Stuttgart Ballet is a Germanballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of thedukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded byJohn Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received theLaurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 1981.
The Stuttgart Ballet evolved from the court ballet of theDuke of Württemberg, dating back to 1609.[1] The modern company was founded and shaped from 1961 by the South African born British dancerJohn Cranko "into a group with an exciting and visually arresting style".[1] He created full-length narrative ballets includingRomeo and Juliet,Onegin andThe Taming of the Shrew,[1][2]John Neumeier created for the companyDie Kameliendame andA Streetcar Named Desire. The first tour to the US in 1969 resulted in international fame.[3]
Dancers who have emerged from the company became well-knownchoreographers, including Neumeier,William Forsythe,Foofwa d'Imobilité,Uwe Scholz,Jiří Kylián andRenato Zanella.
Cranko was succeeded by as director byGlen Tetley (1974–1976) andMarcia Haydée (1976–1996) and thenReid Anderson (1996-present). The choreologistGeorgette Tsinguirides has recorded all major ballets by Cranko and Kenneth MacMillan inBenesh Movement Notation and has been teaching these works to several generations of ballet companies internationally.[4]
The company received theLaurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 1981.
More than 25 years James Tuggle was theprincipal conductor of the Stuttgart Ballet.[5] From 2019 through 2021Mikhail Agrest was principal conductor.[6][7]
The ballet's school is theJohn Cranko Schule [de].
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