The Royal Ballet – complete 2026-2027 Season
The Royal Ballet has unveiled a programme that aims to honour its extraordinary lineage and embrace the future of the art form during the 2026-2027 Season.
In celebration of his 20th anniversary as Resident Choreographer, The Royal Ballet revives Wayne McGregor‘s Chroma. The ballet burst onto the scene in 2006, electrifying audiences with its radical exploration of the extremes of the human body. With a powerful original score by Joby Talbot and Jack White III, Chroma and its success led to McGregor’s appointment in his current role and earned him his first of four Olivier awards.
Chroma appears in the mixed programme, Disruptors, in May 2027 with four “genre‑defying works from today’s most compelling contemporary voices”. Pam Tanowitz brings her unmistakable blend of wit and emotional depth in Or Forevermore, joined by Never Known, the 2024 creation by Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Joshua Junker. Completing the Disruptors programme is Hunting a Whisper in the Wind, a poetic pas de deux from Akram Khan.
The celebration of McGregor’s two decades with the Company continues with the return of his multi‑sensory epic MADDADDAM, following its sold‑out UK premiere in 2024. Inspired by Margaret Atwood‘s monumental trilogy of novels and with an original score by Max Richter, the work reaffirms its place as one of McGregor’s most visionary and ambitious creations.
The Season opens with Kenneth MacMillan‘s Manon, a signature work of The Royal Ballet, brought to life through Jules Massenet‘s score and Nicholas Georgiadis‘s designs.
This is followed by Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan, bringing together two 20th‑century masterpieces: MacMillan’s Song of the Earth and Jerome Robbins‘s Dances at a Gathering: “Seen side by side, these works highlight the expressive depth and remarkable versatility of our dancers.”
In January 2027, The Royal Ballet honours its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton with Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton – a chance to experience three of his milestone creations across three decades: Les Rendezvous, Symphonic Variations and Daphnis and Chloë.
Christmas brings the return of Peter Wright‘s beloved The Nutcracker, revived in his centenary year. Liam Scarlett‘s production of Swan Lake also returns, with John Macfarlane‘s sumptuous designs.
To mark The Royal Ballet School‘s centenary, the Company brings together dancers from The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School in a vibrant showcase of past, present and future talent. A suite from Ninette de Valois‘s Checkmate opens the programme, followed by Ashton’s Birthday Offering combining dancers from both companies. Completing the evening will be an array of works from other choreographers associated with the School and companies.
For ballets on the Main Stage, Royal Ballet Music DirectorKoen Kessels leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, alongside staff conductor Martin Georgiev and returning conductors Charlotte Politi, Jonathan Lo and Geoffrey Paterson.
Beyond the Main Stage, the Linbury Theatre comes alive with a dynamic mix of Royal Ballet creativity and exceptional visiting companies. The programme opens with The McRae/Vassilev Project, an exciting new venture bringing together the acclaimed charismatic qualities of Principal dancer Steven McRae and Principal Guest Concert Master Vasko Vassilev in a new fusion of music and movement directed by Natalie Abrahami (Rusalka, The Turn of the Screw). The piece features a new creation choreographed by Loughlan Prior inspired by the music of violinist Niccolo Paganini.
Sitting alongside the RBS centenary celebrations is Madam, a tribute to Royal Ballet Founder Ninette de Valois, co-curated by Director Kevin O’Hare and Principal Guest Artist Lauren Cuthbertson. Weaving excerpts from Madam’s ballets with conversation, discussion and film, the programme delves into the enduring impact of this seminal figure of British ballet.
The Danish company Kammerballetten makes its Linbury Theatre debut with Stay Tuned, a full‑length chamber ballet created by choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. Known internationally for their distinctive movement language and celebrated works for companies around the world, including The Royal Ballet’s Main Stage works in June this year, León and Lightfoot bring together nine exceptional dancers and live musicians for a rich, seven‑movement odyssey set to music by Baroque and contemporary composers.
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz and Royal Ballet Principal William Bracewell come together for an exciting collaboration in the Linbury Theatre. Once more to this star is set to the piano arrangement of Stravinsky‘s The Rite of Spring and an original score by Ted Hearne. Tanowitz shares a special relationship with the Company and has created four works for The Royal Ballet comprising Everyone Keeps Me, and Secret Things in the Linbury Theatre, and Dispatch Duet and Or Forevermore on the Main Stage, for which she also worked with Bracewell.
