Sir Kenneth Macmillan

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MacMillan joined Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in 1946 and as a classical dancer was noted for his performance as Florestan in The Sleeping Beauty (1949). He became a choreographer in 1953 and produced Danses concertantes, commissioned by de Valois, in 1955. Director of the German Opera Ballet (1966–1969) and The Royal Ballet (1970–1977), he was knighted in 1983. As the Company's principal choreographer, his work expanded the conventions of classical ballet to encompass modern dramatic and psychological themes. His ballets include The Invitation (1960), The Rite of Spring (1962), Gloria (1980) and full evening works Romeo and Juliet (1965), Manon (1974) and Mayerling (1978).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Sir Kenneth Macmillan

Date

1988

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.5 x W 61 cm

Accession number

6146

Acquisition method

Commissioned, 1991

Work type

Painting

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