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((Short description|Classical ballet company))
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((Infobox ballet company
| name                    = English National Ballet
| logo                    = 
| previous_names          = ((unbulleted list
  | Festival Ballet
  | London Festival Ballet
 ))
| founded                 = 1950
| founders                = ((unbulleted list
  | [[Alicia Markova|Dame Alicia Markova]]
  | [[Anton Dolin (ballet dancer)|Sir Anton Dolin]]
  ))
| venue                   = 41 Hopewell Square<br />London<br />England<br />E14 0SY<br />UK
| website                 = [http://www.ballet.org.uk www.ballet.org.uk]
| chief_executive         = Patrick Harrison
| director                = [[Aaron S. Watkin]]
| ballet_staff_type       = Ballet Staff
| ballet_staff_name       = Associate Artist Director: [[Loipa Araújo]]<br />Executive Ballet Master: Yohei Sasaki<br /> Ballet Master and Repetiteur: Antonio Castilla<br /> Ballet Mistress: Mayumi Ganley<br />Ballet Master: Laurent Guilbaud <br /> Ballet Master: Renato Paroni de Castro<br />Artistic Co-ordinator: Jane Haworth<br />Associate Choreographer: Stina Quagebeur
| artistic_director       = Tamara Rojo
| music_director          = [[Gavin Sutherland (conductor)|Gavin Sutherland]]
| official_school         = [[English National Ballet School]]
| formation               = [[English National Ballet#Lead principals|Lead Principal]]<br />[[#Principals|Principal]]<br />[[#Character artists|Character Artist]]<br />[[#First soloists|First Soloist]]<br />[[#Soloists|Soloist]]<br />[[#Junior soloists|Junior Soloist]]<br />[[#Artists of the Company|First Artist]]<br>[[#Artists|Artist]]
))

'''English National Ballet''' is a [[classical ballet]] company founded by [[Alicia Markova|Dame Alicia Markova]] and [[Anton Dolin (ballet dancer)|Sir Anton Dolin]] as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with [[The Royal Ballet]], [[Birmingham Royal Ballet]], [[Northern Ballet]] and [[Scottish Ballet]], it is one of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain.  English National Ballet is one of the foremost touring companies in Europe, performing in theatres throughout the UK as well as conducting international tours and performing at special events. The Company employs approximately 67 dancers and a symphony orchestra, (English National Ballet Philharmonic). In 1984 Peter Schaufuss became director and changed the name to English National Ballet and founded the school [[English National Ballet School]], which is independent from the ballet company but joining the company premises in the new building. The Company regularly performs seasons at the [[London Coliseum]] and has been noted for specially staged performances at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. In 2014 English National Ballet became an Associate Company of [[Sadler's Wells]].

==History==
((more citations needed section|date=October 2020))
'''English National Ballet''' was founded in 1950 as Gala Performances of Ballet by the British dance couple, [[Alicia Markova]] and [[Anton Dolin (ballet dancer)|Anton Dolin]].<ref>((cite web |title=The Company |date=5 January 2017 |url=https://www.ballet.org.uk/the-company/ |publisher=English National Ballet |access-date=6 October 2020))</ref> The Company later adopted the name Festival Ballet, then London Festival Ballet, and in June 1989, English National Ballet.<ref>((cite web |title=1950 |url=https://www.ballet.org.uk/the-company/history/ |website=History |date=6 January 2017 |publisher=English National Ballet |access-date=6 October 2020))</ref>

Markova and Dolin were leading stars of the [[Ballets Russes]], one of the most influential ballet companies of the 20th century. After the death of its director [[Serge Diaghilev]] in 1929, the company was disbanded and in 1931, one of its dancers, [[Ninette de Valois]], founded the [[The Royal Ballet|Vic-Wells Ballet]] Company in London, with Markova and Dolin as Principal dancers, Markova becoming [[Prima Ballerina]] in 1933. Following the success of their performances as the Markova-Dolin Company, Markova and Dolin decided to start their own company with the sole objective of touring both nationally and internationally, bringing ballet to audiences who had not previously had the opportunity to experience the art form. Markova and Dolin left the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1935.
[[File:English National Ballet.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[Elena Glurdjidze]] as Swanilda & [[Aroniel Vargas]] as Franz in the English National Ballet's production of ''[[Coppélia]]''. [[Southampton]]'s [[Mayflower Theatre]]. Also in the picture (bowing) is [[Michael Coleman (dancer)|Michael Coleman]] as Dr. Coppelius.]]

