Together with the University of Leeds and the Royal Academy of Engineering we’ve explored what truly means to move.

In a Company first, Northern Ballet dancers and dancers from our Ability course for adults with additional learning support needs join forces in a pioneering dance film.

Northern Ballet dancer Aerys Merrill was invited to create a short film which was shown at Draft Works on 5 October 2023

What do we lean towards and what or who do we run away from?
I AM MER-LIN is about the discovery of identity, leaning into the mythology of Merlin and wizardry and demons as a meta

Inspired by the legend of Casanova. This is an original dance film by Northern Ballet and Dickson Mbi.

Inspired by the story of Swan Lake, KIN is a Northern Ballet original dance film by Kenneth Tindall and Dan Lowenstein with music by Alexandra Harwood.

See what happens when two worlds unite. Choreographed by Kenneth Tindall in a unique collaboration with the University of Leeds.

Creative Direction and Choreography by Zhong-Jing Fang. Music by Giovanni Spinelli. An original dance film by Northern Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Burberry Inspire.

Feel the beat beneath the surface. Creative Direction and Choreography by Ethan Stiefel. Music by Adam Crystal.

Olivier Award-winning Ballet Black artist Mthuthuzeli November makes his choreographic debut for Northern Ballet with original dance film What Used To, No Longer Is.