Robert de Warren

[1] At that time the Minister of Culture asked de Warren to found the National Folklore Society of Iran, which he directed until 1978 - with Empress Farah Pahlavi as a patron.

[3] De Warren joined the Northern Ballet in England in 1976, after the resignation of Laverne Meyer.

[5][6] De Warren was director of the Ballet at Teatro alla Scala Milan, from 1987 to 1994 on recommendation of Rudolf Nureyev.

De Warren joined the Sarasota Ballet as artistic director in 1994, succeeding Eddy Toussaint.

[5] He remained at the Sarasota Ballet for 13 years, leaving in 2007 with his role was filled by Ian Webb.