"Italian ballet master Enrico Cecchetti, after which she joined the company as a dancer in the corps de ballet. In 1919 Rambert established a dance school in Notting Hill Gate, London, teaching Checchetti's methods and in 1920, she transitioned into teaching ballet professionally. The school would become the foundation of today's Rambert Dance Company. In 1926, Rambert formed a dance troupe using students from her school. Known as the Rambert Dancers, they performed in revues at various London venues. In 1930, the troupe was re-established as the Ballet Club at the Mercury Theatre in London, which was owned by Rambert's"
"Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2009 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera. In that year the ballet received artistic autonomy reflected in the theatre's by-laws and was elevated to the rank of Polish National Ballet. Since then, its director is Polish choreographer Krzysztof Pastor. In 1628 a traveling Italian opera troupe created the first ballet performance in Poland. Ballet scenes were then often incorporated"
"Nowowiejski (1963), ""Legend of love"" () of Mielikov (1967), ""Fairy tale and stone flower"" () of Sergei Prokofiev (1970), ""Anna Karenina"" by Rodion Shchedrin (1979) and a world premiere, the fairy tale ballet ""Puss in boots"" by Bogdan Pawlowski (1997). In 2011, ballet company was about 50 people strong, led by Ilona Jaświn-Madejska. From 1995, with the creation of the Opera Nova Ballet Studio, children and youth groups follow shortened course ballet school. Some of their members are involved in performances of ballet and musicals. ""Bydgoszcz Opera Festival"" was born in 1994, associated with the difficulties to achieve the project"
"dancers it includes both Polish and foreign dancers and affiliated specialities. The company performs regularly at the Teatr Wielki, when it is not on tour in Poland or performing abroad. Ballets staged by the Polish National Ballet from its establishing (year, ballet, choreographer): Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2009 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera. In that year the ballet received artistic autonomy reflected"
"Ballet Cymru Ballet Cymru is a touring classical ballet company based in Newport, South Wales, formed in 1986 by dancer and choreographer Darius James. Formed of 8 dancers, the company tours to around 70 venues each year throughout the UK. ""The Independent"" described them as ""a brightly gifted, energetic young ensemble that tours England, Wales and Ireland, taking dance to smaller venues that might otherwise be starved of ballet."" Ballet Cymru, formerly Independent Ballet Wales and, prior to that, Cwmni Ballet Gwent, is a touring classical ballet company based in Newport, South Wales, formed in 1986 by dancer and choreographer"
"a company formed to celebrate the imminent Festival of Britain and backed by the Polish businessman Julian Brunsweg. Dolin was to be the company's first Artistic Director, with Markova as Prima Ballerina. The company was formed to tour ballets to audiences that would otherwise be unable to experience ballet, and went on to tour extensively to less conventional venues both in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also established a number of educational programmes designed to make ballet accessible to new audiences. She remained the Prima ballerina until 1952, after which she continued to appear regularly as a guest dancer"
"After one year of dancing with the company she started to seek her place elsewhere. She was engaged with Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo (2008-2009), performed as a guest dancer with the company of Vienna Festival Ballet in Great Britain (2008), was a soloist with French Compagnie Mezzo Ballet (2009) and danced with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, USA (2009). Then, for two years (2009-2011) she was engaged as a soloist of Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb, where she discovered the Polish National Ballet – a newly created company in Warsaw's Teatr Wielki under direction of Krzysztof Pastor, is looking for dancers. In"
"English National Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain. English National Ballet is one of the foremost touring companies in Europe, performing in theatres throughout the UK as well as conducting international tours and performing at special events. The Company employs approximately 67 dancers and a symphony orchestra, (English National Ballet Philharmonic) and there is also"
"The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946 and was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship ballet company. The Royal Ballet was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and continues to be one of the world's most famous ballet"
"Dorota Sitańska Dorota Sitańska née ""Piekarskich"" (1767 - ""died after"" 1797), also known under her stage name ""Małgorzatą Sitańska"", was a Polish ballerina. She belonged to the pioneer generation of ballet dancers in Poland as well as the first group of the Polish Royal Ballet. She was a student of François Gabriel Le Doux from Paris and Daniel Curz from Venice in the private ballet school of count Antoni Tyzenhaus, which was situated in his estate in Grodno, and made her debut at the age of eleven in 1778. This ballet company was the first native ballet company in Poland,"
