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Benazir Hussain
Benazir Surtees (born 1 July 1972; née Hussain) is a British-Indian retired ballerina who was a soloist at the The Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden. Early life Surtees was born in Madras and raised in London. Career Surtees was made soloist in 1994 at the The Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet, where she took over roles such as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty (ballet), Sleeping Beauty. She is particularly known for her appearance in the recorded performance of The Sleeping Beauty (ballet), Sleeping Beauty in winter 1994. Her other appearances include Frederick Ashton's Illuminations. After her final appearance as Gamzatti in La Bayadère, La Bayadere she left the Royal Ballet and moved to Australia in 1997. Surtees' first husband was her Royal Ballet colleague Errol Pickford whom she had married in August 1996 and whose new contract with the West Australian Ballet had in fact triggered this transfer. After a year working at the Australian Ballet she continued her care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Ninette de Valois, Dame Ninette de Valois. It became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946, and has purpose-built facilities within these premises. It was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship ballet company. The Royal Ballet was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and continues to be one of the world's most famous ballet companies to this day, generally noted for its artistic and creative values. The company employs approximately 100 dancers. The official associate school of the company is the Royal Ballet School, and it also has a sister company, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, which operates independently. The Prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |