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Press Release: His Majesty King Charles III named Patron of Birmingham Royal Ballet


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PRESS RELEASE

14 June 2024

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HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III NAMED PATRON OF BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET

 

THE LADY SARAH CHATTO NAMED PRESIDENT

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Dominic Antonucci BRB Assistant Director, Samuel Wuersten Artistic Director of Holland Dance Festival, Caroline Miller OBE BRB Chief Executive Officer, Céline Gittens BRB Principal Dancer, Joanna Roper CMG The British Ambassador the Netherlands and Jennifer Cosgrave, British Council Country Director Netherlands, Norway and Sweden at the celebration to mark the official birthday of King Charles III, held in The Hague at the residence of the British Ambassador - credit Ross Hamilton


Birmingham Royal Ballet today announces that His Majesty King Charles III is the Company’s new Patron, a role previously held by the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Lady Sarah Chatto is named President of Birmingham Royal Ballet, having previously been Vice-President.

The news was shared as Birmingham Royal Ballet attended a celebration to mark the official birthday of King Charles III, held in The Hague at the residence of the British Ambassador to the Netherlands Joanna Roper CMG. The special event was one of the highlights of BRB’s current tour to Rotterdam as part of Holland Dance Festival where they are performing the first international dates of their hit production, Black Sabbath - The Ballet.

The dates in Rotterdam mark the start of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s summer European tour visiting Rotterdam, Luxembourg and Hamburg plus a gala performance of Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection in Iceland. This summer, Birmingham Royal Ballet will also be the only ballet company to be performing at the world famous Glastonbury Festival, appearing on the iconic Pyramid Stage as well as taking up residency at Birmingham Museum and Gallery for a series of workshops and special performances.

Carlos Acosta, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Director said: “We are honoured that His Majesty King Charles III, a long time supporter of BRB and visitor to performances, will take on the role of Patron, a position previously held by his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“I am also delighted that the brilliant advocate for BRB, The Lady Sarah Chatto, will continue her commitment in the role of President, continuing her service following her role as Vice President.”

Birmingham Royal Ballet is the United Kingdom’s leading touring ballet company performing a range of traditional, classical and heritage ballets as well as ground-breaking new works with the aim of encouraging choreographers of the future.

 

Birmingham Royal Ballet standardly performs at Birmingham Hippodrome for approximately ten weeks of the year and the remainder of the year tours throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. On average, the Company performs 175 shows a year nationally and internationally.

                           

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Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet is the United Kingdom’s leading touring ballet company performing a range of traditional, classical and heritage ballets as well as ground-breaking new works with the aim of encouraging choreographers of the future.

The Company’s Director since January 2020 is the internationally renowned Carlos Acosta.

Birmingham Royal Ballet standardly performs at Birmingham Hippodrome for approximately ten weeks of the year and the remainder of the year tours throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. On average, the Company performs 175 shows a year nationally and internationally.

Music is at the heart of BRB’s activities and the company is committed to regularly commissioning new orchestral music for ballet. Through BRB’s Ballet Now programme which was launched in 2017 BRB has commissioned the largest number of new orchestral music for Ballet since Diaghilev. 

The Royal Ballet Sinfonia 

The Royal Ballet Sinfonia is Birmingham Royal Ballet’s permanent orchestra, it is also Britain's busiest ballet orchestra. Alongside touring with Birmingham Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet Sinfonia plays frequently for The Royal Ballet and other leading ballet companies, including performances with Paris Opéra Ballet, New York City Ballet, Australian Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Kirov, Norwegian Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and La Scala Ballet.

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15 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

Carlos Acosta, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Director said: “We are honoured that His Majesty King Charles III, a long time supporter of BRB and visitor to performances, will take on the role of Patron, a position previously held by his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

 

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Oh sorry I got mixed up. Lady Sarah was vice president and has been bumped up, the previous president was the former Prince of Wales.

 

She is also president of the Royal Ballet, where she took over from the former Prince of Wales.

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