The Company continues to welcome a remarkable roster of guest companies, including Fallen Angels Dance Theatre, Ballet Black, London City Ballet, Introdans and Northern Ballet. Rounding off the Season, storytellers ZooNation, led by Kate Prince, return next Summer with the acclaimed, hip hop-inspired, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Championing future talent remains central to The Royal Ballet’s mission. The Next Generation Festival and International Draft Works return, offering audiences a compelling first encounter with the choreographers and performers who will shape the art form in the years to come.
Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, says:
At this time in The Royal Ballet School’s centenary year when we reflect on the incredible legacy of ‘Madam’, our founder Dame Ninette de Valois, it’s wonderful to usher in a new Season filled with masterworks that have shaped and defined the Company over the years. We are delighted to demonstrate the significant aesthetic voices of Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan in some of their most elegant and powerfully atmospheric works, including Symphonic Variations and Song of the Earth, alongside the magical 19th-century classics Swan Lake and The Nutcracker that never cease to exert enduring appeal on audiences.
From strong foundations to renewal, we continue to celebrate our pioneering Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, recalling that staggering moment when Chroma first premiered, and look to how the possibilities of dance continue to be expanded by other distinctive choreographers across both stages in modern classics and new works. We are excited to share this Season with audiences around the globe.
THE ROYAL BALLET 2026/27 SEASON
THE MCRAE/ VASSILEV PROJECT
Linbury Theatre
11 – 19 September 2026
Director Natalie Abrahami
Choreographer Loughlan Prior
Set and Costume Designer Anisha Fields
Video Designer Tal Rosner
Lighting Designer Prema Mehta
Two performers famed for their mastery of their craft meet Paganini’s compositions in a showcase of exceptional music and dance. Steven McRae, Vasko Vassilev and director Natalie Abrahami join forces in this new creation inspired by Paganini.
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Steven McRae and Principal Guest Concert Master Vasko Vassilev have thrilled audiences over the years with their onstage vitality, charisma and theatricality. Acclaimed as a ‘modern-day Fred Astaire’ and ‘Super-Paganini’ respectively, McRae and Vasko have earned numerous plaudits for their mastery of ballet and tap dancing and violin musicianship. Their distinctive qualities come together in this new venture, their versatile artistry shaped for the intimate space of the Linbury Theatre by another acclaimed artist, the theatre, film and opera director Natalie Abrahami.
The McRae/ Vassilev Project is directed by Natalie Abrahami (Rusalka,The Turn of the Screw) and features a new creation inspired by the music of the prodigious violinist Niccolo Paganini. The project will also bring together a host of creatives, including choreographer Loughlan Prior, set and costume designer Anisha Fields, lighting designer Prema Mehta and video and projection designer Tal Rosner.
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
HOLDING LIGHT
Clore Studio
12 September 2026
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre (FADT) returns to the Royal Opera House with a new creation in September, following the sellout success of 2023’s Traces Through Time. The multi-award-winning company led by artistic director Paul Bayes Kitcher (a former Royal Ballet School student and Birmingham Royal Ballet Soloist) supports those in recovery from addiction and those living with mental health conditions, helping them to transform their lives and share recovery journeys through dance, performance and creativity.
In collaboration with choreographer Russell Maliphant and sound artist Feri Gyemant, the company presents new works that push boundaries to bring new perspectives on recovery and challenge stigma.
Northern Ballet
THREE SHORT BALLETS
Linbury Theatre
29 September – 2 October 2026
5 Tangos
Choreography Hans Van Manen
Music Astor Piazzolla
Fools
Choreography Mthuthuzeli November
Music Alex Wilson, Mthuthuzeli November
New Tiler Peck
London premiere
Choreography Tiler Peck
Music Franz Liszt
In Hans van Manen’s smouldering 5 Tangos, the late Dutch choreographer combines the poised precision of ballet with the fireworks of tango to a sizzling soundscape of Astor Piazzolla’s music.
Also performed in this mixed programme is Mthuthuzeli November’s Fools. The Olivier Award-winning choreographer fuses ballet, contemporary and traditional dance in this captivating reimagination of R.L. Peteni’s novel Hill of Fools. In this South African tale of star-crossed lovers, tensions rise and passions come to a boiling point.
Alongside these revivals, Northern Ballet will present the London premiere of a brand new work by acclaimed New York City Ballet principal dancer and choreographer Tiler Peck.
The Royal Ballet School
A CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Main Stage
8 – 10 October 2026
Conductors Martin Georgiev, Charlotte Politi
In celebration of The Royal Ballet School’s centenary, The Royal Ballet revives gems from the Company archives. Bringing together dancers from The Royal Ballet, the School and Birmingham Royal Ballet, these special performances honour an illustrious history, a luminous present and a vibrant future.
From the School’s roots under the guiding hand of Founder Ninette de Valois in 1931 and the creative genius of Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton, a century of inspired artistic vision has established an exceptional training tradition.
The celebrations will feature a selection of works from choreographers past and present who have shaped the Royal Ballet Companies.
The Royal Ballet
MANON
Main Stage
13 October – 25 November 2026
Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Music Jules Massenet
Orchestrated by Martin Yates
Designer Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Designer Jacopo Pantani
Conductors Koen Kessels, Martin Georgiev
In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting…
Manon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’ designs.
The Royal Ballet
MADAM
Linbury Theatre
3 – 4 November 2026
Co-curated by Director Kevin O’Hare and Principal Guest Artist Lauren Cuthbertson
The Royal Ballet honours its founder Dame Ninette de Valois, who was known within the Company as ‘Madam’. This enriching event includes excerpts from signature De Valois ballets including The Rake’s Progress, Checkmate and Job as well as conversation, discussion and film delving into the enduring impact of this seminal figure on The Royal Ballet and the art form.
The Royal Ballet
VISIONARIES: ROBBINS AND MACMILLAN
Main Stage
9 – 28 November 2026
Dances at a Gathering
Choreography Jerome Robbins
Music Fryderyk Chopin
Costume designer Joe Eula
Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton
Song of the Earth
Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Music Gustav Mahler
Text from Hans Bethge’s The Chinese Flute
Designer Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Designer Jacopo Pantani
Conductor Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Bask in the beauty of two 20th-century masterpieces – two profound meditations on humanity, community and connection.
Jerome Robbins’s 1969 work Dances at a Gathering opens the mixed programme. Set to some of Fryderyk Chopin’s most familiar piano melodies, Robbins’ buoyant choreography underpins a series of plotless dances, each a portrait of human connection and together a kaleidoscope of shifting moods.
Created four years earlier, Kenneth MacMillan’s otherworldly Song of the Earth offers a starkly contrasting yet equally exquisite vision of humanity. In this work of sculptural beauty, MacMillan’s elegiac and earthbound choreography expresses metaphysical themes in Gustav Mahler’s score, such as the transience of life and the imminence of death, drawing on 8th-century Chinese poems that inspired both composer and choreographer.
The Royal Ballet
THE NUTCRACKER
Main Stage
3 December 2026 – 16 January 2027
Choreography Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original Scenario Marius Petipa after E.T.A. Hoffmann
Production and Scenario Peter Wright
Designer Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting Designer Mark Henderson
Production Consultant Roland John Wiley
Conductors Jonathan Lo, Charlotte Politi
At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.
Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.
Kammerballetten
STAY TUNED
Linbury Theatre
11 – 19 December 2026
Kammerballetten, the Danish dance company at the forefront of contemporary dance, present Stay Tuned, a collection of chamber ballets by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. In the intimate space of the Linbury Theatre, immerse in pure movement and music as they come together in a poetic performance of artistry and contemplation.
The Royal Ballet
LANDMARKS: UNMISSABLE ASHTON
Main Stage
25 January 2027 – 19 March 2027 Choreography Frederick Ashton
Les Rendezvous
Music Daniel Auber
Musical Arrangement Constant Lambert
Designer (Set and Costume) Jasper Conran
Original Set Design Concept William Chappell
A Co-Production Between The Royal Ballet and The Frederick Ashton Foundation
Symphonic Variations
Music César Franck
Designer Sophie Fedorovitch
Daphnis And Chloë
Music Maurice Ravel
Designer John Craxton
Part of The Frederick Ashton Foundation’s international festival
Conductors Koen Kessels, Jonathan Lo, Charlotte Politi
Three milestone works created over three decades – experience the choreographic imagination of Frederick Ashton, the master craftsman who defined British ballet in the 20th century.
Les Rendezvous is a delightful succession of dances following a group of friends who meet in the park. Created in 1933, this was Ashton’s first major ballet for the Vic-Wells company.
The post-war Symphonic Variations (1946) is Ashton’s radiant celebration of ‘pure dance’. Serene in quality and demonstrating an elegant purity in the marriage between movement and music, the ballet remains an indisputable tour de force to this day.
Inspired by the sublime sensuality of Maurice Ravel’s orchestral work of the same name, Ashton turned to narrative in Daphnis and Chloë. This 1951 ballet abounding in pastoral charm recounts the mythical Greek romance between a goatherd and a shepherdess.
World premiere The Royal Ballet
ONCE MORE TO THIS STAR
Linbury Theatre
6 – 13 February 2027
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz
Music Ted Hearne
Expect the unexpected as choreographer Pam Tanowitz and Royal Ballet Principal William Bracewell come together for an exciting collaboration in the Linbury Theatre.
Once more to this star is a dance set to the piano arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and an original score by Ted Hearne. This collaboration between Tanowitz and Bracewell is an investigation of the virtuosic and dramatic possibilities of performance in an intimate and bare setting, examining what lies between historical and personal and the emotion within.
Known for her singularly witty deconstruction of balletic vocabulary, Tanowitz shares a special relationship with The Royal Ballet. She has created four works including Everybody Keeps Me and Secret Things in the Linbury Theatre, and Dispatch Duet and Or Forevermore on the Main Stage, for which she also worked with Bracewell. This project will see Bracewell push himself creatively, extending beyond classical ballet as choreographer and dancer continue their unique partnership.
The Royal Ballet
MADDADDAM
Main Stage
22 February – 13 March 2027
Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy
A Co-Production Between The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada
Direction and Choreography Wayne McGregor
Music Max Richter
Creative Consultant Margaret Atwood
Set Designer We Not I
Costume Designer Gareth Pugh
Lighting Designer Lucy Carter
Film Designer Ravi Deepres
Dramaturgy Uzma Hameed
Sound System Designer Chris Ekers
Conductor Martin Georgiev
In an imagined future not far from our own, a bio-engineered apocalypse has changed the Earth as we know it. An incongruous group of survivors must navigate a dangerous present – and make sense of the past.
The dystopian future of Margaret Atwood’s trilogy of novels comes alive in this multi-sensory three-act epic by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor. Featuring an original score by Max Richter, MADDADDAM sold out its UK premiere run in 2024.
Themes of extinction, invention, hubris and humanity combine with the resolute moral voice of Atwood’s feminist and environmentalist writings in this electrifying exploration of life beyond societal collapse. Urgent, prophetic and visceral, the ballet holds up a mirror to our own world and asks: ‘Where does our humanity lie?’
Ballet Black
BALLET BLACK
Linbury Theatre
22 – 27 March 2027
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black returns to the Linbury Theatre, presenting a mixed programme to be announced.
Since its founding in 2001, the dynamic company has transformed the landscape of British ballet by championing artists of Black and Asian descent. Known for their repertory of deeply resonant works, the company and its dancers have won and been nominated for many awards. Ballet Black has a long history of performing at the Royal Opera House, beginning in 2004 with its first performance at the Clore Studio.
The Royal Ballet
SWAN LAKE
Main Stage
27 March – 31 May 2027
Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Additional Choreography Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Production Liam Scarlett
Designer John Macfarlane
Lighting Designer David Finn
Conductors Koen Kessels, Martin Georgiev
Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. but freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.
Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.
The Royal Ballet and Guest Companies
INTERNATIONAL DRAFT WORKS
Linbury Theatre 12 – 14 April 2027
New works. New choreographic voices.
International Draft Works is a showcase of new creations, gathering emerging choreographers from ballet companies around the world. Across a diverse mix of voices, ideas and inspirations, discover what choreographers of today are exploring creatively and how the landscape of ballet is evolving in our ever-changing world.
London City Ballet
LONDON CITY BALLET
Linbury Theatre
28 April – 2 May 2027
London City Ballet presents a brand new mixed programme celebrating commissioned work and heritage revivals. The programme will feature the genius of Kenneth MacMillan, with a work unseen in decades, among other choreographers soon to be announced. The former resident company of Sadler’s Wells Theatre, the original London City Ballet closed in 1996. In 2023, London City Ballet reformed under the artistic direction of Christopher Marney, after a 30-year hiatus. The company returns to the Linbury Theatre following the success of Rebirth: Page, Robbins, Chu, Ratmansky and an acclaimed global tour.
INTRODANS
FEMALE POWER
Linbury Theatre 6 – 9 May 2027
Notes of Longing
Choreography Lucinda Childs
Music Matteo Myderwyk
Set, Lighting and Costume Designer Dominique Drillot
Concerto
Choreography Lucinda Childs
Music Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Costume Designer Anne Masset
Lighting Designer Dominique Drillot
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Choreography Inbal Pinto
Music Maya Belsiztman
Arrangement Maya Belsiztman
Set, Lighting and Costume Designer Inbal Pinto
The Dutch contemporary dance company returns to the Linbury Theatre in a compelling mixed programme honouring female choreographic voices.
