The Fool on the Hill (ballet)
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The Fool on the Hill is a ballet created by the British choreographer, Gillian Lynne
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to create The Australian Ballet's first work expressly commissioned for television
which was jointly commissioned by The Australian Ballet and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
. The The Fool on the Hill ballet was inspired by the Beatles' song and the score
was arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery
, using interpretations of Beatles' songs and featuring characters like Eleanor Rigby, and Sergeant Pepper.. The director of the television production was Bryan Ashbridge. Robert Helpmann
appeared as Sergeant Pepper in the original television ballet.
The ballet won a number of international television awards.
on 28 April 1976..
Gillian Lynne
Gillian Barbara Lynne , CBE, born , is a British ballerina, dancer, actor, theatre director, television director and choreographer noted for her popular theatre choreography associated with the iconic musicals Cats and the current longest running show in Broadway history, The Phantom of the Opera.-...
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Television production
In 1975 Gillian Lynne arrived in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to create The Australian Ballet's first work expressly commissioned for television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
which was jointly commissioned by The Australian Ballet and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
. The The Fool on the Hill ballet was inspired by the Beatles' song and the score
Score
Score may refer to:*Score , a 2006 album by Dream Theater*Score , a number of points achieved in a sporting event or game*Score , a 1972 sexplotaition film*Score , a pornographic magazine...
was arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery
John Lanchbery
John Arthur Lanchbery OBE was an English, later Australian, composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements.-Life:...
, using interpretations of Beatles' songs and featuring characters like Eleanor Rigby, and Sergeant Pepper.. The director of the television production was Bryan Ashbridge. Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
Sir Robert Helpmann CBE was an Australian dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer.-Early years:He was born Robert Murray Helpman in Mount Gambier, South Australia and also boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. From childhood, Helpman had a strong desire to be a dancer...
appeared as Sergeant Pepper in the original television ballet.
The ballet won a number of international television awards.
Stage production
The ballet was later revised for stage performances.. It premiered as a live stage production at the Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
on 28 April 1976..