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“Façade,” choreographed by Matthew Bourne, reimagines Ibsen’s “A Doll's House” as a gritty, industrial jazz age story set in a munitions factory, exploring themes of control and rebellion through dynamic movement and striking visuals.
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Who actually choreographed the ballet Façade?
Frederick Ashton created Façade for the Camargo Society in 1931. It is not a Matthew Bourne adaptation of A Doll's House.
What music is used in Façade?
The ballet uses William Walton's music from the entertainment Façade, originally associated with Edith Sitwell's poems. The danced version is a witty sequence of social, theatrical, and folk-dance parodies.
Does Façade tell a continuous story?
No. It is a one-act divertissement made of contrasting numbers such as the Polka, Popular Song, Tango-Pasodoble, and Tarantella finale.
Which famous ballerina became associated with Façade?
Margot Fonteyn danced the Polka and other material in later stagings of the ballet. Alicia Markova appeared in the original 1931 production.
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