''London Festival Ballet'' was founded in 1950 with the financial backing of the Polish impresario Julian Braunsweg. The name was inspired by the then imminent Festival of Britain, however the company would later be renamed to today's '''English National Ballet'''. Dolin was the company's first artistic director and established the company as a touring group both nationally in the UK and Internationally, touring abroad for the first time in 1951. Dolin also introduced a number of educational programs in the early years, designed to make ballet accessible to new audiences. Dolin remained as artistic director until 1962, succeeded by [[John Gilpin (dancer)|John Gilpin]], who was also principal dancer with the company from 1950 to 1960 and 1962 to 1971. The Company grew in size and status, undertaking extensive national and international tours, presenting a new generation of dancers—all while repeatedly facing bankruptcy. Braunsweg left in 1965 and Donald Albery took over until 1968, stabilising the budget with safer programming. Former Royal Ballet dancer [[Beryl Grey]] directed the company (now named ''London Festival Ballet'') from 1968 to 1979, raising technical standards, touring widely and inviting prominent guest stars and choreographers including [[Leonide Massine]] and [[Rudolf Nureyev]], who picked ballerina [[Eva Evdokimova]] to be his first Princess Aurora in his production of ''The Sleeping Beauty'' in 1975. In 1979 John Field became director of the company until 1984.

In 1984 Peter Schaufuss who had won both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards as a dancer and for his production of La Sylphide with the company, became its director and revitalised the company. During his directorship he succeeded in changing the name to English National Ballet, founding the school, inviting princess Diana as patron and presenting many important choreographers ballets with the company for the first time such as Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Christopher Bruce, Michael Clarke, John Neumeier, George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Roland Petit, Maurice Bejart, and John Cranko. This period is considered by many the golden age where the company reached a new and higher level.

In 1990 Ivan Nagy became director (until 1993), [[Derek Deane]] (until 2001) and [[Matz Skoog]] (until 2006) and directed the company before [[Wayne Eagling]], former head of [[Dutch National Ballet]] who took over in 2006. In April 2012, following the February sudden announcement of resignation by Eagling, principal dancer for The Royal Ballet [[Tamara Rojo]] was announced to become his successor at the end of the 2012 season, in August of that year.<ref>((cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/apr/13/tamara-rojo-joins-english-national-ballet | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Mark | last=Brown | title=Tamara Rojo to be artistic director of English National Ballet | date=13 April 2012))</ref>

In November 2019, Prince Andrew, who had served as Patron of the English National Ballet since 2001, resigned amid the [[Jeffrey Epstein]] scandal.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/prince-andrew-cambridge-college-resigns-17318981|title=English National Ballet severs ties with Prince Andrew|first=Georgia|last=Snow|publisher=The Stage|date=22 November 2019|accessdate=9 April 2021))</ref>

In January 2022, Rojo announced that she will leave the company at the end of the year to lead the [[San Francisco Ballet]].<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/dance/tamara-rojo-artistic-director-san-francisco-ballet.html|title=San Francisco Ballet Appoints Tamara Rojo to Artistic Director|work=The New York Times|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=11 January 2022))</ref> [[Aaron S. Watkin]], who performed with the company three decades prior, took over as artistic director in August 2023, after his appointment was announced in August 2022.<ref name=Winship>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/aug/24/english-national-ballet-announces-aaron-watkin-as-new-artistic-director|title=English National Ballet announces Aaron Watkin as new artistic director|work=The Guardian|last=Winship|first=Lyndsey|date=24 August 2022))</ref>

