Cranko

British  

/ ˈkræŋkəʊ /

noun

1. John. 1927–73, British choreographer, born in South Africa: director of the Stuttgart Ballet (1961–73)

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Example Sentences

But in 1988, at 49, Ms. Seymour surprised everyone by returning to dance with the English National Ballet, giving an intense and detailed performance of Tatyana in John Cranko’s three-act “Onegin.”

From New York Times

Rogers also named Jiří Kylián’s “Gods and Dogs” and “Tar and Feathers,” and John Cranko’s “Onegin” — and is eager for his debut in “Giselle” later this season.

From Seattle Times

It’s a simple idea but a powerful one to see represented in a ballet, which, in the frequently seen versions by Kenneth MacMillan, John Cranko or Rudolf Nureyev, is a lodestar for heterosexual passion.

From New York Times

That night, the Finnish ballerina Salla Eerola, 44, gave her last, quietly searing performance with the princely Michal Krcmar, in a pas de deux from John Cranko’s “Onegin.”

From New York Times

At the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, one of your teachers was Peter Pestov, who trained many male dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

From New York Times