| RICHARDALSTON | British choreographer who was the artistic director of the Rambert Dance Company from 1986-92 (7,6) |
| ALSTON | Richard, choreographer who was artistic director of the Rambert Dance Company from 1986-92 (6) |
| BOYLE | Danny ---, filmmaker who was the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (5) |
| VONKARAJAN | Herbert, conductor who was the artistic director of the Vienna State Opera from 1957-64 (3,7) |
| DISCO | Dance company from hell? |
| NINETTE | ___ de Valois, Irish-born British choreographer who founded the Royal Ballet (7) |
| ASHTON | British choreographer who made "Sylvia" a successful ballet |
| BOYD | Novelist who wrote The Lemon Farm, The Picnic, The Cardboard Crown and When Blackbirds Sing ; or, the artistic director of the RSC from 2003-12 (4) |
| BAKST | Russian painter turned theatre designer who, from 1909-21, was the artistic director of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (5) |
| VIRGINIAGAY | Who is the Artistic Director of the 2025 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, June 5-21? (8,3) |
| DONMAR | ___ Warehouse, London theatre at which Sam Mendes was the artistic director between 1992 and 2002 (6) |
| LIFAR | Ukrainian dancer and choreographer who was ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1941." and from 1947 to 1958 (5,5) |
| SERGE | Ukrainian dancer and choreographer who was ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1941 and from 1947 to 1958 (5,5) |
| FREDERICKASHTON | British choreographer born in 1904 who became director of the Royal Ballet (9,6) |
| TUSA | John ___, Managing Director of the BBC World Service from 1986-92 (4) |
| AQUINO | Corazon ___, president of the Philippines from 1986-92 (6) |
| BOSSA | Lively music and dance that rose from within the artistic beach culture in Rio de Janeiro in the lat |
| PAULAABDUL | Former Laker Girls cheerleader and head choreographer who was a judge on the TV series American Idol for eight years (5,5) |
| JONATHANHOLLOWAY | Who as Artistic Director of the 2016 Melbourne Festival wrote, "A festival is a love letter to its c |
| HERBERT | Austrian conductor; artistic director of the Vienna State Opera from 1957-64 (7,3,7) |
