50 YEARS OF SCOTTISH BALLET

Early day motion 2251, tabled 29 March 2019 by Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party). Signed by 12 members.

That this House warmly congratulates Scottish Ballet on their 50 year anniversary; appreciates the vision of Scottish Ballet’s founder, Peter Darrell, in bringing his company to Glasgow in 1969; recognises the important cultural contribution that Scottish Ballet has made to Scotland; anticipates a wonderful programme of events to celebrate this milestone, including Five in Five, an extraordinary pledge to produce five new full-length ballets over five years, including The Crucible and The Snow Queen; welcomes the Five Wishes initiative, a commitment to grant wishes to five people in Scotland over the course of 2019; further notes ambitious attempts to archive footage, photographs, designs and press clippings in order to provide a record of Scottish Ballet's cultural heritage; and wishes all at Scottish Ballet great success for the next fifty years and beyond.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 8, DUP 1, Labour 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.