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MacMillan towards the end of his life. Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 1929 [citation needed] – 29 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death.
Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 1929 – 29 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977. Although a talented dancer, MacMillan is best known for his choreography, and particularly for his work with the Royal Ballet.
Donald Gene Britton (17 August 1929 – 31 May 1983) was a principal dancer with the two Royal Ballet companies, the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet and the Sadler's Wells Ballet from 1945 to 1965. Donald Britton was born in London in 1929. He originally started as a tap dancer "wandering into ballet" at the age of six.
The band, also 12-strong, sit casually at the back of the stage playing while the dancers perform in front of them, adding to the 1920s party-like atmosphere. [ 1 ] A BBC film of Elite Syncopations was also made in 1975 and danced by The Royal Ballet's original cast, in Battersea's Big Top. [ 1 ]
Tanaquil Le Clercq was the fourth and last wife (1952–1969) of George Balanchine, the pioneer of American ballet. He obtained a quick divorce from her to woo Suzanne Farrell (who refused Balanchine's marriage proposal and went on to marry another Balanchine dancer, Paul Mejia). Le Clercq died of pneumonia in New York Hospital at the age of 71 ...
Kenneth von Heidecke was born in Cicero, Illinois, on December 30, 1952, to Laura (nee Perrelli) and Richard von Heidecke Sr. [1] [2] His mother spoke Italian as her first language and also spoke perfect English. She was described by Ken as "loving, effectionate, and a really good mother" who "lived for us (her children)".
L'histoire de Manon, generally referred to as Manon, is a ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan to music by Jules Massenet and based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. The ballet was first performed by The Royal Ballet in London in 1974 with Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell in the leading roles. It continues to be ...
Alexander Bennett was born in Leith, the coastal district on the Firth of Forth that serves as the port of the city of Edinburgh. The younger of two sons of a working-class family—his father was a streetcar driver—he was raised by parents who valued education and who encouraged him to pursue his varied interests.