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Title: URSPRUNG

Reference number: 12306

Date: 1979

Sound: sound

Colour: bw

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 50.54 mins

Description: Two recordings of Ursprung performed by The Scottish Ballet at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh and the Theatre Royal in Glasgow in 1979. The performance in Glasgow took place on 9 March 1979.

Ursprung ('The Source') is a contemporary work choreographed by Royston Muldoon, and was performed alongside The Water's Edge and Such Sweet Thunder as part of the Company's 10th anniversary celebrations.

The ballet has four movements: The Source, Preparation, Consummation, Ritual

The Scottish Theatre Archive holds material relating to this performance, including: Underground Rumours: Ursprung. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 1979 March 9. Programme. Call number STA SB 10/20a

Please note this is a copy of the raw capture of the original analogue video for preservation and as such may display defects such as dropout, washed out colour and sound fluctuation.

Credits: Choreographer: Royston Muldoon
Music: Jon Anderson of YES
Arranged by: Terry Davies
Design: Graham Bowers
Lighting: David Hersey

Cast
The King's Theatre performance cast includes: Paul Russell, Andy Durrant

The Theatre Royal performance cast:
Noriko Ohara, Nigel Spencer, Kenneth Burke
Linda Anning, Veronica Butcher, Linden Currey, Catherine Evers, Paulene Laverty, Judy Mohekey, Eleanor Moore, Alison O’Neal, Wendy Roe, Michael Harper, Christopher Long, Garry Trinder, Paul Tyers, Fiona Dear, Anna McCartney, Seonaid MacLeod, Elizabeth Peden, Ruth Prior, Ann Sholem, Roy Campbell Moore, Timothy Flynn, Peter Royston, Robert Ryan, Kenneth Saunders, Patrick Wood.

Shotlist: King's Theatre performance: 00.08-23.24
Curtain call: 23.34-24.59

Theatre Royal performance: 25.09-48.29
Curtain call: 48.41-50.01