The final week of September 2026 saw us take up residence at the Linbury Theatre at the Royal Ballet and Opera to perform our new Three Short Ballets programme.
Every performance included Tiler Peck’s new work Grandes Études, the Hans van Manen classic 5 Tangos and audience favourite Fools by Mthuthuzeli November.
First photo left to right: Federico Bonelli, Aud Jebsen, Hikaru Kobayashi, Guy Perricone.
On opening night, we held a special gala performance in honour of Mrs Aud Jebsen. In this extended evening Northern Ballet and Royal Ballet dancers performed three pas de deux, as the two companies come together to thank Mrs Jebsen for her unwavering support to the world of ballet. The evening began with a drinks reception for our supporters and friends, the perfect start to a wonderful evening celebrating Mrs Jebson and the power of dance.
Header photo: Aud Jebson. All photos by Nath Martin. In Wheeldon's An American in Paris danced by Harris Beattie and Anna Rose O’Sullivan, Ashton’s Cinderella pas de deux from Act 2 danced by Saeka Shirai and Reece Clarke, and Nixon’s Heavenly Space pas de deux from The Great Gatsby danced by Sarah Chun and Ryoichi Hirano.
