CURRULAO
Choreographed by Ashley Page
Costume design John Galliano
Dancers: Rambert Dance Company
Played by Bruce Nockles (trumpet), John Pigneguy (horn), David Stewart (trombone), Roger Heaton (clarinets), Tracey Goldsmith (accordion), Beverley Davison (violin), Paul Clarvis (percussion), OG (keyboards)
A wild carnival of a piece, based on a Columbian courtship dance, with outrageous costume design by John Galliano.
The music reflects my fascination with flamenco, African, South American and Caribbean music.
TOUCH YOUR COOLNESS TO MY FEVERED BROW
Performed by Dutch National Ballet
Choreographed by Ashley Page
Designed by Antony McDonald
Played by Bruce Nockles (trumpet), Michael Thompson, John Pigneguy (horns), David Purser (trombones), OG (keyboards)
At this time I was transfixed by flamenco music, in particular the singer Pepe de la Matrona. The music is based round a gorgeous saeta of his. When I recorded the piece I changed the title to Saeta.
WHEN WE STOPPED TALKING
Choreographed by Ashley Page
Designed by Jon Morrell
‘They talk of nothing much, and there are silences in which they can only look at one another. But neither wants to withdraw and something must be moving between them.....’ Hanif Kureishi
The music, like the setting, is black and white, austere, saxophones and brass. The entire piece has seven beats in the bar, and feels constantly asymmetric. Ashley keeps a beady ear on the music as it is composed. The structure of the music is determined by him as well as me. His ideas for the movement develop with the music and influence its progress. He has an alarming habit of listening to the music so carefully that he knows it better than I do myself. And yet he is not enslaved by it.