Name↕ | City↕ | Country↕ | Founded↕ | Dancers↕ | Signature Work↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolshoi Ballet | Moscow | Russia | 1776 | 220 | Spartacus |
Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1740 | 200 | Swan Lake (Petipa) |
Paris Opera Ballet | Paris | France | 1669 | 154 | Giselle |
The Royal Ballet | London | United Kingdom | 1931 | 100 | Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) |
American Ballet Theatre | New York | United States | 1939 | 90 | Don Quixote |
New York City Ballet | New York | United States | 1948 | 95 | The Nutcracker (Balanchine) |
La Scala Theatre Ballet | Milan | Italy | 1778 | 90 | Excelsior |
Royal Danish Ballet | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1748 | 90 | La Sylphide (Bournonville) |
Stuttgart Ballet | Stuttgart | Germany | 1609 | 70 | Onegin (Cranko) |
National Ballet of Canada | Toronto | Canada | 1951 | 70 | The Sleeping Beauty |
Dutch National Ballet | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1961 | 80 | Mata Hari |
Australian Ballet | Melbourne | Australia | 1962 | 80 | Spartacus (Tetley) |
San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco | United States | 1933 | 75 | Nutcracker (Tomasson) |
National Ballet of China | Beijing | China | 1959 | 80 | The Red Detachment of Women |
Cuban National Ballet | Havana | Cuba | 1948 | 60 | Giselle (Alonso) |
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