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