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John Cyril Cranko, né le 15 août 1927 à Rustenburg en Afrique du Sud et mort le 26 juin 1973 à Dublin, est un danseur, chorégraphe et directeur de ballet sud-africain [1], [2]. John Cranko est l'un des grands chorégraphes contemporains [ 3 ] .
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.
from the Foreword by Sir David Bintley CBE, choreographer and director of Birmingham Royal Ballet 1995-2019. In a lifetime of reading biographies I have never once read one that so vividly paints such clarity defining portraits of a man’s genius – on all Arts related subjects – love affairs, wit and idiosyncrasies.
Cranko’s gift for nuanced story-telling, clear dramatic structure and his exquisite mastery of the art of the pas de deux conquered New York audiences during a triumphant season at the Metropolitan Opera in 1969. World wide acclaim soon followed, as Cranko and his young company toured the globe.
22 juin 2024 · John Cranko was a dancer, choreographer, and ballet director best known for his work with the Stuttgart Ballet. His basic dance training was at the Cape Town University Ballet School, where he performed as well as choreographed his first ballet, The Soldier’s Tale (1942). In 1946 he joined the
John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet. 55 years after its premiere, the Stuttgart Ballet revisits John Cranko’s legendary Romeo and Juliet – the very choreography which laid the foundations...
In 1961, John Cranko was appointed director and choreographer of the ballet in Stuttgart, and a new era began. In the ensuing twelve years Cranko was not only responsible for the most successful chapter of Stuttgart’s ballet history, but also joined the ranks of eminent 20th century choreographers.
