Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Front view of a large theatre venue.
Centennial Concert Hall, principal performance venue of the RWB
General information
NameRoyal Winnipeg Ballet
Previous names
  • Winnipeg Ballet
  • Winnipeg Ballet Club
Year founded1939
Founding choreographersGweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally
Location380 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4K2
Principal venueCentennial Concert Hall
Websitewww.rwb.org
Senior staff
Executive DirectorElena Tupyseva
Company managerChris Turyk
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorAndré Lewis
Deputy DirectorTara Birtwhistle
Ballet MastersJohnny Chang (Zhang-Wei Qiang), Jaime Vargas
Ballet Mistress
  • Vanessa Lawson
  • Caroline Gruber
Principal ConductorJulian Pellicano
Other
OrchestraWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Official schoolRoyal Winnipeg Ballet School
Formation
  • Principal
  • First Soloist
  • Second Soloist
  • Corps de Ballet
  • Apprentice
  • Aspirant

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America.[1][2]

  1. ^ JENNIFER GOLDBERG. "10 Attractions That Make Canada Great". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Harper Government Commemorates National Historic Significance of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet". Government of Canada. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.