Choreographer:
Twyla Tharp
Staged by:
Shelley Washington Whitman
Composer:
David Byrne
Lyricist:
David Byrne
Set designer:
Santo Loquasto
Lighting designer:
Jennifer Tipton, Malcolm Glanville
Rambert premiere:
6 May 1999, Rambert Dance Company, Derngate, Northampton
World premiere:
8 Nov 1983, Twyla Tharp Dance, Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Work note:
'The Golden Section' is the final section of Tharp's evening-length work 'The Catherine Wheel' (premiere: 22 September 1981).
Production note:
Set and costumes based on the original designs; lighting design recreated by Malcolm Glanville.
Duration:
16 minutes
Number of dancers:
13 dancers
Music title:
Five Golden Sections (1981); What a Day That Was (1981); Big Blue Plymouth (1981); Light Bath (1981)
Music details:
Recorded music
Music note:
Music credit reads: 'Music composed, produced and performed by David Byrne'.
Source:
Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue:
WORK/0405
Performances
| Date ↿⇂ | Programme ↿⇂ | Venue ↿↾ |
|---|---|---|
|
8 Mar 2000 Evening |
Greymatter | Ghost Dances | The Golden Section | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
|
7 Mar 2000 Evening |
Greymatter | Ghost Dances | The Golden Section | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
|
13 Apr 2000 Evening |
Greymatter | Ghost Dances | The Golden Section | Grand Theatre Leeds |
|
12 Apr 2000 Evening |
Greymatter | Ghost Dances | The Golden Section | Grand Theatre Leeds |
|
11 Apr 2000 Evening |
Greymatter | Ghost Dances | The Golden Section | Grand Theatre Leeds |
|
6 May 1999 Evening |
Embarque | Four Scenes | The Golden Section* | Derngate, Northampton |