the Royal Ballet
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˈbæleɪ/
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl bæˈleɪ/
- the national ballet company of Britain. It was formed from a company that was started in 1931 by Ninette de Valois and became the Royal Ballet in 1956. Its famous dancers in the years before the Second World War included Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin and Robert Helpmann, and after the war Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. It performs both modern and traditional works. Its main base is the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
皇家芭蕾舞团：英国国家芭蕾舞团。它由Ninette de Valois于1931年成立，并于1956年成为皇家芭蕾舞团的公司成立。在第二次世界大战之前的几年中，其著名舞者包括Alicia Markova，Anton Dolin和Robert Helpmann，以及战后Margot Fonteyn和鲁道夫·努里耶夫（Rudolf Nureyev）。它同时执行现代和传统作品。它的主要基地是伦敦考文特花园的皇家歌剧院。