Pineapple Poll which the central character is named Poll Pineapple. The Gilbert and Sullivan opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" (especially its character Little Buttercup) was also based, in part, on this story. Cranko introduced new characters (Mrs Dimple) and gave Poll an admirer to enable a happy ending. Mackerras arranged the score of "Pineapple Poll" from the Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire, as well as Sullivan's comic opera "Cox and Box" (written with F. C. Burnand), and Sullivan's "Overture di Ballo". Music from all of the extant Gilbert and Sullivan operas is included, except for "Utopia Limited" and "The Grand Duke". "Pineapple Poll" premiered on
History of ballet still be several decades before most countries outside of Europe could claim their own professional ballet companies, however. Sergei Diaghilev brought ballet full-circle back to Paris when he opened his company, Ballets Russes. It was made up of dancers from the Russian exile community in Paris after the Revolution. Diaghilev and composer Igor Stravinsky merged their talents to bring Russian folklore to life in "The Firebird" and "Petrushka" choreographed by Fokine. Diaghilev's next choreographic commissions went to Nijinsky. His First ballet was "L'apres-midi d'un Faune" (Afternoon of a Faun) to music by Debussy. It was notable for its two dimensional