Cranko's work is also far less subtle than the three-act Tchaikovsky opera, whose dramaturgy it follows closely.
John
Cranko's interpretation of the Shakespeare play has been revived by Birmingham Royal Ballet and it is a total delight, beguiling in terms of its beautifully made interpretative choreography, and richly colourful in terms of its lovely sets and costumes which bring to life ther omance, gaiety and sheer fun of the Italy of the 16th century.
They are three witty classics from John
Cranko, George Balanchine and Kenneth MacMillan.
The German ballet company's famous piece choreographed by John
Cranko in 1969 is a timeless classic; 46 years on it is still fresh and funny.
There were precedents for this shift of focus in the Zeffirelli production and in the Romeo and Juliet ballet of the late John
Cranko, first staged for La Scala in 1985 and popularized in America by the Stuttgart Ballet, which acquired it in 1962.
And there's a version out there for everyone this month: The reigning classics by John
Cranko, at Ballet West (Feb.
The ballet by South African choreographer John
Cranko was created in 1969, inspired by Shakespeare's play of the same name.
It all kicked off with John
Cranko's Card Game which showed how funny and dangerous playing cards can be, something not unknown to those who may have lost their shirts when a hand of poker or blackjack has turned sour.
In February, BRB will perform Three of a Kind (February 19-22), three pieces from a trio of revered choreographers John
Cranko, George Balanchine and Kenneth MacMillan.