Choreographer:
Antony Tudor
Composer:
Ernest Bloch
Set designer:
Nadia Benois
Costume designer:
Nadia Benois
World premiere:
7 Apr 1935, Ballet Club, Mercury Theatre, London
Production note:
In the programme, Nadia Benois is credited as 'Costumes and Settings'.
Scene/role note:
Four sections: Prelude, Dirge, Pastoral, Fugue
Music title:
Concerto Grosso (1925)
Music details:
Live music or recorded music: at the Mercury Theatre, a record was played on a gramophone; at other theatres, a string orchestra accompanied the ballet live.
Music note:
The programme for the premiere states: 'Musical Installation for The Descent of Hebe by ''His Master's Voice''.'
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0078
Performances
| Date ⇃⇂ | Programme ↿⇂ | Venue ↿⇂ |
|---|---|---|
|
7 Apr 1935 Evening |
La Valse Chez Madame Récamier | Le Cricket | The Lady of Shalott | The Descent of Hebe* | Bar aux Folies-Bergère | Mercury Theatre, London |
|
12 Jun 1936 Evening |
Our Lady's Juggler | The Descent of Hebe | Valses Nobles et Sentimentales | Capriol Suite | Le Rugby | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
|
13 Jun 1936 Evening |
Our Lady's Juggler | The Descent of Hebe | Valses Nobles et Sentimentales | Capriol Suite | Le Rugby | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
|
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 |
|
24 Oct 1937 Evening |
The Descent of Hebe | Death and the Maiden | Pavane pour une Infante Défunte* | La Muse s'Amuse | Jardin aux Lilas | Mercury Theatre, London |
|
19 Nov 1948 Evening |
The Descent of Hebe | Carnival of Animals | Winter Night* | The Nutcracker Suite | His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia |