290:. MacMillan was the director and resident choreographer of the company and had been appointed by Dame Ninette de Valois. Wright would work closely with Macmillan for a number of years until 1977, when he was made artistic director of the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, which was the name for Birmingham Royal Ballet at that time.
202:
In 1955, de Valois gave Wright his first opportunity to direct, making him responsible for the formation of the Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet, a troupe of dancers who would perform the dances in the operas at the Sadler's Wells Opera company. Later in 1957, he received his first commission as a
186:
to become an apprentice with his company "Ballets Jooss". He trained with the company for two years, dancing in many expressionist and modern dance works. Eventually, Wright decided he needed to train in classical ballet, so he returned to London to study with
293:
It was Wright who led the company when it relocated to
Birmingham in 1990, when the current name of Birmingham Royal Ballet was adopted. Wright served as the company's artistic director until his retirement in 1995, when
259:, Birmingham Royal Ballet and almost all the international ballet companies. He would become particularly noted for his interpretations of the great length classical ballets, mounting
337:
286:
In 1969, Wright returned to the Royal Ballet as a member of the artistic staff, later being promoted to the post of associate director, working in partnership with Sir
166:, was also very religious. He did not approve of his only son wanting to pursue a career in dance, which led to Wright leaving both home and school at the age of 17.
226:
as a world-class classical company. Wright joined the company as ballet master, teacher and choreographer, and would create several works for the company, including
519:
514:
162:
by the
International Ballet, and it was this experience that led him to pursue dance as a career. His father was an accountant and, being a
544:
424:
128:
teacher, choreographer, director and former professional dancer. He worked as a choreographer and as the artistic director of
539:
140:, England. On retiring from the company in 1995, he was bestowed the honorary title of director laureate of the company.
398:
283:, which in 2009 celebrates its 25th anniversary, and is set to be shown in hi-def in selected U.S. movie theatres.
196:
524:
379:
1995 – Appointed honorary director laureate of
Birmingham Royal Ballet upon retirement as artistic director
261:
163:
242:. It was also during his tenure at Stuttgart that he would direct his first seminal work, a production of
314:
248:
that would lead to him becoming internationally renowned as a producer of the major classical repertory.
33:
347:
529:
277:, which continue to be regularly performed internationally today. His most successful production is
374:
331:
219:
129:
534:
471:
450:
341:
356:
310:
182:, but was rejected. He subsequently decided to accept an offer from the German choreographer
195:. He then re-auditioned for Ninette de Valois, who offered him a contract to dance with the
509:
325:
149:
62:
8:
208:
207:
for the Sadler's Wells
Theatre Ballet. In 1959, Wright was appointed as a teacher at the
179:
476:
455:
494:
370:
287:
175:
223:
133:
360:
321:
192:
25:
279:
153:
66:
503:
295:
158:
214:
In 1961, Wright made a critical career decision, when he agreed to work for
364:
256:
188:
215:
267:
183:
137:
94:
273:
244:
125:
156:. At the age of 16, his mother took him to a performance of
330:
1990 – Appointed
Special Professor of Performance Studies,
121:
222:. Cranko had moved to Germany, where he established the
199:, the predecessor of today's Birmingham Royal Ballet.
501:
399:"Sadler's Wells Ballet to Quit London Next Year"
520:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
515:Administrators of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
218:, a former dancer and choreographer with the
315:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
174:After leaving home, Wright auditioned for
470:
449:
307:1981 – Evening Standard Award for Ballet
109: 1954; died 2007)
502:
480:(Supplement). 11 June 1993. p. 2.
459:(Supplement). 14 June 1985. p. 9.
422:
396:
76:Ballet dancer, choreographer, director
124:(born 25 November 1926) is a British
255:has subsequently been staged by the
203:choreographer, creating the ballet
148:As a child, Wright was educated at
13:
14:
556:
545:People educated at Bedales School
488:
423:Craine, Debra (8 December 2007).
397:Trucco, Terry (14 January 1989).
298:was appointed artistic director.
