In February the Stuttgart Ballet celebrated its 50th birthday with a three-week festival involving the whole company, its John Cranko School, guest companies, and returning alumni. We celebrate the Stuttgart at 50 with a slideshow of the company and festival. For more, see our July 2011 Dance Matters, "Striking Gold," by Stuttgart principal Evan McKie at www.dancemagazine.com. All images are courtesy of Stuttgart; music by Tom Van Dorn.