A film about tragic John Cranko
balletThe Stuttgart Opera House opened its season unusually with a film premiere.
It’s a biopic by Joachim Lang of the brilliant dancer and choreographer John Cranko, who left the Royal Ballet in London after being arrested for a gay pick-up and found posterity and near-happiness in Stuttgart as its great dance creator.
Cranko choked to death in 1973 on a flight home from Philadelphia after suffering an adverse reaction to a sleeping pill.
Sam Riley (pictured) plays him in the new film.
Very excited for this film to come to the U.S. Sam Riley is a brilliant actor and this role is special.