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http://articles.sun-sentinel.c…..rey-ballet

ENTERTAINMENT

Ballet With A Beat

By KRISTY MONTEE Dance Writer, February 6, 1994

In 1962, a British choreographer named Peter Darrell wanted to create a ballet based on London’s young subculture, the Mods and Rockers.

For music, Darrell chose the songs of an obscure rock group whose only record had peaked at number 21 on the English charts. At the premiere, the ballet caught the eye of serious London critics who hailed a new era in dance.

The ballet, Mods and Rockers, died a swift and inglorious death. The singing group, the Beatles, well, they went on to have a hit record or two. But the critics were right: The face of classical ballet was forever changed.

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“Mods and Rockers” (1963)
British choreographer Peter Darrell’s “Mods and Rockers” has been called the first ballet set to Beatles tunes. With a storyline about rival youth gangs, the piece debuted in London, courtesy of Western Theatre Ballet. With better-late-than-never resolve, the Sarasota Ballet gave “Mods and Rockers” its U.S. premiere in 1996.

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http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01…..steps.html

In 1963, Peter Darrell depicted teen-age gangs at a disco in “Mods and Rockers,” for England’s trendy Western Theater Ballet. The accompaniment was an arrangement of songs by the most talked-about rock group of the day: the Beatles. “Mods and Rockers” was a sensation.

The Peter Darrell Trust should have a copy of the score.