MacMillan, Sir Kenneth

MacMillan, Sir Kenneth
(11 dic. 1929, Dunfermline, Fife, Escocia–29 oct. 1992, Londres, Inglaterra).

Bailarín y coreógrafo británico. Estudió en la escuela de ballet del Sadler's Wells y bailó en sus compañías desde 1946. Su primera coreografía fue Somnambulism, en 1953, seguida de Dansas concertantes (1955). Su ballet Romeo y Julieta (1965) causó impacto a nivel mundial. Fue director de ballet de la Ópera de Berlín (1966–69). En 1970 fue nombrado director del Royal Ballet, cargo al que renunció en 1977 para ser su coreógrafo principal. Entre sus otros ballets conocidos destacan Anastasia (1971), Manon (1974) e Isadora (1981).

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