Royal Winnipeg Ballet
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Dance Style |
Ballet
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Founder/Artistic director |
Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally |
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Active |
1939 - Current |
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City |
Winnipeg |
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Region |
Manitoba |
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Country |
Canada |
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Company Detail |
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The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally. The name was changed to the "Winnipeg Ballet" in 1941 and the company began touring Canada in 1945. In 1948, with the initiative of the Winnipeg Ballet, the Canadian Ballet Festival was formed. |
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origin of Ballet
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