Timeline Event » 1959 – Harlequin Ballet founded
A small-scale touring company ran by John and Barbara Gregory (née Vernon), who trained with the Russian ballet dancers Nicholas and Nadine Legat. The Harlequin Ballet fulfilled John Gregory’s aim…
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Timeline Event » 1949 – The Gregory’s School of Russian Ballet established
The Gregory’s School of Russian Ballet was founded in December 1949 under the direction of John and Barbara Gregory. It was opened by Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin and focused…
Podcast » Barbara Vernon
In this interview with Patricia Linton, founder and director of Voices of British Ballet, Barbara Vernon illustrates that it is not all plain sailing out of the mainstream of the…