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Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby | Illustrated Regulars among you will know that Ballet News has been collaborating with Berenice Berelli for some time now. Today I want to offer you the latest Limited Edition and exclusive collection based on Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby, which opens at Sadlers Wells in London this week. Inspired by Principals Martha [...]

Northern Ballet focuses spotlight on emerging and established international talent Northern Ballet returns home in June with a showcase of outstanding emerging and established international choreography. The Company will perform a mixed programme at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in its award-winning headquarters in Leeds from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 June.   Following [...]

Northern Ballet announces new programme for classical ballet graduates   Northern Ballet is launching an exciting new finishing year course for ballet graduates, designed by David Nixon OBE, Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director and Director of Northern Ballet Academy and Yoko Ichino, Associate Director of Northern Ballet Academy, to help bridge the gap between leaving full-time [...]

Young British Dancer of the Year 2013 – results announced The final of the 2013 Young British Dancer of the Year competition was held on Saturday 9 March at the Linbury Studio Theatre, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The winners were: First:  Chisato Katsura (The Royal Ballet School) Second: Isabelle Brouwers (English National Ballet School) Third:  [...]

Ballet Backstage | Northern Ballet’s launch of The Great Gatsby part 2 Last night I published part one of the London launch of Northern Ballet’s preview of The Great Gatsby, coming your way in March. Today I want to highlight the dancer/actors of the company and these photographs showcase the drama, seduction and danger of the [...]

Northern Ballet launches The Great Gatsby with London preview There were diamonds on the tables, feathers in the air and a buzz in the crowd for the London launch of Northern Ballet’s new work, The Great Gatsby, which premieres in Leeds on Saturday 2nd March 2013. We were treated to three scenes from the ballet, [...]

Harlem Shake in Ballet Class ? Northern Ballet’s class, to be precise (scroll down for the video). The Harlem Shake, originally called the Albee in Harlem and originating from the Ethiopian dance called Eskista, is a dance that started in 1981 in New York. Originator Al B described the Harlem Shake as a drunken or alcoholic [...]

Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling takes to the road  Following sell-out performances in Leeds, Northern Ballet’s first short ballet for small people, Ugly Duckling, begins an extensive tour to theatres across the North of England from 12 March.   Choreographed by Northern Ballet dancers Dreda Blow and Sebastian Loe, Ugly Duckling received rave reviews from audiences [...]

Northern Ballet announces new Chair   Northern Ballet is delighted to announce that Sir David Wootton will become its new Chair.   Bradford-born Sir David served as Lord Mayor of the City of London and elected head of the City of London Corporation from November 2011 to November 2012. During his year in office as [...]

Madeleine Onne, Artistic Director of The Hong Kong Ballet, attends Rural Retreat in the UK <Hong Kong – 9 January 2012> At the beginning of January 2013, The Hong Kong Ballet’s Madeleine Onne was one of 28 Artistic Directors from the world’s foremost dance companies who attended the 10th Rural Retreat for dance leaders. The event, hosted [...]

Cupcakes & Conversation with Michaela Paolacci, First Soloist, Northern Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning ? This depends on what time I get it bed the night before! Monday mornings can be very tricky, especially after a relaxing weekend but generally speaking, ballet dancers have to be naturally motivated especially if [...]

Northern Ballet goes to the ball As The Nutcracker returns to packed houses in Leeds Grand Theatre this Christmas, Northern Ballet is excited to announce plans for Christmas yet to come. The Company will bring the ultimate rags to riches fairytale to the stage in December 2013 with a magical new production of Cinderella by [...]

Ballet News Christmas Cupcakes & Conversation 2012 What does a ballet dancer do ? What happens when the curtain goes down ? The grit and the glamour : your backstage pass into ballet. It doesn’t matter whether you are new to ballet, a ballet teacher, dancer, student or someone who just loves ballet, there is always something [...]

Northern Ballet & The Hepworth Wakefield – new creative collaboration PAM HOGG, KENNETH TINDALL AND STUART MCCALLUM COLLABORATE ON THE ULTIMATE FORM, A DYNAMIC ‘LIVING COLLAGE’ OF ART FORMS BY ARTIST LINDER STERLING, PART OF HER FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION AT THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD   Artist Linder Sterling presents a new, dynamic performance work entitled The Ultimate Form, a fusion of [...]

Cupcakes & Conversation with Jessica Morgan, Northern Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning? Not much! I am definitely not a morning person! However, once I have managed to peel myself from my bed and had my morning coffee I become excited about the prospect of another inspiring and creative week. It [...]

Northern Ballet & Hannah Cockroft | Dare to Dream  Yorkshire born double Paralympic Gold Medallist, Hannah Cockroft, visited Northern Ballet’s headquarters in Leeds to show her support for the Company’s commitment to nurturing young dance talent and to offer inspiration to aspiring young dancers. Northern Ballet is one of few ballet companies that annually employs [...]

Sadler’s Wells Spring 2013 Season The Spring 2013 season at Sadler’s Wells is on sale, and there are some treats in store. The National Ballet of Canada will dance Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo & Juliet from Wednesday 17th-Sunday 21st April, with tickets from £12 to £45. The London Children’s Ballet present The Secret Garden, choreographed by [...]

Crumbs on Stage and Jermyn Street Theatre present   GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT   Spectacular Dance Theatre at Powerful Proximity this November at Jermyn Street Theatre Directed and Choreographed by Drew McOnie Music by TTJ Set Design by Ryan Laight Lighting Design by Phil Hewitt   8th November – 10th November 2012   Theatre falls in [...]

Northern Ballet | A Christmas cracker by a star Company   Northern Ballet brings to life everyone’s favourite Christmas story with the revival of one of the Company’s most loved productions, The Nutcracker at the Grand Theatre, Leeds from Tuesday 18 – Sunday 30 December 2012. The Nutcracker is a seasonal favourite told in a [...]

Northern Ballet to stage American classic The Great Gatsby Northern Ballet’s new full length production, The Great Gatsby, is the must see ballet for 2013. With choreography, direction and costumes by Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, co-direction by Patricia Doyle and sets by Jerôme Kaplan, The Great Gatsby promises to be a stunning retelling of [...]