Three Short Ballets

Our sell-out series Three Short Ballets is back for 2024.

Made up of bite-size ballets, you'll be able to dip your toes into dance from three different creators on one night. From stories re-told to ballet classics.

Fools: A Romeo & Juliet inspired story

Choreography Mthuthuzeli November

• A captivating twist on Romeo and Juliet from the Olivier Award-winning Mthuthuzeli November.
• Inspired by R.L. Peteni's South African novel Hill of Fools, this ballet tells a tale of bitter rivalry between two villages.
• November creates powerful and emotive works that fuse ballet with other dance styles.
• He previously wowed audiences with Wailers in our 2022 Three Short Ballets program.

Four Last Songs

Choreography Rudi van Dantzig

• Created in 1977 by Dutch ballet pioneer Rudi van Dantzig, Four Last Songs is a breathtaking expression of love, loss, and the beauty of the human experience.
• He was was known for his musical and moving style so expect impressive lifts, turns and jumps, performed to perfection.
• The music is by Richard Strauss’ and combines classical music and a single soprano voice – it has been described as a ‘touchingly beautiful’
• This will be the first time Four Last Songs has been performed in the UK, so you can be one of the first to see it here.

Title: To be announced

Choreography Kristen McNally

• The final piece in the line-up is a new ballet by dancer and choreographer Kristen McNally
• McNally is a Principal Character Artist of The Royal Ballet, where she has danced many roles and also choreographs
• The new ballet will see McNally work with two Northern Ballet dancers and Joe Powell-Main, a disabled dancer who uses wheels and crutches
• This will be an unmissable collaboration of innovation, inclusivity and excellence

Header image featuring dancer Sarah Chun, taken by Guy Farrow.