Our Resident Partners & Associates

Birmingham Hippodrome is home to Birmingham Royal Ballet, FABRIC, One Dance UK and Dance Hub Birmingham.

Our Hippodrome Associates programme supports exciting established artists and companies to achieve their artistic ambitions by helping them to develop their work into a larger scale, explore new areas of practice and reach new and wider audiences.

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the world's best classical ballet companies and is based at Birmingham Hippodrome. Internationally renowned dancer Carlos Acosta is the company's Artistic Director

FABRIC

FABRIC, a formal merger of DanceXchange and Dance4, is a dance organisation based at Birmingham Hippodrome dedicated to making and showing great dance. They programme dance classes for all abilities, present performances and develop choreographers and artists

One Dance UK

One Dance UK is the sector support organisation leading the way to a stronger, more vibrant and diverse dance sector. They are based in Dance Hub Birmingham

Dance Hub Birmingham

The Dance Hub Birmingham studio complex forms part of the Birmingham Hippodrome campus and is the new home for One Dance UK. It's also an active partnership of organisations and individuals, representing the region's professional dance sector

Associate Companies & Creative Partners

The Hippodrome Associates programme supports seven exciting established artists and companies to achieve their artistic ambitions