Cruel Garden, The

Synopsis

'The Cruel Garden’ was first performed in 1977. The drama is inspired by the life and work of Frederico Garcia Lorca. Choreographed by Christopher Bruce, conceived by Lindsey Kemp, the ballet is performed by the Ballet Rambert. A sequence is devoted to ‘Blood Wedding’, realised as a puppet play.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 77 min.

Year of production

1982

Uses

Courses in modern dance with reference to Kemp and the Ballet Rambert; the ‘Blood Wedding’ sequence would be useful for students of mime.*

Subjects

Dance; Drama

Keywords

ballet; García Lorca, Federico; modern dance; puppet theatre; Spanish literature

Credits

Producer

Colin Nears; John Needham

Contributor

Carlos Miranda; Christopher Bruce; Lindsey Kemp

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.