Title: Themes and Variations/Grosse Fuge/Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Date: Wednesday 16th June 2010, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Themes and Variations), Ludwig van Beethoven (Grosse Fuge), Richard Rodgers (Slaughter on Tenth Avenue)
Choreographer: George Balanchine (Themes and Variations, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue), Hans van Manen (Grosse Fuge)
Production: Revivals of Birmingham Royal Ballet Productions (All Works)
Conductor: Paul Murphy (Themes and Variations, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue), Philip Ellis (Grosse Fuge)
Collection Folder: Folder 13

Cast

Themes and Variations

Dancers: Nao Sakuma, Chi Cao, Viktoria Walton, Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Angela Paul, Arancha Baselga, Tyrone Singleton, Steven Monteith, Rory Mackay, Aaron Robinson, Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Grosse Fuge

Dancers: Dusty Button, Samara Downs, Victoria Marr, Elisa Willis, Yasuo Atsuji, Chi Cao, César Morales, Aaron Robinson

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Morosine: Jonathan Payn
Gangster: James Barton
Hoofer: Robert Parker
Striptease Girl: Céline Gittens
Big Boss: Matthew Lawrence
Bartenders: Mathias Dingman, Kit Holder
Policemen: Feargus Campbell, Robert Gravenor, Rory Mackay

Orchestra

First Violins:
Robert Gibbs (Leader)
Richard Friedman
Vanessa David
Amanda Brown
Peter Jenkins
Deborah Schlenther
Philip Aird
Caroline Ferriman

Second Violins:
Gwilym Hooson
Rebecca Jones
Mary Martin
Fiona Robertson
Helen Bartlett
Robert Simmons

Violas:
Carmen Flores
Jonathan Hallett
Gruffydd Owen
Chris Pitsillides

Cellos:
James Potter
Andrew Gunn
Jane Rainey
Stephen Anstee

Basses:
Duncan Mitchell
Alan Taylor

Flutes:
Lynn Peters
Sandra Skipper (Piccolo)

Oboes:
Alaster Bentley
Maxwell Spiers (Cor Anglais)

Clarinets:
Ian Scott
Malcolm McMillan (Bass Clarinet)

Bassoon:
David McKee

Horns:
Corrine Bailey
Chris Pointon
Phillip Walker

Trumpets:
Michael Allen
Christopher Deacon

Trombones:
Amos Miller
Maxwell Isley
David Gordon (Bass Trombone)

Tuba:
David Gordon Shute

Timpani:
Grahame King

Percussion:
Kevin Earley
Paul Parker

Harp:
Lucy Wakeford

Crew

For the Triple Bill

Designs, Themes and Variations: Peter Farmer
Lighting, Themes and Variations: Peter Teigen
Props and Costumes, Themes and Variations: Sue Pearl, Gordon Garforth
Dyeing, Themes and Variations: Mathilde Sandberg
Revival Costume Supervisor, Themes and Variations: Karen Short

Sets, Grosse Fuge: Jean-Paul Vroom
Costumes, Grosse Fuge: Hans van Manen
Lighting, Grosse Fuge: Jan Hofstra
Staging, Grosse Fuge: Mea Venema
Costumes, Grosse Fuge: Jenny Adey, Amanda Barrow, Gordon Garforth, Beverley Vas
Costume Supervisor, Grosse Fuge: Shirley Lawrenson
ROH Production Manager, Grosse Fuge: Susan Usher

Designs, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Kate Ford
Lighting, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Johnny Westall-Eyre
Costumes, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Amanda Barrow, June Callear, Jane Flanagan, Suzanne Parkinson, Della Rebours, Alan Selzer, Barry Thewlis, Tony Wood
Printing, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Sally Hemphill
Costume Supervisor, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Diane Williams
Production Manager, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Colin Maxwell

For the Birmingham Royal Ballet

Director: David Bintley
Chief Executive: Christopher Barron
PA to the Chief Executive: Louise Timmins
PA to the Director: Judy Taylor

Communications Director: Keith Longmore
Contracts Director: Jacqueline Mistry
Development Director: Geoff Sweeney
Director of Learning: Pearl Chesterman
Finance Director: Anna Williams
Human Resources Director: Lynn Colledge
Orchestra Director: John Beadle
Technical Director: Paul Grace

Ballet Masters: Dominic Antonucci, Michael O’Hare, Wolfgang Stollwitzer
Ballet Mistress: Marion Tait
Dance Notator/Répétiteur: Denis Bonner
Dance Notator: Patricia Tierney
Video Archivist: David Morse
Principal Pianist: Jonathan Higgins
Company Pianists: Matthew Drury, Julia Richter, Ross Williams
Orchestra Manager: Andrew Bentley
Assistant Orchestra Manager: Chris Lewis
Librarian: Charles Strickland
Touring Library Assistant: Malcolm McMillan
Pit Managers: David Gordon, Gwilym Hooson

Company Manager: Paul Grist
Senior Stage Manager: Diana Childs
Deputy Stage Manager: Eliska Robenn
Head of Scenic Presentation: Doug Nicholson
Deputy Head of Scenic Presentation: David Wicks
Master Carpenter: Pete Read
Senior Stage Technicians: Steven Hegan, Arthur Lewis, Paul Moore
Lighting Design Consultant: Peter Teigen
Head of Lighting: Johnny Westall-Eyre
Deputy Head of Lighting: Andy Wilson
Senior Lighting Technicians: Chris Hooley, Eleanor Morgan
Lighting Technician: Andy Russell
Lighting Assistant: Kate Fitzgeorge
Technical Administrator: Daisy Olsen

Head of Wardrobe: Lili Sobieralska
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Vanda Hewston
Wardrobe Assistants: Sarah Burton, Stella Mansfield, Joanna Shilton
Shoe Supervisor: Michael Clifford
Wigmaster: Henry Menary
Trainee Wigs Assistant: Lauren Fitzgerald

Marketing Managers: Sam Eaves, Sue Hibbert
Marketing Officer: Tom Stevens
Press and PR Manager: Angela Hughes
Press and PR Officer: Simon Harper
Publications Manager: Kate Howells
Publications Officers: Lee Armstrong, Vicki Costin, Jennifer Price
New Media Officer: Rob Lindsay
Friends Coordinator: Sheila Hitchman
Communications Administrator: Gillian Ashley