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Goldilocks visits the UAE

We're delighted that our most recent ballet for children, Goldilocks & the Three Bears, is touring to the UAE this November.The dancers, crew and musicians will be travelling to the UAE for the...

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Chief Executive celebrates 30 years at Northern Ballet

Press release date: Thu 16 Nov 2017Northern Ballet’s Chief Executive, Mark Skipper DL, has just marked his 30th anniversary at the Leeds-based company. The longest serving Chief Executive of any...

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Get the Mermaid Look

Northern Ballet's Wigs & Make-up Manager Harriet Rogers shows you how to recreate an ethereal mermaid look from our new ballet The Little Mermaid.Dancer Miki AkutaProductsEyebrow Wax or Grease...

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Award for Director of Communications

Press release date: Mon 20 Nov 2017Emma Mooney, Northern Ballet’s Director of Communications has won at the AVIVA Women of the Future Awards in the Arts and Culture category. The awards celebrate high...

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National Dance Awards 2017

The nominations for the 18th UK Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards have been released and we're delighted to announce that Northern Ballet has been nominated for the Stef Stefanou Award for...

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Funding for children's ballets

We are delighted to have been awarded a grant of over £580,000 from Arts Council England's Strategic Touring fund to support our children's ballets.The funding, which applies from 2018-21, will allow...

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When Ability Met Anjali Dance Company

Ability, Northern Ballet’s course for adults with learning disabilities, has had a great start to the new academic year. We have welcomed three new members to the group, and in September we worked with...

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Review

When Northern Ballet asked me to be involved with a proposed new ballet depicting the Holocaust, I had misgivings to say the least. I had read the book and seen the film, but importantly I am the...

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The Little Mermaid characters

Read on to find out more about the key characters from The Little Mermaid.Marilla, a little mermaidA young mermaid who sacrifices her life in the ocean to find Prince Adair after seeing his picture in...

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60 seconds with Mark Skipper DL

Last month marked 30 years since our Chief Executive Mark Skipper DL joined the Company as Deputy Stage Manager. Here he gave us a quick-fire minute to reflect on his time at Northern Ballet.What has...

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Dreda Blow on The Little Mermaid

2018 will be Leading Soloist Dreda Blow's eleventh with Northern Ballet. During that time she has grown into one of the Company's leading stars, performing some of the Company's most popular roles...

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Fundraising Dinner

You're invitedOn Thursday 8 February, 6pm – 10pm, we are delighted to host a special Northern BalletFundraising Dinner at our world-class studios at Quarry Hill, and we would like you to join us!The...

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Ugly Duckling - Trailer

Watch dancers Carlotta Pini (Ugly Duckling), Darragh Hourrides, Archie James, Mathilde Lambert, Andrew Tomlinson and Lydia Holt in our original ballet for children...Music arranged by John Longstaff,...

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START matinee performance

On Thursday 7 December more than 800 primary and secondary school pupils attended the START matinee performance of The Little Mermaid at Leeds Grand Theatre.Established in 2008 by Northern Ballet’s...

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Northern Ballet partners with Leeds Rhinos Foundation

Press release date: Mon 18 Dec 2017Leading UK dance company Northern Ballet, and Leeds Rhinos Foundation have joined forces to champion sport and culture in Leeds.From 2018, Leeds Rhinos Foundation,...

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Ugly Duckling Community Performances

This month, we were delighted to perform our children’s ballet Ugly Duckling at the Bangladeshi Centre and Nightingale Primary Academy, both based in Harehills, Leeds. Families enjoying a performance...

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Pointe Shoe Appeal update

To celebrate our third and final world première of 2017 – The Little Mermaid– we launched a Pointe Shoe Appeal to help our dancers find their own feet.With your help we have raised an incredible £4,246...

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Festive opening hours

Northern Ballet office opening hours for Christmas and New Year 2017/18.Saturday 23 December 201708.30-16.00Sunday 24 December 2017CLOSEDMonday 25 December 2017CLOSEDTuesday 26 December...

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A review by Dancing Times

The build up to Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration, which culminated at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in late October and early November, saw all of the UK's major ballet companies...

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Dance filmmakers

Northern Ballet is the UK’s premier narrative ballet company.Committed to developing the next generation of creative talent, Northern Ballet is opening its doors to upcoming dance filmmakers for the...

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