"Donetsk Ballet Donetsk Ballet is a ballet company based in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine. Donetsk Ballet performs works of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The company tours internationally. A ballet company was first established as part of the existing Donetsk Russian Musical Theatre in 1946, joining an opera company already based at the theatre. These were together renamed as the Stalin State Russian Opera and Ballet Theatre. The venue is now called the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. Donetsk Ballet has performed in the United States every year since 1989. Regular international tours also travel to Italy, Spain, Norway,"
"performed throughout its history. BalletMet stages 60 to 70 performances each year at home and on tour. In the past, the company toured 28 U.S. states and internationally to Russia, Poland, Egypt, Spain and Canada. BalletMet also operates a dance academy impacting more than 1,500 students each year ages 3-100. Classes offered include a wide variety from ballet, tap, modern, pilates and most other forms of dance and are designed for all levels of experience — from the beginner the aspiring professional. In addition to performances and education. The BalletMet Dance Academy director is Maria Torija, a former professional dancer"
"it is the only dance school in the Midwest accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance, which allows it to offer work visas to foreign dance students. On average the company holds 45 performances each year, which have an annual attendance of over 50,000 people. Production of the Nutcracker has become a staple of the company, and it continues to be performed annually since 1977. The Milwaukee Ballet produces at least one world premiere each year. Milwaukee Ballet The Milwaukee Ballet is a professional ballet company founded by Roberta Boorse of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is located"
"Philharmonic (for ""Bydgoszcz Music Festival""), Koszalin Philharmonic and foreign. It is also involved in tours. ""Opera Nova Ballet"" was founded in 1956, initially with 40 dancers, in majority graduated students from Bydgoszcz ballet music center. Between 1959 and 1989, the ballet ensemble had a training room in the Chamber Theatre, then in the Pomeranian Arts House. Since the 1990s, the ballet working room is located in the building of the Opera Nova. Ballet repertoire includes around 30 works. Since its creation, the ballet premiered 6 times in Poland for ""The Nutcracker"" (1958), ""The King of the winds"" () of Feliks"
"Darius James. Formed of 8 dancers, the company tours to around 70 venues each year throughout the UK. ""The Independent"" described them as ""a brightly gifted, energetic young ensemble that tours England, Wales and Ireland, taking dance to smaller venues that might otherwise be starved of ballet."" The company undertakes education work as part of its programme. Past members have joined ballet companies such as English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Ballet Cymru Ballet Cymru is a touring classical ballet company based in Newport, South Wales, formed in 1986 by dancer and choreographer Darius James. Formed of"
"also staged divertissements, and evenings of contemporary and classical ballet. Donetsk Ballet Donetsk Ballet is a ballet company based in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine. Donetsk Ballet performs works of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The company tours internationally. A ballet company was first established as part of the existing Donetsk Russian Musical Theatre in 1946, joining an opera company already based at the theatre. These were together renamed as the Stalin State Russian Opera and Ballet Theatre. The venue is now called the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. Donetsk Ballet has performed in the United States every year since"
"this solo ballet for a variety show on NBC television. In 1937 Nijinska was asked to become the artistic director and the choreographer for the newly recreated Ballet Polonais (Polish Ballet). In the revival of this national ballet, among its chief aims: to advance the Polish dance heritage, to train new ballet professionals, and to perform internationally. She signed a 3-year contract. For the company's 1937-1938 debut season, she created five new ballets, including ""Concerto de Chopin"" and ""La Légend de Cracovie"". The five opened in November 1937, at the Théâtre de Mogador in Paris, as part of the Exposition"
"its repertoire, including Onegin, Giselle, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella The Israel Ballet recently added a well-received new modern work to its repertoire, the ""post-Forsyth"" Hikarizatto by Itzik Galili. Israel Ballet The Israel Ballet is a dance company that performs works of classical ballet and neoclassical ballet. It was founded in 1967 by Berta Yampolsky and Hilel Merkman who have managed it for 45 years. The company often stages newly choreographed works, and in addition, it is the only professional ballet company within Israel that stages works of the classical international repertoire. The Israel Ballet regularly tours internationally."
