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Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre’s landmark powerhouse for inventive dance has reached the semi-finals of the Best Arts Project category in The National Lottery Awards 2011.

Magical, incredible, spellbinding Cleopatra in the words of Ed Vazey

Through the night of the London premiere the stars told us what they thought of the production...

Frances Barber

I thought it was absolutely fantastic. Absolutely stunning. I have played Cleopatra so I followed every single moment and wish that in my dreams I could have ever been as elegant as the Cleopatra tonight. It was absolutely marvellous. Loved it.

Or How the Yak Nearly Ruined the Hole in Stacy’s Heart

A Different Dynamic Limited in association with Steve Hughes for Northern Ballet present

On 18 May, Lord Poltimore, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, will auction a series of exclusive prizes for Northern Ballet at Moro, London. We’d like to give you the opportunity to place your bid on any of the prizes in advance, to be considered on the night of the fundraising auction.

You can browse through the very special lots for this auction below and if you wish to place your bid please email Hannah Walker by 12 noon on Monday 16 May.

Don’t Just Sit There showcase performance

13^th May, 7pm-8:30pm (doors open 6:30pm)

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On May 13^th you will be asked to ‘Don’t Just Sit There’ but watch and get involved in the performances from our Cultural Partners in this one-off showcase featuring

David Nixon, Martha Leebolt, Tobias Batley and I attended a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate young people in the performing arts. The event was hosted by HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

We arrived at 5.15 and passed through the main gates, walking across the courtyard and around the inner quadrangle to the main entrance. We followed the red carpet up the staircase and into the Portrait Gallery for champagne and canapes.