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3 unusual facts about Stuttgart Ballet


Audrey Penn

Penn, in the 1970s, was a ballerina dancer dancing for the New York City Ballet, Danny Diamond Dance Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, and the National Ballet.

Joyce Cuoco

Cuoco later became a soloist with the John Cranko's Stuttgart Ballet and remained in Germany for the remainder of her career.

West Australian Ballet

Other major productions included Marcia Haydee's 'The Sleeping Beauty' (marking WAB's debut at The Burswood Theatre and boasting a cast of over 80), 'Gala' (with guest Principal Artists from The Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and The Australian Ballet) and John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew'.


Fernando Bujones

Throughout his 30 year dancing career he performed as a guest artist in 34 countries and with more than 60 companies including such well known ones as American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, the Paris Opera, the Royal Danish Ballet, La Scala of Milan, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Australian Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, and Boston Ballet.

Glen Tetley

Tetley moved to Europe and became the Artistic Director for the Netherlands Dance Theatre in 1969 and the Stuttgart Ballet where he also danced from 1974–1976, before returning to North America to work with the National Ballet of Canada.


see also

Richard Farber

Farber’s first full-length ballet, 5 1/2 (German title Mann im Schatten), was set to his own libretto and choreographed by Renato Zanella; it premiered by the Stuttgart Ballet in 1992