Ian McKeever RA exhibition in The Royal Academy 2010
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form and en travesti, LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts. The TROCKS, as they are affectionately known, quickly garnered a major critical essay by Arlene Croce in The New Yorker, and combined with reviews in The New York Times and The Village Voice, established the Company as an artistic and popular success. By mid 1975, the TROCKS' inspired blend of their loving knowledge of dance, their comic approach, and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces, was being noted beyond New York. Articles and notices in publications such as Variety, Oui, The London Daily Telegraph, as well as a Richard Avedon photo essay in Vogue, made the Company nationally and internationally known.
The 1975-76 season was a year of growth and full professionalization. The Company found management, qualified for the National Endowment for the Arts Touring Program, and hired a full-time teacher and ballet mistress to oversee daily classes and rehearsals. Also in this season, they made their first extended tours of the United States and Canada. Packing, unpacking, and repacking tutus and drops, stocking giant sized toe shoes by the case; running for planes and chartered buses all became routine parts of life.
Performance times
Programme One
ChopEniana / Patterns in Space / La Vivandiere / Raymonda's Wedding
Tue 14 - Sat 18 Sep at 7.30pm
Sat Mat at 2.30pm
Sun Mat at 4pm
Running time
2 hr 20 mins (including two 20 minute intervals)
Programme Two
Swan Lake / Harlequinade / Valpurgeyeva Noch ("Walpurgisnacht")
Tue 21 - Sat 25 at 7.30pm
Sat Mat at 2.30pm
Running time
2 hr 10 mins (including two 20 minute intervals)
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