Stuttgart Ballet

The company received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 1981.

[1] The modern company was founded and shaped from 1961 by the South African born British dancer John Cranko "into a group with an exciting and visually arresting style".

[3] Dancers who have emerged from the company became well-known choreographers, including Neumeier, William Forsythe, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Uwe Scholz, Jiří Kylián and Renato Zanella.

Cranko was succeeded by as director by Glen Tetley (1974–1976) and Marcia Haydée (1976–1996) and then Reid Anderson (1996-present).

[4] The company received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 1981.