Scottish Ballet

Scottish Ballet
General information
NameScottish Ballet
Previous names
  • Scottish Theatre Ballet
  • Western Theatre Ballet
Year founded1969
Founders
Principal venueTramway Arts Centre, Glasgow
Websitewww.scottishballet.co.uk
Senior staff
DirectorChristopher Hampson
Inscription on wall of the Scottish Ballet building in Glasgow

Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the five leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Northern Ballet. Founded in 1969,[1] the company is based in Glasgow, the resident ballet company at the Glasgow Theatre Royal and from 2009 in their purpose-built ballet centre in Tramway Arts Centre, Glasgow.[2]

  1. ^ scottishballet.co.uk. Scottish Ballet. 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Scottish Ballet shifts base to Tramway hub". Daily Record. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014.