Aidan Dun Aidan Dun talks about his grandmother, Marie Rambert. Aidan Andrew Dun is a poet, dubbed the ‘Voice of King’s Cross’ after his epic poem ‘Vale Royal’ was launched to critical acclaim at the Royal Albert Hall. His childhood was spent in the West Indies, but he returned to London as a teenager to attend school and live with his grandmother, Marie Rambert. This interview, presents us with a unique and personal insight into Marie Rambert – taking us on a tour of her life from her early days in Poland, through her time at the Ballets Russes where she worked closely with Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky and her later life when Aidan joined her in London in the 1960s. Aidan closes the interview with a reading of an excerpt from a poem which he wrote about his grandmother. 00:06:30 Ashley Dukes 00:14:48 ‘Out of the Body at Coppelia’ by Aidan Dun 00:19:05 Marie Rambert and her phobia of snakes 00:22:30 Lulu Dun (Helena Dukes) 00:27:00 Aidan returns to London 00:36:18 ‘The Rite of Spring’ (Nijinsky, 1913), Ballets Russes and Stravinsky 00:41:00 Isadora Duncan 00:52:48 Rambert 1966/67 01:10:06 ‘India Cantos Universal’ by Aidan Dun Interview recorded on 9 June 2017 in London. Interviewer: Claire Izzard; Filmmaker: Paul Izzard The Rambert Voices oral history project is part of Rambert at 90, a project marking the company’s 90th anniversary, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.