Best Cranko
“Eugene Onegin” is a full-length ballet based on Pushkin’s novel. Choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, it tells the story of Onegin's evolving relationship with Tatyana Larina. The work’s notable use of music by Tchaikovsky elevates its narrative drama. It remains relevant for audiences in...
Sergei Cranko's Romeo and Juliet is a full-length ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Noted for its striking contemporary staging—featuring a bleak industrial Verona—the production powerfully conveys the lovers' doomed romance through expressive choreography and impactful lighting de...
Cranko's *The Taming of the Shrew* is a full-length ballet based on Shakespeare’s comedy. Stuttgart Ballet performs this visually dynamic interpretation featuring exaggerated character portrayals and stylized movement to represent the famously turbulent relationship between Petruchio and Katherine....
“Poème de l’extase,” choreographed by Léonide Massine in 1947, is a technically demanding and intensely emotional ballet exploring themes of love, loss, and spiritual transcendence through rapid, intricate partnering sequences and dramatic mime.
“The Lady and the Fool” by Marko Cranko is a neoclassical ballet depicting a tragic love story set in a Venetian palazzo, featuring intricate choreography and lavish costumes that explore themes of desire, illusion, and ultimately, despair within a visually stunning production.
“Pineapple Poll” (Cranko), choreographed by Jiří Kylián in 1996, is a stark and emotionally intense ballet utilizing minimalist sets and costumes to depict a brutal, isolated love story through highly stylized movement and dramatic lighting.