106:
463:
442:
416:
390:
1:
383:
371:Honorary Doctorate of Letters
338:Elizabeth II Coronation Award
197:Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
143:
540:National Dance Award winners
353:1991 – Digital Premier Award
346:1991 – Honorary Fellowship,
7:
322:Honorary Doctorate of Music
191:, a leading teacher of the
10:
561:
348:Birmingham School of Music
238:, "The Great Peacock" and
178:, to join what is now the
16:British dancer (born 1926)
301:
169:
88:
80:
72:
58:
40:
23:
375:University of Birmingham
332:University of Birmingham
251:Wright's production of
130:Birmingham Royal Ballet
525:English choreographers
342:Royal Academy of Dance
448:United Kingdom list:
220:Sadler's Wells Ballet
326:University of London
152:and then went on to
150:Leighton Park School
63:Leighton Park School
425:"Christmas cracker"
262:The Sleeping Beauty
236:Designs for Dancers
209:Royal Ballet School
180:Royal Ballet School
477:The London Gazette
456:The London Gazette
403:The New York Times
365:Queen Elizabeth II
228:The Mirror Walkers
288:Kenneth MacMillan
176:Ninette de Valois
136:company based in
116:
115:
81:Years active
552:
530:Knights Bachelor
495:Sir Peter Wright
482:
481:
469:United Kingdom:
467:
461:
460:
446:
440:
439:
437:
435:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
394:
324:(DMus) from the
224:Stuttgart Ballet
134:classical ballet
119:Sir Peter Wright
110:
108:
54:
51:25 November 1926
50:
48:
21:
20:
560:
559:
555:
554:
553:
551:
550:
549:
500:
499:
491:
486:
485:
468:
464:
447:
443:
433:
431:
421:
417:
407:
405:
395:
391:
386:
304:
193:Vaganova method
172:
146:
112:
104:
100:
97:
65:
52:
46:
44:
36:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
558:
548:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
498:
497:
490:
489:External links
487:
484:
483:
462:
441:
415:
388:
387:
385:
382:
381:
380:
377:
367:
354:
351:
344:
334:
328:
318:
308:
303:
300:
280:The Nutcracker
171:
168:
145:
142:
114:
113:
102:
98:
93:
92:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
60:
56:
55:
42:
38:
37:
32:
29:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
557:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
535:Living people
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
507:
505:
496:
493:
492:
479:
478:
473:
466:
458:
457:
452:
445:
430:
426:
419:
404:
400:
393:
389:
378:
376:
373:(DLitt) from
372:
368:
366:
362:
358:
355:
352:
349:
345:
343:
339:
335:
333:
329:
327:
323:
319:
316:
312:
309:
306:
305:
299:
297:
296:David Bintley
291:
289:
284:
282:
281:
276:
275:
270:
269:
264:
263:
258:
254:
249:
247:
246:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
200:
198:
194:
190:
185:
181:
177:
167:
165:
161:
160:
159:Les Sylphides
155:
151:
141:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
120:
96:
91:
87:
84:1940s–present
83:
79:
75:
73:Occupation(s)
71:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:(age 97)
43:
39:
35:
27:
22:
19:
475:
465:
454:
444:
432:. Retrieved
428:
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:
392:
292:
285:
278:
272:
266:
260:
257:Royal Ballet
252:
250:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
213:
204:
201:
189:Vera Volkova
173:
157:
147:
118:
117:
30:Peter Wright
18:
510:1926 births
472:"No. 53332"
451:"No. 50154"
434:13 December
408:13 December
216:John Cranko
205:A Blue Rose
504:Categories
384:References
184:Kurt Jooss
144:Early life
138:Birmingham
95:Sonya Hana
47:1926-11-25
429:The Times
274:Swan Lake
59:Education
361:Knighted
268:Coppelia
369:1994 –
336:1990 –
320:1990 –
253:Giselle
245:Giselle
240:Quintet
232:Namouna
154:Bedales
111:
103:
99:
67:Bedales
350:(FBSM)
302:Awards
170:Career
164:Quaker
126:ballet
89:Spouse
317:(CBE)
105:(
101:
436:2010
410:2010
357:1993
311:1985
271:and
132:, a
41:Born
363:by
122:CBE
34:CBE
26:Sir
506::
474:.
453:.
427:.
401:.
359:–
340:,
313:–
265:,
234:,
230:,
211:.
107:m.
49:)
438:.
412:.
45:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.