Peter Wright

Peter Wright

Choreographer and director Peter Wright is one of the most eminent names in ballet. His Royal Ballet productions of The Nutcracker and Giselle are among the most popular works in the Company’s repertory. Wright made his debut as a dancer with Ballets Jooss during World War II. He created his first ballet, A Blue Rose, for Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet in 1957. In 1961 he joined John Cranko’s new Stuttgart company as Teacher and Ballet Master, choreographing several ballets and mounting his first production of Giselle. Wright’s productions of the classics now feature in the repertories of companies around the world. In 1969 he joined The Royal Ballet as Associate to the Directors, later Associate Director. In 1977 he was appointed Director of Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, supervising the company’s transformation into Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1990. He had the title Director Laureate conferred on him by Princess Margaret on his retirement from the company in 1995. In 1990 Wright was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award by the Royal Academy of Dance, an Honorary Doctorate from London University and in 1991 was made a Fellow of the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. He was awarded a knighthood (1993), an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Birmingham (1994), the De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance (2004) and the Centenary Award for Dance (2013). He is a Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Dance and Patron of the London Ballet Circle. His autobiography Wrights & Wrongs: My Life in Dance was published in 2016.

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  • Known For : Production
  • Birthday : 1926-11-25
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Peter Wright Movies

  • 2016
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    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

    1 2016 HD

    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

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  • 2002
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    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Royal Swedish Ballet)

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Royal Swedish Ballet)

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    4 1985 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Sleeping Beauty (Dutch National Ballet, 2003)

    The Sleeping Beauty (Dutch National Ballet, 2003)

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Sleeping Beauty (Dutch National Ballet, 2003)

    The Sleeping Beauty (Dutch National Ballet, 2003)

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2009 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

    The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    4 1985 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2014
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    Giselle

    Giselle

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

    The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

    The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Giselle

    Giselle

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2016 HD

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  • 2024
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    Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

    Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

    10 2015 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2009 HD

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  • 2014
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    Giselle

    Giselle

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet)

    The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet)

    1 2018 HD

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