Links

recommended websites

https://www.ashleykillar.com Ashley Killar’s personal website including information about his research for Cranko: the Man and his Choreography . It also contains an account of the S. African ensemble, Napac Dance Company, that Ashley directed in Durban, Kwa Zulu during the years 1984-1990.

Dance research

(see also research note on this website)

https://www.rohcollections.org.uk/performances.aspx Royal Opera House Collections: among its many interesting pages this site contains an extensive performance database.

https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1032-s/swt Sadler’s Wells Theatre Archive c1712-2012. Islington Local History Centre Special Collections

https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/about/ A valuable resource for researchers seeking historical material in the UK.

Ballet companies

https://www.stuttgart-ballet.de/ The Stuttgart Ballet’s website (German and English versions)

https://www.brb.org.uk/ Birmingham Royal Ballet, the company that grew out of Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet, the company that Cranko joined in 1947.

https://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-royal-ballet The Royal Ballet is housed at the The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Theatre

https://sadlerswells.com/ London’s theatre devoted to dance.

Choreographers

http://www.frederickashton.org.uk Website of the Ashton Foundation.

https://www.balanchine.com/ with chronological and alphabetical lists of all Balanchine’s ballets

https://www.kennethmacmillan.com His life, his work. An online resource.

https://www.jirikylian.com/ Interesting site about the choreographer who received his first commissions from John Cranko.

https://www.hamburgballett.de/en/menschen/neumeier.php John Neumeier’s choreographic career started in Stuttgart and went on to direct Frankfurt and Hamburg ballet companies.

Dance writing

dancebooks.co.uk Books, DVDs & sheet music on all forms of dance.

https://www.dancing-times.co.uk/ Founded in 1910, this is Britain’s oldest established dance magazine.

http://Tanz Magazine Based in Germany, written in German and English

balletnews.co.uk useful info on a wide range of ballet subjects

https://www.tlbc.org.uk The world’s oldest ballet/dance appreciation society

https://www.onedanceuk.org Covers African diaspora, Birmingham Royal Ballet, choreography, contemporary, dance education, healthier dancer programmes and more.

https://www.michellepotter.org Michelle Potter… On Dancing. A site full of news articles about dance worldwide and many reviews of dance in Australia. Valuable contributions on New Zealand dance from Jennifer Shennan.

Miscellaneous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQNBeXihtg&feature=youtu.be a short film about the amazing Georgette Tsinguirides, Cranko’s choreologist

https://www.bloch.com.au/ a leading manufacturer and supplier of dance wear