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Britain's biggest and most exciting touring dance company who often tour two programmes at a time. Dancing to a mixture of musical styles they provide enormously watchable evenings. Judgment of Paris Set to extracts from Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, Antony Tudor's Judgment of Paris is a sardonic take on the classical myth. In this black comedy, the three women are no longer goddesses but tired, tawdy floozies competing for the attentions of a drunken client in a seedy night-club. This little Tudor gem was first performed by Rambert in 1940 and has been revived on several occasions since. Dark Elegies initially struck a chord with those aware of civilian suffering in the Spanish Civil War, but its timeless and eloquent choreography has retained its significance, particularly to disasters involving groups of children. When it opened in Edinburgh in September 2004 it coincided with the breaking news of the school siege in Beslan, bringing a tragic relevance to the piece. Constant Speed has been specially commissioned by The Institute of Physics to mark Einstein Year 2005. Einstein Year celebrates the centenary of the publication of Albert Einstein's major theories, including the theory of special relativity; theories which changed scientific thinking about the universe forever, Inspired by the fizz and sparkle of molecules ricocheting in space, Constant Speed will be performed to the luxuriant music of Franz Lehar and designed by film/art director Michael Howells. Rambert Dance Company website.

Creatives/Company

Company: Rambert Dance Company
Choreographer(s): Antony Tudor (Judgment of Paris, Antony Tudor (Dark Elegies), Sally Martin (Dark Elegies reconstructed), Mark Baldwin (Constant Speed)
Music(s): Kurt Weill (Judgment of Paris), Mahler (Dark Elegies), Lehar (Constant Speed)
Costume(s): Hugh Laing (Judgment of Paris), Nadia Benois (Dark Elegies), Michael Howells (Constant Speed)
Design(s): Nadia Benois (Dark Elegies), Michael Howells (Constant Speed)
Lighting(s): Malcolm Glanville (Dark Elegies), John B. Read (Dark Elegies - original lighting), Sam McNern (Constant Speed)