John Cranko

[Machine Translation] From a regional ballet company to the pinnacle of the world stage. The astonishing life story and true character of a genius choreographer who achieved what has been called the miracle of the Stuttgart Ballet," only to meet a tragic end at a young age. John Cranko was making a name for himself as a rising star, choreographing for London s Royal Ballet and Sadler s Wells Ballet and developing a close friendship with Princess Margaret. However, he was charged with homosexual acts following a police sting operation. In 1960, forced to leave London, Cranko relied on his connections to secure a guest position with the Stuttgart Ballet. Having found a home at the Stuttgart Ballet, which accepted him without prejudice, Cranko was appointed artistic director the following year, in 1961, and went on to create works and a company that perfectly expressed beauty and passion through free-thinking, unbound by conventional wisdom. His innovatively choreographed *Romeo and Juliet* garnered acclaim, and *Onegin* one of the greatest masterpieces of dramatic ballet based on Pushkin s original work captivated and enthralled audiences. In 1969, the company was invited to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York; the performances were met with rave reviews, and the Stuttgart Ballet rose to the pinnacle of the world stage overnight. The company embarked on a grand world tour that even included the Soviet Union, reaching the very pinnacle of its success, but on June 26, 1973, tragedy struck aboard the plane returning from the United States. [Bonus Footage] Trailer (Tentative)

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地方バレエ団から世界の頂点へ。シュツットガルト・バレエの奇跡"と呼ばれる偉業をなすも若くして非業の死を遂げた天才振付家の驚きの半生と素顔。――ロンドンの英国ロイヤル・バレエ団やサドラーズ・ウェルズ・バレエ団で振付を手掛け、マーガレット王女との親交も深めるなど新進気鋭の才能として活躍していたジョン・クランコだったが、警察のおとり捜査によって同性愛行為の罪で起訴された。1960年、ロンドンを追われたクランコは、つてを頼ってシュツットガルト・バレエ団で客演することになった。偏見なく自分を受け入れてくれるシュツットガルト・バレエ団に居場所をみつけたクランコは翌年の1961年に芸術監督に就任し、既存の常識にとらわれず、自由な発想で美と情熱を完璧に表現する作品とカンパニーを作り上げていく。斬新な振付の「ロミオとジュリエット」は評判を呼び、プーシキンの原作を基にしたドラマティックバレエの最高傑作のひとつ「オネーギン」は観客を魅了し夢中にさせた。1969年、バレエ団はニューヨークのメトロポリタン歌劇場に招かれ、公演は大絶賛され、シュツットガルト・バレエ団は一夜にして世界の頂点へと駆け上がる。ソ連まで含む盛大な世界ツアーが行われ、まさに絶頂を極めるが、1973年6月26日、アメリカからの帰国する飛行機の中で悲劇が起きる。[特典映像] 予告編 (予定)