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Sir Kenneth MacMillan: Quick Facts

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Born December 11, 1929 • Dunfermline • Scotland
Died October 29, 1992 (aged 62) • London • England
Notable Works “Manon” • “Song of the Earth”
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Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
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Dame Ninette de Valois
Irish-born British dancer
Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
British choreographer
Swan Lake
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
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Darcey Bussell
British dancer
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Matthew Bourne
British choreographer and dancer
Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor
American dancer
Jooss in The Green Table, c. 1935
Kurt Jooss
German dancer and choreographer
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John Field
British ballet dancer and director
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Dame Peggy van Praagh
British dancer
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Constant Lambert
British composer
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross
American dancer and film director
Martha Graham
Martha Graham
American dancer
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
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Karen Kain
Canadian ballet dancer
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Medusa
Michel Fokine
Russian dancer and choreographer
Nijinsky in Paris
Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian dancer
Monica Mason
Monica Mason
South African dancer
Justin Peck
Justin Peck
American choreographer and dancer