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The Royal Ballet is one of the great ballet companies of the world. Under the leadership of Director Kevin O’Hare, grand balletic tradition and an illustrious heritage are united with innovation, daring and exceptional standards of artistry, creativity and stagecraft to produce supreme theatre.
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois. [1]
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History. The Royal Ballet owes its existence to the vision of Dame Ninette de Valois, dancer, choreographer and entrepreneur, who assembled a small company and school, the Vic-Wells Ballet, and, in 1931, persuaded Lilian Baylis to provide it with a home at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in North London.
The programme is jam-packed with 12 pieces ranging from Swan Lake to Alvin Ailey, Wayne McGregor and new commissions by Hannah Joseph and Arielle Smith.The dancers herald from the Royal Ballet ...
Royal Ballet, English ballet company and school. It was formed in 1956 under a royal charter of incorporation granted by Queen Elizabeth II to the Sadler’s Wells Ballet and its sister organizations, the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet and the Sadler’s Wells School.
If you thought the Royal Opera House taking on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was a move into twee, pantomime territory, rife with cheshire cats, mock turtles and mad hatters – think again. Yes, it’s got the eccentric assembly of characters true to Carroll’s 1865 novel but through the prism of pioneering stage design, brilliant costumes and Christopher Wheeldon’s meticulous ...
The Royal Ballet 2024-2025 Season has been announced today revealing a program that honors the company’s history as well as its commitment to presenting new productions by some of today’s most forward-thinking dance makers and creative teams.
27 October–22 December 2024. Join our ragtag band of wild musicians as they guide all the family through this famous tale with new twists, turns, magic and song. More info. Linbury Foyer. Ballet and dance. Pioneers of Black British Ballet. 27 October–10 November 2024.
Six dance works were performed in each half, and the first half opened with an excerpt from Chroma by Wayne McGregor, performed brilliantly by Caspar Lench (promoted to Royal Ballet Artist in 2024), Francisco Serrano (Royal Ballet soloist in 2024) and Joseph Sissens, who danced in other works and were stand-out dancers.It was a captivating performance of high energy full of leaps, supported ...