"Notting Hill Gate, in a production with a company led by Marie Rambert (who appears in the film as herself in a wordless cameo). Watching this performance, Lermontov realises her potential and invites Vicky to go with Ballet Lermontov to Paris and Monte Carlo. He decides to create a starring role for her in a new ballet, ""The Red Shoes"", for which Julian is to provide the music. ""The Red Shoes"" ballet is a resounding success and Lermontov revitalizes the company's repertoire with Vicky in the lead roles and Julian tasked with composing new scores. In the meantime, Vicky and"
"Rambert Dance Company Rambert, (known as Rambert Dance Company before 2014) is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it exerted a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingdom, and today, as a contemporary dance company, continues to be one of the world's most renowned dance companies. It has previously been known as the Ballet Club, and the Ballet Rambert. Dame Marie Rambert (1888–1982), founder of Rambert Dance Company, was born in Warsaw, Poland where she was inspired to become a dancer after"
"Lydia Johnson Dance Lydia Johnson Dance is a contemporary dance company that performs the choreography of Lydia Johnson, primarily in New York City and New Jersey. It is notable for combining ballet and modern dance, sometimes isolating and reworking ""components of classical ballet technique."" The company was founded in 1999 by Johnson, a choreographer. She has choreographed dance works to various composers including Beethoven, the alternative rock band Cake, Philip Glass, Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov, Polish composer Henryk Górecki, and others. Since 2008 the company has received annual support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Performances tend to have six"
"Ballet Company. In December 2015 within the tour ""Ave Maya!"" in memory of Maya Plisetskaya she performed on the stages of Dnepropetrovsk, Kiev, Odessa and Chisinau (Moldova). 2016 started with performances in “Swan Lake” and “Nutcracker” in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Belgrade (Serbia), and also in “Don Quixote” in Riga (Latvia). Matsak has performed in duet with Honored Artist of Ukraine, leading soloist of the National Opera House of Ukraine, Denys Nedak. One of their first performance took place in April 2008 within the Ninth ""Serge Lifar de la Danse"" International Festival, where they presented ""adajio"" from the ballet ""Suite"
"dancer and was called to perform at special state events, such as the inauguration of the statue of John III in 1788. In 1795, the state and monarchy of Poland was dissolved and thereby also the former royal household, including the royal ballet. She followed the other members of the ballet to Grodno, and is last mentioned in 1797, when she, along with the others, signed a document concerning the payment of the members of the former Polish royal household. Dorota Sitańska Dorota Sitańska née ""Piekarskich"" (1767 - ""died after"" 1797), also known under her stage name ""Małgorzatą Sitańska"", was"
"for years been linked with opera halls, contemporary dance groups have been appearing since the Sixties and Seventies. Among the most important are Poznań's Polish Theatre of Dance, founded by Conrad Drzewiecki and currently led by Ewa Wycichowska, and Wrocław's ""Pantomima"", founded by Henryk Tomaszewski (1919–2001). Since the nineties, both Bytom (Silesian Dance Theatre) and Kraków have become important centres, hosting festivals which attract dancers from all over the world. International festivals are a particular element of Polish theatre life, occasions to allow the artistic achievements of East and West to confront each other. To this end, there are such"
"St Petersburg Ballet Theatre The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre was founded in 1994 by Russian entrepreneur Konstantin Tachkin, for the purpose of delivering classical Russian ballet to audiences worldwide. They tour extensively, including return visits to Great Britain and South Africa and Grinnell, Iowa. This company is made up mostly of graduates from the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg. They travel with their own orchestra under the baton of conductor Alexander Kantorov. The principal dancers include Irina Kolesnikova, Anna Podlesnaya, Dmitri Akulinin, Andrei Stelmakhov, Olga Ovchinnikova and Oleg Harutkin. Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty Nutcracker La Bayadere Don Quixote"
