1958 – Premiere of Norman Morrice’s Two Brothers by Ballet Rambert

First performed by Ballet Rambert at the Marlow Theatre, Canterbury, in 1958, Two Brothers was the first work choreographed for Ballet Rambert by Norman Morrice. It was performed in modern dress and dealt with a contemporary theme of the rivalry between two brothers in a backstreet while still using a traditional ballet vocabulary. The music was by Ernst von Dohnányi, the designs were by Ralph Koltai and the first cast included Shirley Dixon, Caroline Fey, John O’Brien, June Sandbrook and Kenneth Bannerman.