John Cranko
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John Cyril Cranko, (August 15, 1927 – June 26, 1973), was a choreographer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet (which later became the Royal Ballet) and the Stuttgart Ballet.
John Cranko choreographed the comic ballet "Pineapple Poll", in collaboration with Sir Charles Mackerras, for a British Festival, following the expiration of the copyright on Arthur Sullivan's music in 1950. "Pineapple Poll" was based on W. S. Gilbert's Bab Ballad "The Bumboat Woman's Story", with music exclusively by Sir Arthur Sullivan including music from various Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
Cranko choked to death after suffering an allergic reaction to a sleeping pill he took during a transatlantic flight.
Cranko also choreographed the Ballet Onegin, an adaptation of the novel by Pushkin set to the score comprising music by Tchaikovsky (mainly The Seasons) orchestrated by Kurt-Heinz Stolze.
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