Scottish Ballet
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Scottish Ballet is Scotland's national ballet company, based in Glasgow.
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[edit] History
Peter Darrell and Elizabeth West originally formed Western Theatre Ballet in 1957 in Bristol.
The Company transferred to Glasgow in 1969 to become Scottish Theatre Ballet. Today, as Scottish Ballet, with productions at the Kings Theatre and the Theatre Royal. The Company also tours throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK with occasional visits abroad. Scottish Ballet has a long history of worldwide touring, which includes visits to (amongst many others) China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Portugal, and Ireland.
True to Darrell's founding principles, Scottish Ballet's artistic integrity is firmly rooted in classical technique ensuring that creativity and dramatic style are built on a solid foundation of technical expertise and artistic quality.
Scottish Ballet was the first dance company in Europe to offer live audio description for the visually impaired and maintains a programme of audio described performances throughout Scotland each Winter.
The Company provides a huge variety of education initiatives and dance classes including working with children with special needs, its own Associate Programme that encourages aspiring young dancers to train for a career in the industry, and the Company is also closely linked with the Dance School of Scotland at Knightswood Secondary School in Glasgow.
[edit] Future
Scottish Ballet, with lottery funding from the Scottish Arts Council, will be relocating their offices and dance studios to unused areas within the Tramway Theatre in 2008, as their current offices have become too small and restricted studio spaces.
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