The Australian Ballet

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The Australian Ballet
General information
Name	The Australian Ballet
Predecessor	Borovansky Ballet
Year founded	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Founding artistic director	Dame Peggy van Praagh
Principal venue	Level 6 2 Kavanagh Street Southbank Victoria, Australia
Website	www.australianballet.com.au
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	David Hallberg
Resident Choreographers	Stephen Baynes Tim Harbour Alice Topp Stanton Welch
Other
Associated schools	Australian Ballet School
Formation	Principal Artist Senior Artist Soloist Coryphée Corps de Ballet

The Australian Ballet (TAB) is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and director Dame Peggy van Praagh as founding artistic director. Today, it is recognised as one of the world's major international ballet companies and performs upwards of 150 performances (both in Australia and overseas) a year.