Details

Monotones I and II - These two short, non-narrative ballets each present an extended pas de trois that is perfectly matched to Satie's haunting music. The Two Pigeons: The Young Man, a painter, feels trapped by the Young Girl, his model and mistress. His eye is caught by a Gypsy Girl, and he takes up his sketch-pad to follow the gypsy troupe.

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Frederick Ashton (Monotones I and II), Frederick Ashton (The Two Pigeons)
Music(s): Erik Satie (Monotones I and II), Andre Messager (The Two Pigeons), John Lanchbery (The Two Pigeons musical arrangement)
Design(s): Frederick Ashton (Monotones I and II), Jacques Dupont (The Two Pigeons)
Lighting: John B. Read (Monotones I and II)
Other: Lynn Wallis (Monotones I and II staging)