Title: Dances of Love and Death
Date: Wednesday 26th-Saturday 29th May 1982
Type: Dance
Company: London Contemporary Dance Theatre
Location: Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England
Composer: Carl Davis, Conlon Nancarrow (Player Piano Music)
Choreographer: Robert Cohan
Production: Original 1981 production
Conductor: Barrington Pheloung
Collection Folder: Folder 17

Cast

Prologue

Love: Celia Hulton
Death: Tom Jobe
The Entertainers (Beach Lizards): Sallie Estep, Kate Harrison, Jayne Lee, Lauren Potter, Anne Went, Darshan Bhuller, Paul Douglas, Jonathan Lunn, Philip Taylor, Kenneth Tharp

Persephone and Pluto

Persephone: Anita Griffin
Demeter: Anca Frankenhaeuser
Hand Maidens: Kaye Harrison, Jayne Lee, Lauren Potter, Anne Went
Pluto: Namron
Firehorses: Darshan Bhuller, Paul Douglas, Jonathan Lunn, Philip Taylor
The Entertainers (Satin): Kate Harrison, Charlotte Kirkpatrick, Jayne Lee, Lauren Potter, Anne Went

Tristan and Iseult

Iseult: Lenny Westerdijk (26th/27th May), Sallie Estep (28th/29th May)
Tristan: Patrick Harding-Irmer
King Mark: Christopher Bannerman
The Entertainers (Black Fedora): Anca Frankenhaeuser, Anita Griffin, Jayne Lee, Lauren Potter, Anne Went, Darshan Bhuller, Paul Douglas, Jonathan Lunn, Philip Taylor, Kenneth Tharp

The Sleeping Beauty

Beauty: Charlotte Kirkpatrick
Prince Charming: Michael Small
The Thicket: Darshan Bhuller, Paul Douglas, Jonathan Lunn, Philip Taylor, Kenneth Tharp
Ladies-in-waiting: Sallie Estep, Anita Griffin, Jayne Lee, Lauren Potter, Anne Went

Dance of Death

Death: Tom Jobe
His Victim: Jonathan Lunn

Cathy and Heathcliff

Catherine: Kate Harrison
Heathcliff: Christopher Bannerman
Edgar: Patrick Harding-Irmer
Isabella: Sallie Estep

Marilyn

Marilyn: Celia Hulton
Her Dark Woman: Anca Frankenhaeuser
Men of the Chorus: Christopher Bannerman, Patrick Harding-Irmer, Namron, Michael Small

Finale

Dancers: The Company

Orchestra

Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo:
Dave Heath

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet:
Cathy Lewis

Horn:
Kevin Abbott

Trumpet:
Julian Poore

Percussion:
Dave Tosh

Harp:
Alison Martin

Piano:
Eleanor Alberga

Synthesiser:
Robert Lockhart

Cello:
Katrin Eickhorst

Double Bass:
Sophia Preston

Crew

For Dances of Love and Death

Design: Norberto Chiesa
Lighting: John B. Read

For London Contemporary Dance Theatre

Artistic Director: Robert Cohan
Associate Director/Company Administrator: Janet Eager
Rehearsal Director: Lenny Westerdijk
Assistant to the Administrator: Jane Ward
Musical Adviser: Barrington Pheloung
Company Pianist: Eleanor Alberga

Production and Stage Manager: Max Finbow
Stage Carpenter: Claude Lawrence
Assistant Stage Carpenter: Mike Fowkes
Chief Lighting Technician: Mark Brunet
Deputy Lighting Technician: Tom Johnson
Assistant Lighting Technician: Anita Belli
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jenny Henry
Wardrobe Mistress: Penny King
Wardrobe Assistant: Shaaron Boughen

Marketing Director: Christopher Pulleine
Press and Publicity: Annie Farley
Education and Community Services Officer: Richard Mansfield
Publicity Assistant: Estelle Daniel

For the Apollo Theatre

Managing Director: Paul Gregg
General Manager: Mike Adamson
Assistant Manager: Philippa Cumming
Technical Director: Adrian Leggett
Stage Manager: Will Urbanek
Box Office Manager: Shirley Werrett
Chief Electrician: Jerry Jones
Housekeeper: Joan Cook

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