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Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the four leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet. Founded in 1957, the company is based in Glasgow and is the resident ballet company at the Glasgow Theatre Royal.
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History
Founded by Peter Darrell and Elizabeth West as Western Theatre Ballet in Bristol in 1957, the Company moved to Glasgow in 1969 and was renamed Scottish Theatre Ballet, changing to Scottish Ballet in 1974. A year later its home theatre became the Theatre Royal, Glasgow when Scottish Opera bought it and transformed it as the first national opera house in Scotland. The Company performs across Scotland, the UK and abroad, with strong classical technique at the root of all of its work. Its broad repertory includes new version of the classics, seminal pieces from the 20th century modern ballet canon, signature pieces by living choreographers and new commissions. As a truly national company, Scottish Ballet performs at theatres in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness and in smaller venues throughout Scotland.
The Company's long history of touring internationally includes visits to China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Portugal, Ireland and the rest of the UK. Scottish Ballet's many recent awards include the 2004 TMA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in recognition of its modernisation programme and dynamic performances. Scottish Ballet's Artistic Director, Ashley Page was also awarded OBE for services to dance in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2006.
Its education initiatives and classes include work with people of all ages and abilities and its Associate Programme encourages young dancers to train for a career in the industry. As part of this commitment to broadening audiences, Scottish Ballet was the first dance company in the UK to offer live audio-description for the visually impaired; it maintains a programme of regular audio-described performances today.
Repertoire
The Company has a broad repertoire, encompassing classical ballet, contemporary dance and new versions of classic full-length ballets. From the esteemed work of Kevin Walls to world premières by Stephen Petronio, Scottish Ballet's repertoire covers an impressive range.
Current repertoire:
- Dangerous Liaisons (1985) by Richard Alston
- Apollo (1928) by George Balanchine
- Episodes (1959) by George Balanchine
- The Four Temperaments (1946, revised 1977) by George Balanchine
- Rubies (1967) by George Balanchine
- Five Rückert Songs (1978) by Peter Darrel
- White Man Sleeps (1988) by Siobhan Davies
- Suite From Artifact (1984, as Suite from Artifact 2004) by William Forsythe
- Twilight (1972) by Hans van Manen
- Two Pieces for HET (1997) by Hans van Manen
- Acrid Avid Jam (2001) by Ashley Page
- Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1998) by Ashley Page
- Cinderella (2005) by Ashley Page
- Nightswimming into day (2004) by Ashley Page
- The Nutcracker (2003) by Ashley Page
- The Pump Room (2005) by Ashley Page
- Refurbished Behaviour (1985, revised 2005) by Ashley Page
- Soft Underbelly (1999) by Ashley Page
- Walking In The Heat (1990) by Ashley Page
- 32 Cryptograms (1996) by Ashley Page
- MiddleSexGorge (1990) by Stephen Petronio
- Agon (1957) by George Balanchine
- Afternoon of a Faun (1953) by Jerome Robbins
- In Light and Shadow (2000) by Krzysztof Pastor
- Room of Cooks (1997) by Ashley Page
- The Nutcracker – Diverts (2003) by Ashley Page
- Façade (1931/1935) by Frederick Ashton
- Sirocco (2006) by Diana Loosmore
- Othello (1971) by Peter Darrell
- The Sleeping Beauty (2007) by Ashley Page
- Ride The Beast (2007) by Stephen Petronio
- Fearful Symmetries (1994) by Ashley Page
- For M.G. – The Movie (1991) by Trisha Brown
- Chasing Ghosts (2007) by Diana Loosmore
- Romeo and Juliet (2008) by Krzysztof Pastor
- Traume (2008) by Gregory Dean
- Lull (2008) by Diana Loosmore
- Pennies from Heaven (2008) by Ashley Page
- Carmen (2009) by Richard Alston
- Workwithinwork (1998) by William Forsythe
- Petrushka (2009) by Ian Spink
- Scènes de Ballet (1947) by Frederick Ashton
- Still Life (2010) by Val Caniparoli
- From Where (2008) by Paul Liburd
- Alice (2011) by Ashley Page
- Song of the Earth (1965) by Kenneth MacMillan
- New Work (2011) by Jorma Elo
Coming up
Scottish Ballet returns to the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2011 with a double bill featuring Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth and a new work by Boston Ballet choreographer Jorma Elo.
In September 2011, the company will present Jorma Elo's new work and Ashley Page's Pennies from Heaven at Glasgow's Theatre Royal.
In October 2011, the company will tour the USA for the first time in 25 years. They will perform the Edinburgh International Festival programme to audiences in Los Angeles and Davis, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company will also perform this programme at Sadler's Wells in London.
Headquarters
In 2009, Scottish Ballet moved into its purpose-built home at the Tramway complex in Glasgow, creating a production and presentation facility of a scale and artistic mix unrivalled in the UK.
Designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, the building features three full size dance studios, including the Peter Darrell Studio which is the largest dedicated dance rehearsal studio in Europe; a technical workshop; wardrobe facilities including shoe and costume stores, fitting rooms and dyeing rooms; a small practice studio; aa dedicated Education Studio for classes and workshops; a fitness suite with Gyrotonic equipment; office space, and a social space and Green Room.
Scottish Ballet's headquarters was built on a derelict site at Tramway. The gold roof has become a landmark of Glasgow's South Side, and the building has received awards including the Grand Prix and the Public Building awards at the Scottish Design Awards and a Silver Award in the Public Building category at the Roses Design Awards.
Dancers
principal dancers
See also Category: Scottish Ballet principal dancers.- Sophie Martin
- Claire Robertson
- Tomomi Sato
- Tama Barry
- Adam Blyde
- Erik Cavallari
soloists
See also Category: Scottish Ballet soloists.- Martina Forioso
- Diana Loosmore
- Christopher Harrison
- Eve Mutso
- Luke Ahmet
coryphées
See also Category: Scottish Ballet coryphées.- Vassilissa Levtonova
- Quenby Hersh
- Daniel Davidson
- Kara McLaughlin
- Sophie Laplane
- William Smith
- Luciana Ravizzi
- Owen Thorne
artists
See also Category: Dancers of the Scottish Ballet.- Amy Hadley
- Constance Devernay
- Nathalie Dupouy
- Laura Kinross
- Brenda Lee Grech
- Bethany Kingsley-Garner
- Katie Webb
- Gabriel Barrenengoa
- Jamiel Laurence
- Lewis Landini
- Andrew Peasgood
- Teun van Roosmalen
- Victor Zarallo
See also
References
- Goodwin, Noël (1979). A Ballet for Scotland: the first ten years of the Scottish Ballet. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 0-903937883.
- Smith, Graeme (2008). The Theatre Royal: Entertaining a Nation. Glasgow: Glasgow Publications. ISBN 978-0955942006.
External links
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Categories:- Culture in Glasgow
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- National performing arts companies of Scotland
- Organisations based in Glasgow
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- Performing groups established in 1957
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