==People==
'''Artistic directors:'''
*[[Anton Dolin (ballet dancer)|Sir Anton Dolin]], 1950–1962
*[[John Gilpin (dancer)|John Gilpin]], 1962–1968
*[[Beryl Grey|Dame Beryl Grey]], 1968–1979
*[[John Field (dancer)|John Field]], 1979–1984
*[[Peter Schaufuss]], 1984–1990
*[[Ivan Nagy (dancer)|Ivan Nagy]], 1990–1993
*[[Derek Deane]], 1993–2001
*[[Matz Skoog]], 2001–2006
*[[Wayne Eagling]], 2006–2012
*[[Tamara Rojo]],<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.balletnews.co.uk/english-national-ballet-announces-tamara-rojo-as-its-new-artistic-director/|title=English National Ballet announces Tamara Rojo as its new Artistic Director|website=Ballet News|date=13 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510075329/http://www.balletnews.co.uk/english-national-ballet-announces-tamara-rojo-as-its-new-artistic-director/|archive-date=10 May 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=8 July 2017))</ref> 2012–2022
* [[Aaron S. Watkin]], 2023–<ref name=Winship/>

==Dancers==
The company's dancers are listed on the official website with photographs and linked biographies.<ref name="enbdancers">((cite web|url=http://www.ballet.org.uk/the-company/dancers/|title=English National Ballet ((!)) Dancers|date=25 November 2019|website=English National Ballet|publisher=English National Ballet|access-date=7 September 2019))</ref>

===Lead principals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Nationality
! Training
! Joined ENB

|-
| [[Francesco Gabriele Frola]]
|((Flagu|Italy))
|School of the Hamburg Ballet
|2018
|-
| Sangeun Lee
| ((Flagu|South Korea))
| 
| 2023
|-
| [[Fernanda Oliveira (dancer)|Fernanda Oliveira]]
| ((Flagu|Brazil))
| Centro de Dança, Rio de Janeiro <br />[[Royal Ballet School]]
| 2000
|-
| [[Erina Takahashi]]
| ((Flagu|Japan))
| Kushiro Ballet Academy <br />[[English National Ballet School]]
| 1996
|-
| Emma Hawes
| ((Flagu|USA))
| 
| 2018
|-
| Aitor Arrieta
| ((Flagu|Spain))
| 
| 2016
|-
| [[Shiori Kase]]
| ((Flagu|Japan))
| Hirose Kato Ballet School <br />[[Royal Ballet School]]
| 2009
|}

==Notable productions==
((Expand section|date=July 2020))

Rudolf Nureyev's production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev)|Romeo & Juliet]]'' was especially created for the English National Ballet (then the London Festival Ballet) in 1977 to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
ENB gave the world premieres of Christopher Bruce's Land, The World Again, Swansong and Symphony in Three Movements.

English National Ballet commissioned [[Akram Khan (dancer)|Akram Khan]], who had never worked with any ballet companies before, to create a one-act ballet about World War I. His ballet, titled ''[[Dust (ballet)|Dust]]'', premiered in 2014 and receive.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/03/enb-lest-we-forget-review|title=English National Ballet: Lest We Forget review – Compelling quartet on war|newspaper=The Guardian|last=Mackrell|first=Judith|date=3 April 2020))</ref> It was brought to [[Glastonbury Festival]] later that year, making it English National Ballet's debut at Glastonbury.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28078730|title=Ballet makes Glastonbury debut|publisher=BBC News|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=29 June 2014))</ref>

In 2016, English National Ballet presented ''She Said'', an all-female choreographer mixed bill, which includes [[Annabelle Lopez Ochoa]]'s ''[[Broken Wings (ballet)|Broken Wings]]'', which was based on [[Frida Kahlo]]'s life.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/apr/14/english-national-ballet-she-said-review-sadlers-wells-london|title=English National Ballet: She Said review – Frida Kahlo and fantastic beasts in mixed evening|newspaper=The Guardian|last=Mackrell|first=Judith|date=14 April 2016))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.ballet.org.uk))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012230636/http://www.strictlygershwin.co.uk/ Strictly Gershwin at the Royal Albert Hall]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1TGFLffVeg YouTube: English Ballet Company]: [[Swan Lake]]

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