7 Nov 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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7 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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22 Oct 2013 Evening |
Subterrain* | The Comedy of Change | The Castaways | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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23 Oct 2013 Evening |
Subterrain | The Comedy of Change | The Castaways | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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24 Oct 2013 Evening |
Subterrain | The Comedy of Change | The Castaways | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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25 Oct 2013 Evening |
Subterrain | The Comedy of Change | The Castaways | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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26 Oct 2013 Evening |
Subterrain | The Comedy of Change | The Castaways | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
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23 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
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24 Sep 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
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24 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
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25 Sep 2009 Evening |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | The Lowry, Salford, Manchester |
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12 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
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13 Nov 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Bath |
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13 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
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14 Nov 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Theatre Royal, Bath |
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14 Nov 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre Royal, Bath |
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3 Feb 2010 Evening |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it* | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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4 Feb 2010 Matinee |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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4 Feb 2010 Evening |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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5 Feb 2010 Evening |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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6 Feb 2010 Matinee |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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6 Feb 2010 Evening |
Dutiful Ducks | Don't think about it | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
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11 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Glasgow |
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12 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Glasgow |
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13 Feb 2010 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Glasgow |
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21 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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22 Apr 2010 Matinee |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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22 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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23 Apr 2010 Evening |
The Art of Touch | The Comedy of Change | Tread Softly | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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25 Nov 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Norwich |
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26 Nov 2009 Matinee |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Norwich |
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26 Nov 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Norwich |
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27 Nov 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Norwich |
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1 Oct 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Nottingham |
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2 Oct 2009 Matinee |
The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Royal, Nottingham |
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2 Oct 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Nottingham |
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3 Oct 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Nottingham |
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16 Sep 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change* | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
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17 Sep 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
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18 Sep 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
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19 Sep 2009 Evening |
Hush | The Comedy of Change | A Linha Curva | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
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13 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury |
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14 Oct 2009 Matinee |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury |
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14 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury |
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15 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury |
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16 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury |
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20 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
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21 Oct 2009 Matinee |
Carnival of the Animals | The Comedy of Change | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
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21 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
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22 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
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23 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Carnival of the Animals | Theatre, Lighthouse, Poole |
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7 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly* | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
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8 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
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9 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |
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10 Oct 2009 Evening |
Tread Softly | The Comedy of Change | Hush | Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe |