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Rambert Dance Company
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Rambert Dance Company
Genre
- Ballet
- Contemporary
- Folk
- Jazz
- Martha Graham
- Merce Cunningham
- Flamenco
Subject matter
- Large scale productions - John Chesworth
- Social and political themes - Bruce
- Visual art - Alston
- Strong musical company - North
Movement style
- Norman Morris makes ballets on modern themes with realistic characters
- Morris visited the USA to study developments in Modern Dance - Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Glen Tetley
Choreographc style
- Historical ballets
- Modern dance
- Emotional
- Political
- Humorous
- Story telling
- Abstract
- Lyrical
Dancers
- Initially a large company with a corps de ballet
- Morris stream lines to less than 20 dancers - all soloist standards
- Initially came from Rambert School
- Dancers were introduced from foreign companies
Social and historical context
- Music variations and style
- Fashion
- Literature
- Politics
- Travel affordable by air
- Social injustice (gender)
- TV exposure to new audiences
Consideration of the development of Rambert Dance Company
- 1966 - Ballet Rambert ended its relationship with the Rambert School
- Mercury Ensemble - ochestra
- Invited Choreographers
- Funding
- Touring
- Change of direction
- Ballet Rambert became established as a creative force in modern dance
- American influence
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- AS level Dance Mind Map on Rambert Dance Company, created by phoebe mahoney on 01/05/2018.
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