Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is a British ballet company and one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as the sister company of today's Royal Ballet when it moved to become the resident ballet company at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet was established to continue performances at Sadler's Wells theatre, later becoming Sadler's Wells Royal B...
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Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is a British ballet company and one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as the sister company of today's Royal Ballet when it moved to become the resident ballet company at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet was established to continue performances at Sadler's Wells theatre, later becoming Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet and then Birmingham Royal Ballet. The company relocated to Birmingham in 1990, becoming the resident ballet company at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre. It is now independent of the Royal Ballet in London, although it retains strong links with the company and the Royal Ballet School. As a resident company, Birmingham Royal Ballet has extensive custom-built facilities, including a suite of dance studios, the Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries and a studio theatre known as the Patrick Centre. In 2002, the...
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