Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966

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Ballet continued to be an important part of the Edinburgh International Festival during the second decade of the festival. As at the beginning, most performances took place at the Empire Theatre, later to be refurbished to become the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

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In addition to London's The Royal Ballet who came in 1960, there were a total of 16 visiting companies from abroad who came to the city, offering varied programmes for festival goers.

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1957 Royal Swedish Ballet Giselle , The Prodigal Son , Gaîté Parisienne , Cupid Out of His Humour, Sisyphus, Miss JulieEmpire Theatre
 [1]
1957 Les Ballets Africains de Keita FodébaEmpire Theatre
 [1]
1957 Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas (Le Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo) Les Sylphides , La femme muette, La cygne noir, Petrouchka , Concerto Barocco , Song of Undying Sorrow, Spectre de la rose , La TertuliaEmpire Theatre [1]
1958Ballets Premières (The Edinburgh Festival Society in association with Michael Frostick)Concerto for Dancers, Circle of Love, The Night and Silence, Les facheuses recontres, Secrets, Octet, Dreams, Midsummer's Vigil, The Great Peacock, La belle dame sans merci, The Seventh Sacrament, Changement de piedsEmpire Theatre [2]
1959Les Ballets BabiléeSuite en blanc, Variation, Orphée, Balances a trois, Balletino, Le jeune homme et la mort , La création, Fugue, La boucle, Adagio, Divertimento, Sable, L'empriseEmpire Theatre Jean Babilée, Claire Sombert, Gérard Ohn, Iovanka Biegovitch, Adolpho Andrade [3]
1959 National Ballet of Finland L'épreuve d'amour, Scaramouche, Don Quichotte , Circle of Roses, Valse Triste , Dance of the Spider, Three Harlequins, Black Swan: Pas de Deux, Giselle Empire Theatre [3]
1959 Jerome Robbins' Ballets: USA N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz , Afternoon of a Faun , Moves (A Ballet in Silence), The Concert Empire Theatre Jerome Robbins [3]
1960 The Royal Ballet Danses Concertantes , Baiser de la fée , Petrushka , Ballabile, La Péri , The Prince of the Pagodas (Act 3)Empire Theatre Frederick Ashton, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan Margot Fonteyn, Nadia Nerina, Svetlana Beriosova [4]
1960Susana y José, MadridThe Ballad of Carmen and Don José, Spanish Folk DancesEmpire Theatre [4]
1960Little Ballet Troupe, BombayPanchatantra, RamayanaEmpire Theatre [4]
1960Ballet Européen of Nervi Schéhérazade , Choreartium, Le Beau Danube, Commedia UmanaEmpire Theatre Léonide Massine [4]
1961'Triple Bill' with the Western Theatre Ballet Salade, Renard , The Seven Deadly Sins Empire Theatre Kenneth Macmillan, Alfredo Rodrigues, Peter Darrell, [5]
1962 Belgrade Opera Ballet The Infanta's Birthday, The Miraculous Mandarin , Koštana Kings Theatre Dimitrije Parlić [6]
1962 Ballet du XXe Siècle, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie The Four Sons of Aymon Murrayfield Ice Rink Jeanine Charrat, Maurice Béjart [6]
1963 Budapest Opera and Ballet The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin together with the opera Prince Bluebeard's Castle , Divertissement from The Beggar Student , The Bride's Kerchief, Gayaneh (Act 3)Empire TheatreGyula Harangozó [7]
1963Martha Graham and Dance CompanyClytemnestra, Acrobats of God, Diversion of Angels , Embattled Garden, Legend of Judith, Night Journey , Phaedra, Secular Games, Seraphic DialogueEmpire Theatre Martha Graham [7]
1963 Stuttgart State Theatre Ballet The Catalyst, Suite, Daphnis and Chloé , L'estro armonico, Variations, Musical ChairsEmpire Theatre John Cranko [7]
1964Les Ballets Africains, The National Company of GuineaBagatai, The Forest, Toutoudiarra, Midnight, Ferekoreka, Soundiata, Doudoumba, Tirankee Royal Lyceum Theatre Amadou Sissoko [8]
1965No ballet performances
1966 Paul Taylor Dance Company Junction, Three Epitaphs, Duet, Orbs, Aureole, From Sea to Shing Sea, Scudorama Church Hill Theatre Paul Taylor Paul Taylor, Dan Wagoner, Bettie de Jong [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Edinburgh International Festival 1957 Souvenir Programme. 1957.
  2. ↑ Edinburgh International Festival 1958 Souvenir Programme. 1958.
  3. 1 2 3 Edinburgh International Festival 1959 Souvenir Programme. 1959.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Edinburgh International Festival 1960 Souvenir Programme. 1960.
  5. ↑ Edinburgh International Festival 1961 Souvenir Programme. 1961.
  6. 1 2 Edinburgh International Festival 1962 Souvenir Programme. 1962.
  7. 1 2 3 Edinburgh International Festival 1963 Souvenir Programme. 1963.
  8. ↑ Edinburgh International Festival 1964 Souvenir Programme. 1964.
  9. ↑ Edinburgh International Festival 1966 Souvenir Programme. 1966.
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