Royal Winnipeg Ballet
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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 1938 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally. The name was changed to the "Winnipeg Ballet" in 1941 and it was granted its royal title in 1953, the first granted under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet began to tour Canada in 1945; it completed its first American tour in 1954. Today, the Company spends 20 or more weeks a year on the road, performing in centres large and small.
External link
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet site (http://www.rwb.org/)