Contemporary Ballet

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

When Cinderella falls for a dashing RAF pilot during London's Blitz, her stepmother plots to keep them apart.

Aurora awakens to a world of fairies, vampires, and dance in Matthew Bourne's dazzling reimagining of a timeless tale.

A candy-filled ice-skating adventure awaits Clara in Matthew Bourne's dazzling reimagining of a Christmas classic.

A joyless prince encounters a moonlit flock of swans, igniting both romance and danger in Matthew Bourne's multi-award-winning Swan Lake.

Choreographer Yoann Bourgeois completes Mozart’s unfinished 1791 Requiem with spectacular results.

Join the incomparable BalletBoyz for a political dance odyssey that aims to evoke the psychic landscape of Albion.

The BalletBoyz acclaimed 20th-anniversary show, Deluxe, gets a new life on the silver screen.

The story details the life of Kaguya-hime, a princess from the Moon who is discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

US choreographer John Neumeier commemorates 50 years with the Hamburg Ballet with his poignant swan song, "Dona Nobis Pacem."

Step into the gripping world of 'Creature', a contemporary dance film by renowned choreographer Akram Khan (Giselle) in collaboration with the English National Ballet.

Get lost in the spellbinding tale of the legendary sorcerer, Merlin, in Northern Ballet's spectacular new production.

Angelin Preljocaj's dance piece, 'Annunciation,' artfully portrays the profound moment when the Virgin Mary learns she is carrying the Messiah.

Wayne McGregor choreographed and created Dyad 1929 for the Australian Ballet.

A sparkling tale of magic and mischief, Coppélia has everything a ballet should: a touch of enchantment, a dash of romance and sumptuous costumes.

Choreographer Angelin Preljocaj explores the history of Buddha in this beautiful work for the Paris Opera Ballet.

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty with Ballet Zurich; Choreographer Christian Spuck creates an exciting new interpretation of the popular fairy tale.

The Royal Ballet presents The Dante Project, Wayne McGregor’s three-part ballet inspired by Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Watch now.

A brilliant double bill from The Royal Ballet featuring Cathy Marston’s The Cellist, and a joyful revival of Jerome Robbins’, Dances at a Gathering.

Writer Laura Esquivel’s novel, Like Water for Chocolate, comes brilliantly to life with The Royal Ballet. Watch now.

Echoing the mythical duet of Ana Laguna and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Place, Mats Ek composed Another Place at the Paris Opera ten years later.

Angelin Preljocaj's themes of love, war and labour are enriched with a dance vocabulary oriented towards physicality and sensuality.

Choreographer Silas Farley's piece, Dowland Dances, draws inspiration from the idea that art can transcend history.

Watch Choreographer Silas Farley’s moving dance piece set to Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for The Common Man.

Based on Tchaikovsky’s music mixed with contemporary arrangements, Angelin Preljocaj pays homage to Marius Petipa with his idea of this new Swan Lake.

Christian Spuck’s award-winning ballet transforms and reimagines Schubert’s Winterreise song cycle.

Gene Kelly’s Starstruck was an ode to Paris. Now, filmed live with the Scottish Ballet, rediscover Hollywood’s Golden Age through dance and Gershwin.

A Film adaptation of The Lost Happy Endings written by Carol Ann Duffy and originally directed for the stage by Artistic Director Liv Lorent.

Newcastle-based balletLORENT filmed Rumpelstiltskin at Northern Stage, Newcastle, in October 2017.

Eric Gauthier asked choreographers to create their very own version of Tchaikovsky‘s ballet “SWAN LAKE”.

Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and rising star Jeroen Verbruggen take their vision of Ravel's music to the stage for Royal Ballet Flanders.

A group of Young Men brought together by the indiscriminate brutality of war.

BalletBoyz perform Liam Scarlett’s Serpent and Russell Maliphant’s Fallen.

Them/Us is an inventive double bill asking where we see ourselves in relation to the “other,” and explores the fine balance between them and us.

Ballet Boyz celebrate 20 years of world-class dance with Deluxe, a fusion of some of the world’s most exciting choreographers and composers.

Christian Spuck attempts to distance himself from the Dumas/Petipas version and puts the literary origin at the heart of his ballet.

Christian Spuck’s production has been celebrated in Zurich, but also performances given by the Ballett Zürich in Tel Aviv, Bogotá and Stuttgart.

Christian Spuck delivers a profound interpretation of Verdi’s funeral mass in his massive scenic-choreographic production.

Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary year comes to a spectacular close with the world premiere of The Snow Queen.

The Royal Ballet’s In Her Hands stars Natalia Osipova and reflects on the relationship between French sculptors, Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin.