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
Sarasota Ballet mal Gardee", "Valses nobles et sentimentales" and "Jazz Calendar"; Dame Ninette de Valois' "Checkmate" and "The Rake's Progress"; John Cranko's "Pineapple Poll"; Christopher Wheeldon's "There Where She Loves" and "The American"; Michel Fokine's "Les Sylphides" and "Petrushka" and Rudolf Nureyev's "Raymonda Act III". Sarasota Ballet The Sarasota Ballet is an American ballet company based in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 1990 by former principal ballerina and choreographer Jean Allenby-Weidner and is now acclaimed for its performances of Sir Frederick Ashton's ballets under its director Iain Webb. In 1987, Jean Weidner founded The Sarasota Ballet as a presenting organization, establishing