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Bookmark or Share- John Cranko: in MemoriamOctober 19, 2023 by Jeannette Andersen. Fifty years ago, in June, the news that the choreographer, John Cranko, had died on a plane came as a shock to the world of dance. Cranko, 46 years old and at the height of his career, was returning from his fourth successful guest visit to New York with his company, Stuttgart Ballett.
- John Cranko | Ballet, Choreography & Opera | BritannicaJohn Cranko (born Aug. 15, 1927, Rustenburg, S.Af.—died June 26, 1973, Dublin) 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).
- The Crank Era | Stuttgart BalletIn 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.
- John Cranko – the choreographer of Oneginfrom 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.
- John Cranko - Boston BalletJohn Cranko died unexpectedly at age 45 on June 26, 1973, on a return flight from a successful U.S.A. tour. In his 12 short years as a director he laid the foundation for what was to become one of the world’s leading ballet companies, a company with a tremendously diverse repertory and world class dancers.
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