Rambert dance company

In 1926 Marie Rambert and her students presented the ballet 'A Tragedy of Fashion' by Frederick Ashton, then one of her students, as part of a revue at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. It is said that this piece marked the birth of British Ballet, and also the formation of Rambert.

From 1926 Marie Rambert and her dancers staged more occasional performances, until they formed the Ballet Club in 1930. This was essentially a group of talented artists who came together for regular Sunday performances at the Mercury Theatre in Notting Hill Gate, as well as short seasons in the West End and regional theatres. (The Mercury Theatre was owned by Rambert's husband, Ashley Dukes, and acted as a base for the Company for many years.) In 1935 the Company was renamed Ballet Rambert, the name under which it was known until 1987.

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