Group    From 1926 

Ballet Rambert

Categories: Dance

Britain's oldest dance company. Founded by Dame Marie Rambert initially as Rambert Dancers, and then, at the Mercury Theatre, in 1931, as the Ballet Club and then, until the 1980s, as Ballet Rambert. It is now, 2010, known as Rambert Dance Company. The Mercury Theatre and the Ballet Rambert appear in the 1948 film 'The Red Shoes'.

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Ballet Rambert

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British Ballet

Here was the birthplace of British ballet, home of the Ballet Club and the Ba...

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Dame Marie Rambert

Dame Marie Rambert, 1888 - 1982, founder of Ballet Rambert, lived here. Engli...

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Tamara Karsavina

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1 memorial
Sophie Fedorovitch

Sophie Fedorovitch

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1 memorial
Darcey Bussell

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Person, Dance, Seriously Famous, Australia

2 memorials
Sir Frederick Ashton

Sir Frederick Ashton

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Person, Dance, Seriously Famous, Ecuador

1 memorial

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Robert Raikes

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1 memorial
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2 memorials
Frederick Park

Frederick Park

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Person, Gender Issues, Theatre

1 memorial
Stephen Geary

Stephen Geary

Architect.  He designed the Egyptian Avenue and the Terrace Catacombs in Highgate Cemetery.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial