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Gentleman Jack In Creation

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Gentleman Jack
22 October 2025

Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Northern Ballet dancers creating our brand-new ballet, Gentleman Jack.

Dancers Rachael Gillespie and Nida Aydinoğlu in rehearsal. Looking on are composer Peter Salem, dramaturg Clare Croft, Northern Ballet Artistic Director Federico Bonelli, and guest coach Hikaru Kobayashi.

Woman with dark, bobbed hair wearing a black top smiles and sweeps her hair behind her ear
Choreographer in black partnering with dancer to show moves
Dancer in pale blue top and flowery dress being lifted from behind by the choreographer
Woman with dark hair holds riding crop behind her neck
Woman in black sits on a wooden bench in front a full length mirrors smiling. In the reflection are dancers also smiling.
Creatives in discussion while they are sat in the studio watching the creation process

Dancers Nida Aydinoğlu, Heather Lehan and Gemma Coutts workshopping chioreography for Gentleman Jack.

A dancer leaps high, one leg straight in front, the other straight behind, arms above her shoulders and holding her walking stick in one hand
Dancer on one foot leaning on a walking stick, arm raised behind her, her other leg ben at the knee, foot against for other leg
Dancer stands on one foot, a leg raised arabesque behind her, leaning forward on a walking stick

Dancers Amber Lewis, Sarah Chun, Heather Lehan, Rachael Gillespie, Nida Aydinoğlu, Julie Nunès, Saeka Shirai and Albert Gonzalez Orts in rehearsal.

Two dancers on a table, one laying on the other's lap, one leg raised, one arm back, the other looking down longingly
Two dancers looking at one another smiling, the one behind holding the other's leg at the thigh, the one on front reaching around playfully
Two dancers on a table, one with a foot on the floor, the other behind her, one arm around her waist, the other lifting her arm above her head
Dancer with feather in hand looks over her shoulder at another placing a hand on her shoulder attentively
Two dancers face each other, mirroring moves, the choreographer behind one of them guiding her position
Four dancers around a table, three of them sat looking at the fourth whose palms are on the table, feet off the ground, one leg pointing down, the other opposite

Photos by Emily Nuttall and Colleen Mair.

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