"St Petersburg Ballet Theatre The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre was founded in 1994 by Russian entrepreneur Konstantin Tachkin, for the purpose of delivering classical Russian ballet to audiences worldwide. They tour extensively, including return visits to Great Britain and South Africa and Grinnell, Iowa. This company is made up mostly of graduates from the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg. They travel with their own orchestra under the baton of conductor Alexander Kantorov. The principal dancers include Irina Kolesnikova, Anna Podlesnaya, Dmitri Akulinin, Andrei Stelmakhov, Olga Ovchinnikova and Oleg Harutkin. Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty Nutcracker La Bayadere Don Quixote"
"companies to this day, generally noted for its artistic and creative values. The company employs approximately 100 dancers and has purpose built facilities within the Royal Opera House. The official associate school of the company is the Royal Ballet School, and it also has a sister company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, which operates independently. The Prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet is the late Dame Margot Fonteyn. In 1926, the Irish-born dancer Ninette de Valois founded the Academy of Choreographic Art, a dance school for girls. Her intention was to form a repertory ballet company and school, leading her"
"London Ballet, a classical company of fourteen dancers that toured extensively in Britain and overseas with a repertory consisting mostly of newly created works. After the company disbanded in 1977, owing to unmeetable demands of the musicians' union in London, Samsova followed Prokovsky to Italy, where he had accepted the directorship of the Rome Opera Ballet for two years. Besides dancing with that company, Samsova made guest appearances with companies in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, South Africa, and England. In 1978 she danced as a guest with Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet (now called Birmingham Royal Ballet)"
"Paris Opera Ballet The Paris Opera Ballet (French: ""Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris"") is an integral part of the Paris Opera and the oldest national ballet company. Together with the Mariinsky Ballet, Moscow Bolshoi Ballet and the London Royal Ballet it is regarded as one of the four most preeminent ballet companies in the world. Since August 2016 the company has been under the direction of Aurélie Dupont, the ""Directrice de la Danse"". The ballet company consists of 154 dancers, among them 17 Danseurs Étoiles. The principal dancers give 180 dance performances each year, primarily at the Palais Garnier."
"she had been fired by company's supervising auditor as a consequence for a long period of criticism, that her outdated taste and approach does not allow for company to evolve and adapt to the modern times. Berta Yampolsky Berta Yampolsky (born 1934) is a French-born Israeli ballet dancer and founder of the Israel Ballet. Berta Yampolsky was born in Paris. Her father, Naftali Yampolsky (1893–1980), was born in southern Russia. He was drafted into the Russian Imperial army, he succeeded to desert and reach France. Her mother Yokheved (Vera) Shenker (1900–1980), was born in Odessa. She was the daughter of"
"Ballet has won the Best Ballet Company award by the British Critics' Circle for its 3rd London season in 2013. Also in 2013, the Mikhailovsky Opera made its debut at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, and, in November 2014, the Mikhailovsky Ballet debuted in the US at New York's Lincoln Center. In October 2012, Vladimir Kekhman was declared bankrupt at London's High Court of Justice, but he assured that the operation of the Mikhailovsky Theatre was not at risk. In April 2013, top ballet dancer Natalia Osipova left the company to join The Royal Ballet in London, after she had made"
"Cohen's recorded songs and interviews blend with live music. ""Hallelujah"" is performed by musician Allison Crowe (voice and piano) and dancers Sophia Lee and Jo-Ann Sundermeier alternating dates. In November 2012 the RWB toured ""The Doorway"" to great acclaim with three live song performances by Crowe. Dancers in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's 2015-2016 season include: Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is one of the world's premier dance companies. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, it is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. It was founded in 1939 as the ""Winnipeg Ballet Club"""
"had volunteered to drive an ambulance, but she soon decided her talents would be better used taking ballet to audiences in the bomb damaged cities of Britain. With a £5,000 loan from her father she formed the company Choreographic Productions Ltd, to perform under the name of International Ballet. It had a Council of Management chaired by Baroness Ravensdale, and as a ""cultural organisation not operated for profit"" it was exempt from entertainment tax. Inglesby engaged dancers, a small orchestra and the experienced retired dancer Stanislas Idzikowski as ballet master, and she commissioned sets and costumes. By May 1941 the"