The Royal Ballet

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The Royal Ballet is one of the world’s leading classical ballet companies, based at London’s Royal Opera House and renowned for its rich heritage, star dancers, and extensive repertoire of 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces.

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Royal Ballet 2
Royal Ballet dancers 1
Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet company
performing arts organization
artisticDirector Kevin O’Hare
associatedWith Royal Ballet School
basedAt Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
country United Kingdom
formerName The Royal Ballet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sadler’s Wells Ballet

The Royal Ballet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vic-Wells Ballet
foundedBy Ninette de Valois
genre classical ballet
contemporary ballet
neoclassical ballet
hasChorus Royal Opera House Chorus
hasHeritage British ballet tradition
hasOrchestra Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
inception 1931
language English
locatedIn Covent Garden (part)
surface form: Covent Garden

England
London, England
surface form: London
location Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
surface form: Royal Opera House
notableChoreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Frederick Ashton
Kenneth MacMillan
Wayne McGregor
notableDancer Anthony Dowell
Carlos Acosta
Darcey Bussell
Edward Watson
Margot Fonteyn
Marianela Núñez
Rudolf Nureyev
Sylvie Guillem
parentOrganization Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
surface form: Royal Opera House
partOf Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
surface form: Royal Opera House
repertoireIncludes 19th-century ballet classics
20th-century ballet masterpieces
ballet "Giselle"
surface form: Giselle

Jewels
La Fille mal gardée
Manon
Marguerite and Armand
Monotones
Eugene Onegin
surface form: Onegin

Romeo and Juliet
“Serenade”
surface form: Serenade

Swan Lake
Symphonic Variations
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
surface form: The Nutcracker

The Sleeping Beauty

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The Royal Ballet formerName The Royal Ballet self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vic-Wells Ballet
The Royal Ballet formerName The Royal Ballet self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sadler’s Wells Ballet
Imperial Russian Ballet influenced The Royal Ballet
this entity surface form: Royal Ballet
Princess Margaret patronage The Royal Ballet
this entity surface form: Royal Ballet
“Serenade” repertoryCompany The Royal Ballet
subject surface form: Serenade
Cats (2019 film) stars The Royal Ballet
this entity surface form: Royal Ballet dancers