Mission Statement To be one of the world’s best classical ballet companies, respected for its excellence, artistic innovation and social responsibility, that connects with its audiences and communities in its home city of Birmingham, throughout the UK and across the world. Birmingham Royal Ballet shares the ambition of the city of Birmingham to be recognised internationally as a successful, innovative and culturally diverse city by becoming a focus for excellence in dance development and performance. We can achieve this by: Pursuing a passion for dance, and ballet in particular, that impacts on people of all ages, through professional engagement, regular participation or sheer value-for-money enjoyment of the company's work Recognising Birmingham Royal Ballet's current world class skills and building long term practice to develop the future skills needed to sustain and develop the industry and the company's work Recognising the power of art to transform people's lives and using the company's elite skills to be a valued partner in social change Pursuing pathways to communities new to ballet by deepening our understanding of and breaking down historic barriers to attendance and engagement Birmingham Royal Ballet's Philosophy The company will work hard to earn the respect of the people of Birmingham and its peers for taking creative risks and using its position as Britain's most creative and versatile touring classical ballet company to inspire and delight audiences with work that is relevant, exciting and technically excellent.