A chronological list of the first performances of Cranko’s main productions
Please remember that in the Catalogue section of Cranko: the Man and his Choreography you will find detailed listings of each and every Cranko work, as well as main casts, venues, designers, composer etc., etc. Here, however, is an overview:
1944 The Soldier’s Tale
1945 Holberg Suite and Primavera
1946 Tritsch-Tratsch
Tritsch-Tratsch in Cape Town, later performed by Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet
Sadler’s Wells Theatre in the late 1940s. This was the home of SWTB. Cranko choreographed items in numerous operas, as well as ambitious pieces such as Sea Change and Harlequin in April. After the huge success of Pineapple Poll in 1951 he became resident choreographer with ‘Theatre Ballet’.
| 1947 | Children’s Corner |
| 1948 | Adieu, A School for Nightingales |
| 1949 | Sea Change, Beauty and the Beast |
| 1950 | The Witch, Pastorale |
| 1951 | Harlequin in April, Pineapple Poll, dances in The Faerie Queen |
| 1952 | Bonne-Bouche, season of ballets at Henley |
| 1953 | The Shadow and dances in the opera Gloriana |
| 1954 | The Lady and the Fool (SWTB) and Variations on a Theme (Ballet Rambert) |
| 1955 | La Belle Hélène (Paris) and Dances without Steps & Corps, Cous et Coudres (London Ballet Circle) and dances in the opera Midsummer Marriage |
| 1956 | No new ballets, Cranks (revue) |
| 1957 | The Prince of the Pagodas and The Angels |
| 1958 | Romeo and Juliet (Milan), Secrets (Edinburgh), Cat’s Cradle (de Cuevas Ballet), Les Mamelles de Tiresias (opera) |
| 1959 | Antigone, Sweeney Todd, La Reja (Rambert), Pièce d’Occasion |
| 1960 | No new ballets. New Cranks (revue), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (opera production) |
Germany
1961 Divertimento, Familienalbum, Intermezzo, Katalyse (The Catalyst).
1962 Scenes de Ballet, Coppelia, Die Jahrezeiten, Daphnis and Chloe, Romeo and Juliet
1963 Wir reisen nach Jerusalem, L’Estro armonico, Trede Variationen, Swan Lake
1964 The Firebird, La Source, Hommage à Bolschoi, Concerti Grossi (Cologne)
1965 Bouquet Garni,Jeu de Cartes, Onegin, Raymonda pas de deux, Carmina Burana, Jeux de vagues, Opus 1
1966 Brandenburg 2&4 (Royal Ballet), Concerto for Flute and Harp, Pas de Quatre, The Nutcracker
1967 Onegin (revised), Die Befragung (The Interrogation), Oiseaux Exotiques, Quatre Images, Holbergs Zeiten
1968 Begnegung in drei Farben, Song of the Nightingale, Fragmente, Presence, Kyrie elieison, Salade
1969 The Taming of the Shrew, and in Munich: Triplum, Grund zum Tanzen, Fete Polonaise and Franzosische Suite
1970 Brouillards / Poeme d’Extase / Orpheus / Corps, Cous, Coudes et Cœur / Ballade / Ebony Concerto ( Munich)
1971 Carmen, Ami Yam Ami Ya’ar or Song of my People (Israel), Into the Cool
1972 Initials R.B.M.E., Legende, Ariel, Children’s Corner (new version)
1973 Green, Spuren (Traces)
