Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet
General information
Name	Birmingham Royal Ballet
Previous names	Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet Royal Ballet Touring Group Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet
Year founded	1946 (1946)
Founder	Dame Ninette de Valois
Founding artistic director	John Field
Director Laureate	Sir Peter Wright
Principal venue	Birmingham Hippodrome Hurst Street, Birmingham England, B5 4TB
Website	brb.org.uk
Senior staff
Chief Executive	Caroline Miller
Director	Carlos Acosta[1]
Assistant Director	Dominic Antonucci
Company manager	Tristan Rusdale
Ballet Staff	Marion Tait, Patricia Tierney, Laëtitia Lo Sardo
Other
Sister company	The Royal Ballet
Orchestra	Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Official school	The Royal Ballet School
Formation	Principal Guest Artist Principal Principal Character Artist First Soloist Soloist First Artist Artist Apprentice BRB2

Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the company was established in 1946 as a sister company to the earlier Sadler's Wells company, which moved to the Royal Opera House that same year, subsequently becoming known as The Royal Ballet.

The new company was formed under the direction of John Field and remained at Sadler's Wells for many years, becoming known as the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1977. It also toured the UK and abroad, before relocating to Birmingham in 1990, where it uses the Birmingham Hippodrome stage when performing in the city. 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 1997, the Birmingham Royal Ballet became independent of The Royal Ballet in London.