Royal Ballet
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Timeline
1926: Irish dancer and choreographer Ninette de...
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1926
Irish dancer and choreographer Ninette de Valois
founded her own school, the Academy of Choreographic Art
, in London.
1933: Internationally distinguished dancer Alicia...
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1933
Internationally distinguished dancer Alicia Markova
(born in London as Lilian Alicia Marks) became prima ballerina of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company
in her home city.
1934: Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn (later...
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1934
Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn
(later Dame Margot) danced the leading part with the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (later the Royal Ballet
) in Frederick Ashton
's Rio Grande.
1934: Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn (later...
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1934
Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn
(later Dame Margot) danced the leading part with the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (later the Royal Ballet
) in Frederick Ashton
's Rio Grande.
15 October 1937: The ballet Checkmate, choreographed by Ninette...
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15 October 1937
The ballet Checkmate, choreographed by Ninette de Valois
with music by Arthur Bliss
, was first performed in London by the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
.
Autumn 1940: The Sadler's Wells Theatre was bombed, leaving...
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Autumn 1940
The Sadler's Wells Theatre
was bombed, leaving the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
without a performance venue.
20 February 1946: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London,...
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20 February 1946
The Royal Opera House
, Covent Garden, London, had its grand reopening after wartime closure. Margot Fonteyn
performed with the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
in The Sleeping Beauty.
24 April 1946: The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet company,...
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24 April 1946
The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
company, with principal ballerinas Moira Shearer
, Margot Fonteyn
, and Pamela May
, performed Symphonic Variations at Covent Garden
.
9 October 1949: Margot Fonteyn received high praise when...
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9 October 1949
Margot Fonteyn
received high praise when the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
performed for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York.
5 May 1956: Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet company marked...
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5 May 1956
Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
company marked its 25th anniversary by presenting a suite of dances choreographed by Frederick Ashton
and entitled Birthday Offering.
31 October 1956: Sadler's Wells Ballet company was granted...
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31 October 1956
Sadler's Wells Ballet
company was granted a Royal Charter, and became the Royal Ballet
.
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