Let’s look at the quirky charm of the Pineapple Poll Ballet in this article. What is the Pineapple Poll Ballet? The Pineapple Poll is a ballet in three scenes. The plot is adapted by John Cranko from ‘The Bumboat Woman’s Story’ by W.S. Gilbert. The music is from the operas of Arthur Sullivan, chosen and … Read more
Jack Carter was a dancer and choreographer who was born in 1917. He was the creator of The Witch Boy which is a ballet in one act with three scenes. Who Was Jack Carter? Jack Carter was born in 1917 in Shrivenham into a farming family, and his experience as a dancer and choreographer was … Read more
I always enjoy researching and finding out the history of dance and Marius Petipa (1818 – 1910) and The Imperial Russian Ballet come up so often in my reading that I thought that it only fitting to write a bit about him. Marius Petipa is the colossus of nineteenth-century ballet. Other choreographers may well have … Read more
Let’s take a look at the life of Walter Gore and Street Games which was his best-known pieces of choreography. So who was Walter Gore? He was the choreographer of Street Games which was a one-act Ballet. Walter Gore was also one of the first male dancers to make a reputation at Marie Rambert’s Ballet … Read more