Finnish National Ballet

Finnish National Ballet

General information
Name	Finnish National Ballet
Year founded	1922
Principal venue	Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Helsinki, Finland
Website	www.oopperabaletti.fi/en/
Senior staff
Director	Madeleine Onne
Other
Associated schools	Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Finnish National Ballet (Suomen Kansallisbaletti) is a professional ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1922 and it currently employs 73 dancers.^[1] It is the only Finnish company that regularly performs a classical ballet repertoire. The current director Madeleine Onne started with the company in 2018, after Kenneth Greve, (2008–2018), Dinna Bjørn (2001–2008) and Jorma Uotinen (1992–2001).

Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet works in close association with the National Ballet. The school has 30 secondary education places for training professional dancers, and 150 basic arts pupils (young students).^[2]

References

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^ "Suomen Kansallisooppera". www.operafin.fi. Archived from the original on 2004-06-23.
^ "Suomen Kansallisooppera". www.operafin.fi. Archived from the original on 2009-12-01.

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