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The Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the UK's foremost ballet companies, based at the Birmingham Hippodrome in Birmingham, where it enjoys custom-built facilities such as the Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries and the Patrick Centre, a studio theatre. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the British city. ...

It was formerly based at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, under other names, and had close links with the Royal Opera House. The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera The English National Opera (ENO) is Londons second opera company, after the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ...

Timeline of BRB

1931: Ninette de Valois founds a company at Sadler's Wells Theatre. It is known as the Vic-Wells Ballet as it performs both at Sadler's Wells Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London.

1940: Sadler's Wells Theatre is bombed during World War II and consequently the company begins to tour widely throughout the country. At this point the name of the company is changed to the Sadler's Wells Ballet.

1946: The company is invited to become the resident company of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. De Valois therefore decides to found a second company called Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet at Sadler's Wells Theatre.

1951: Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet undertakes a highly successful tour of the USA.

1955: Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet temporarily loses its link with Sadler's Wells Theatre and bases itself with its sister company at the Royal Opera House.

1956: A Royal Charter is bestowed on both companies and their joint school. The Sadler's Wells Ballet becomes The Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet becomes the Touring Company of The Royal Ballet.

1970: The Touring Company returns to base itself at Sadler's Wells Theatre, while continuing to tour the country.

1977: The Touring Company changes its name to Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, with Peter Wright as Director.

1987: Birmingham Hippodrome and Birmingham City Council invites Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet to re-locate to Birmingham.

1990: Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet moves to a new home in Birmingham and changes its name to Birmingham Royal Ballet.

1995: Peter Wright retires. David Bintley becomes Artistic Director.

1997: Birmingham Royal Ballet becomes independent of the Royal Opera House.

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The Dancers

Principals

• Dominic Antonucci
• Chi Cao
• Iain Mackay
• Robert Parker
• Nao Sakuma
• Ambra Vallo
• Elisha Willis

First Soloists

• James Grundy
• Silvia Jimenez
• Carol-Anne Millar
• Jonathan Payn
• Andrea Tredinnick
• Kosuke Yamamoto

Soloists

• Christopher Larsen
• Laëtitia Lo Sardo
• Maia Makhateli
• Victoria Marr
• Angela Paul
• Lei Zhao

First Artists

• Clara Blanco
• Jamie Bond
• Joseph Caley
• Alexander Campbell
• Virginia de Gersigny
• Robert Gravenor
• Momoko Hirata
• Rory Mackay
• Steven Monteith
• Laura Purkiss
• Jenna Roberts
• Tyrone Singleton
• Viktoria Walton

Artists

• Sonia Aguilar
• Yasuo Atsuji
• James Barton
• Jonathan Caguioa
• Feargus Campbell
• Annie Carroll
• Mathias Dingman
• Samara Downs
• Céline Gittens
• Dianne Gray
• Kit Holder
• Aonghus Hoole
• Carrie Johnson
• Kristen McGarrity
• Jenny Murphy
• Valentin Olovyannikov
• Marion Rainer
• Aaron Robison
• Tom Rogers
• Glyn Scott
• Nathanael Skelton
• Richard Smith
• Anniek Soobroy

See also

• Royal Ballet, London
• Elmhurst School for Dance

The Royal Ballet, which is based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, is the leading ballet company in the United Kingdom. ... Elmhurst School for Dance is the oldest and one of the most successful vocational dance Schools in the UK. After recently relocating from London to Edgbaston in Birmingham the school has teamed up with Birmingham Royal Ballet. ...

External links

• Birmingham Royal Ballet website