English National Ballet

English National Ballet
General information
NameEnglish National Ballet
Previous names
  • Festival Ballet
  • London Festival Ballet
Year founded1950
Founders
Principal venue41 Hopewell Square
London
England
E14 0SY
UK
Websitewww.ballet.org.uk
Senior staff
Chief ExecutivePatrick Harrison
DirectorAaron S. Watkin
Ballet StaffAssociate Artist Director: Loipa Araújo
Executive Ballet Master: Yohei Sasaki
Ballet Master and Repetiteur: Antonio Castilla
Ballet Mistress: Mayumi Ganley
Ballet Master: Laurent Guilbaud
Ballet Master: Renato Paroni de Castro
Artistic Co-ordinator: Jane Haworth
Associate Choreographer: Stina Quagebeur
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorTamara Rojo
Music DirectorGavin Sutherland
Other
Official schoolEnglish National Ballet School
FormationLead Principal
Principal
Character Artist
First Soloist
Soloist
Junior Soloist
First Artist
Artist

English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain. English National Ballet is one of the foremost touring companies in Europe, performing in theatres throughout the UK as well as conducting international tours and performing at special events. The Company employs approximately 67 dancers and a symphony orchestra, (English National Ballet Philharmonic). In 1984 Peter Schaufuss became director and changed the name to English National Ballet and founded the school English National Ballet School, which is independent from the ballet company but joining the company premises in the new building. The Company regularly performs seasons at the London Coliseum and has been noted for specially staged performances at the Royal Albert Hall. In 2014 English National Ballet became an Associate Company of Sadler's Wells.