Podcast » Pineapple Poll
Gerald Dowler hosts a special episode about the comic ballet Pineapple Poll created for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and its creators John Cranko and Charles Mackerras. Pineapple Poll, was the...
ballets » Pineapple Poll
Pineapple Poll is an exuberant, comic ballet in three scenes, with choreography by John Cranko, music by Sir Arthur Sullivan (arranged by Charles Mackerras), and sets and costumes designed by Osbert...
Timeline Event » 1954 – Premiere of John Cranko’s The Lady and the Fool by Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet
The Lady and the Fool, first performed by Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet in 1954, was a collaboration between John Cranko and Charles Mackerras. As with Pineapple Poll, the music for the ballet was...
Grace Note » 1950s: Charles Mackerras and Pineapple Poll
Pineapple Poll was a ray of sunlight at the start of the 1950s. It is entirely in the spirit of Diaghilev – a fusion of dance, music and design. CHARLES MACKERRAS (b. Schenectady, New York, 17...