Opening the mixed programme is minimalist choreographer Lucinda Child’s creation for Introdans, Notes of Longing. This work, co-created with the dancers of the company, is inspired by the structure of Matteo Myderwyk’s piano music.
In Child’s Concerto – an absorbing work described as ‘one long whirlwind’ – seven dancers race across the stage in continually changing formations, accompanied by the driving music of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.
Inbal Pinto’s Boulevard of Broken Dreams follows. Reworking an earlier piece of choreography, Pinto paints a spectrum of colours and feelings in this work that reflects on past lives, bygone worlds, lost loved ones and memories that resonate like a distant inner voice.
The Royal Ballet
DISRUPTORS: TANOWITZ, JUNKER, KHAN, MCGREGOR
Main Stage
6 – 25 May 2027
Or Forevermore
Choreography Pam Tanowitz
Music Ted Hearne
Costume Designers Harriet Jung, Reid Bartelme
Lighting Designer Simon Bennison
Conductor Geoffrey Paterson
Never Known
Choreography Joshua Junker
Music Nils Frahm, Vikingur Ólafsson
Sound Designer Ángel Pérez Grandi
Costume Designer Noemi Daboczi
Hunting a Whisper in the Wind
Choreography Akram Khan
Music Aditya Prakash
Chroma
Choreography Wayne McGregor
Music Joby Talbot, Jack White III
Orchestration Christopher Austin
Set Designer John Pawson
Costume Designer Moritz Junge
Lighting Designer Lucy Carter
Conductor Geoffrey Paterson
Pam Tanowitz intertwines wit, fun and pathos in Or Forevermore, where the unexpected awaits with every note of Ted Hearne’s multitextural score. Known for her deft subversion of balletic convention, the American choreographer created the work for The Royal Ballet in 2024.
Another first revival, Never Known is a 2024 work by The Royal Ballet’s Joshua Junker that is by turns slickly hypnotic and deeply stirring. To the intricate electronic sounds of Nils Frahm and Vikingur Ólafsson, dancers move in a mesmeric maze of groups and duets.
Disruptors will also feature Hunting a Whisper in the Wind, a poetic pas de deux from Akram Khan, the internationally acclaimed choreographer celebrated for his bold and imaginative approach to storytelling through movement.
In celebration of his 20th anniversary as Resident Choreographer, the Company revives Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. The ballet burst onto the scene in 2006, electrifying audiences with its radical exploration of the extremes of the human body. With a powerful original score by Joby Talbot and Jack White III, Chroma and its success led to McGregor’s appointment in his current role and earned him an Olivier award.
Guest Companies
NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL
8 – 26 June 2027
Witness the young dancers of today – and the potential stars of tomorrow – in action. The festival will see a diverse range of performing talent as junior companies and dance schools from the UK, across Europe and around the world come together in a series of performances. Glimpse the rich potential of the art form’s future in this energetic celebration of young performing talent.
ZooNation
THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY
Linbury Theatre
16 July – 27 August 2027
A co-production with The Royal Ballet
Director and Writer Kate Prince
Choreography Kate Prince and Members of ZooNation
Music Josh Cohen, DJ Walde
Lyrics Kate Prince, Josh Cohen, DJ Walde
Set and Costume Designs Ben Stones
Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers
Sound Designer and Music Supervision David McEwan
Welcome to Ladrington Brook, the Institution for Extremely Normal Behaviour – where Ernst begins his new job ‘fixing’ people who have been locked away for not being ‘normal’. His patients suffer from various afflictions: the Queen of Hearts has anger issues, the Cheshire Cat can’t trust anyone and the mercury-poisoned Mad Hatter won’t stop drinking tea. As Ernst grows closer to those under his care, he soon learns that there is much beauty in embracing everyone’s differences.
You’re invited to this riotous remix of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland by hip-hop powerhouse ZooNation, led by founder Kate Prince. Inventive and energetic, this hit show combines original music and family-friendly storytelling to remind us of the power of compassion and empathy.
The Royal Ballet School
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE
Main Stage 18 July 2027
Students of the world’s leading centre for classical ballet training return to the Royal Opera House Main Stage for their annual Summer Performance. With a mixed programme of heritage, classical, and contemporary works, the matinee features all years of the School, with dancers ranging in age from 12 to 19. This is a rare opportunity to see the rising ballet stars of the future as they step into the spotlight and showcase the artistry, technique and dedication they have been refining in their training.
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
