John Cranko - Pineapple Poll

John Cranko PINEAPPLE POLL Merle Park, David Blair, Stanley Holden, Brenda Taylor, Gerd Larsen London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 1 NOVEMBER 1959 These two ballets by John Cranko are early examples of the choreographer’s theatrical ingenuity. Created for the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet, which later became the Royal Ballet, Pineapple Poll is a light hearted frolic. Lady and the Fool is a bittersweet satire on the plight of society’s outcasts with La Capricciosa danced by Svetlana Beriosova in the year she became Prima Ballerina at Sadler’s Wells. Both ballets are rare studio performances from the BBC’s earliest television archives and are released here for the first time on DVD. The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored. Catalogue Number: ICAD 5040