REID ANDERSON

Reid Anderson was appointed Artistic Director of Stuttgart Ballet in September 1996. Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Mr Anderson trained at the Dolores Kirkwood Academy in Burnaby, BC, before receiving a full scholarship to study at The Royal Ballet School in London at the age of 17. At the age of 18, he was invited to join Stuttgart Ballet by John Cranko, the choreographer and director of the company at the time. Over the course of his 17-year career as a dancer with Stuttgart Ballet, Mr. Anderson danced leading roles in many of Cranko's works including Onegin, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and Initials R.B.M.E. Mr. Anderson also worked with choreographers Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Glen Tetley, John Neumeier, Jiri Kylian, and William Forsythe. While with Stuttgart Ballet, he performed as a guest artist with The Royal Swedish Ballet, London Festival Ballet, La Scala Opera Ballet, Hamburg Opera Ballet, Prague State Opera, and The National Ballet of Canada. In 1984, Mr. Anderson staged and produced The National Ballet of Canada's televised production of Onegin, which received a nomination for an International Emmy two years later. In August 1987, he was appointed Artistic Director of Ballet British Columbia, a position he held until June 1989. In July 1989, Mr. Anderson was appointed Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada. Seven years later, in 1996, he rejoined Stuttgart Ballet as Artistic Director. In addition, since 1984, Mr. Anderson has staged and produced the works of John Cranko for companies such as the Australian Ballet, the Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin, La Scala Opera in Milan, the Hamburg Ballet, Teatro de Colon in Buenos Aires, Boston Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, and the Norwegian National Ballet.