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Press & Media

Our Communications team are available to assist with press and media enquiries in relation to Northern Ballet and the Academy of Northern Ballet.

Please get in touch to request information, images, interviews, photography and filming, press tickets and photo calls. Requests from production companies should also be directed to the press team.

Contact us

Liz Rose

Director of Audiences & Communications
0113 220 8000
liz.rose@northernballet.com

News and Press Releases
Dancer smiling at the camera, dressed in black, standing on one foot, his other leg raised behind him. His arms are in fourth position, one above his head, the other slightly raised to the side.
06.10.23

Interview with Academy Graduate Itsuki Amemiya

We caught up with Itsuki Amemiya, one of our Academy graduates who is now an Apprentice with the Company.

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A woman in a red T-shirt reads to a group of children Where The Wild Things Are
05.10.23

5 benefits of dance for early years development

Dance is a powerful and joyful way for children to foster their physical, emotional, and cognitive development.
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23.09.23

An Update From Northern Ballet

Northern Ballet has had to make the difficult decision to enter into negotiations to reassess the amount of live music that accompanies its touring productions from April 2024
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Dancers all dressed in pink and orange bodices and skirts stand in a line on their toes and arms high in the air
01.09.23

Inside 31

Inside autumn/winter 2022, issue 31
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Yoko Ichino looks on thoughtfully during Cinderella rehearsals
10.08.23

Yoko Ichino Stepping Down as Academy Associate Director

World renowned ballet dancer and teacher Yoko Ichino will be stepping down from her role of Associate Director of the Academy of Northern Ballet.
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09.08.23

Inside 32

Inside July 2023, issue 32
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Photo of the bare lower legs wearing pointe shoes in front of a viola places on its side all against a blue background
27.07.23

New season of dance coming to Leeds

Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre announces autumn 2023 programme.
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30.06.23

Inside Tiler Peck’s rehearsals with Northern Ballet

New York City Ballet's Tiler Peck talks about her first two weeks of rehearsals with Northern Ballet.
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10.06.23

Benjamin Ella interview

Choreographer and Royal Ballet Soloist Benjamin Ella talks about his first week in rehearsals with Northern Ballet ahead of Generations: Three Short Ballets.
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Male and female dancer in red jump suits standing on point with one leg raised high.
09.05.23

The Mechanics of Life

A new digital collaboration with The Royal Academy of Engineering and University of Leeds
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Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. Photo by Guy Farrow.
02.05.23

Casting announced for The Great Gatsby at Sadler's Wells

Northern Ballet has announced principal casting for their performances of David Nixon CBE’s The Great Gatsby at London’s Sadler’s Wells from the 16-20 May.
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Star-crossed lovers Romeo & Juliet in a loving embrace, both wearing white against a fantasy blue and yellow background.
25.04.23

Artistic Director Federico Bonelli’s first full season

Celebrating the breadth of the Company’s work, the season presents stories that connect with people of all ages and backgrounds.
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