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John Cranko
Born
(1927-08-15)15 August 1927
Rustenburg, Transvaal Union of South Africa
Died
26 June 1973(1973-06-26) (aged 45)
On board a transatlantic flight from Philadelphia to Stuttgart
Occupation(s)
Ballet dancer and choreographer
Parent(s)
Herbert and Grace Cranko
John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet.
John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet....
ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by JohnCranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received...
historical romance film, derived from the novel Onegin (Cranko), a ballet created by JohnCranko, derived from the novel Sigrid Onégin (1889-1943) opera...
the Pagodas is a ballet created for The Royal Ballet by choreographer JohnCranko with music commissioned from Benjamin Britten. Its premiere took place...
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Anderson to attend the JohnCranko Schule. That same year, Seo won the Grand Prix at the 2003 Youth America Grand Prix. John Meehan asked her to join...
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YAGP, he was also approached by Tadeusz Matacz, the director of the JohnCranko School in Stuttgart, to attend the school on scholarship. He began training...
by the Royal Ballet with music by Malcolm Arnold and choreography by JohnCranko. Sweeney Todd (1926), the first movie version of the story, a 15-minute...
Gilbert and Sullivan-inspired comic ballet, created by choreographer JohnCranko with arranger Sir Charles Mackerras. Pineapple Poll is based on "The...
Prince; Chinese Dance* One of Three, Aszure Barton - Featured Role Onegin, JohnCranko - Lensky Piano Concerto #1, Alexei Ratmansky - Leading Role Prodigal...
includes works by Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, JohnCranko, Rudolf Nureyev, John Neumeier, William Forsythe, James Kudelka, Wayne McGregor...
Jonathan Cope, CBE JohnCranko Lauren Cuthbertson Henry Danton Sir Anton Dolin Sir Anthony Dowell, CBE Viviana Durante Alessandra Ferri John Field Dame Margot...
operas, The Chieftain, as (Der Häuptling). Pineapple Poll, created by JohnCranko in 1951 at Sadler's Wells Theatre; in repertoire at the Birmingham Royal...
The Nutcracker, Yuri Grigorovich Ondine, Vyacheslav Samodurov Onegin, JohnCranko Raymonda'', Marius Petipa; Version of Yuri Grigorovich Romeo and Juliet...
and her astonishing dancing. Cuoco later became a soloist with the JohnCranko's Stuttgart Ballet and remained in Germany for the remainder of her career...
Sylphide, Giselle, Frederick Ashton's Romeo and Juliet, and Swan Lake. JohnCranko made Daphnis and Chlöe on him in 1962 at the Stuttgart Ballet, which...
was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He studied at JohnCranko Schule in Stuttgart. After receiving the John Gilpin Scholarship from Princess Antoinette de...
the year' award six times. Stuttgart Ballet is connected to names like JohnCranko and Marcia Haydée. Stuttgart is also home to one of Germany's most prestigious...
technique. In 1962, Volkova recommended Cragun to JohnCranko, director of the Stuttgart Ballet. Cranko hired him sight unseen, as a member of his corps...
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