​Ballet Nights arrives in Leeds for the first time - the next stop on a UK tour now seen in London, Manchester, Brighton, Richmond, Leicester and Glasgow, and at the Edinburgh Fringe. One unique night only as always, celebrate a night of dance that exists once and is remembered long after.

This Leeds debut is led by World Ballet Star Steven McRae of The Royal Ballet & Opera, bringing one of British ballet's most celebrated names to the city for the first time. Joining him is the UK touring debut of Cape Town City Ballet, the first South African company to join a Ballet Nights stage, alongside B.DANCE, Taiwan's celebrated voice in dance innovation, marking a landmark moment for the platform's mission to bring international voices to UK audiences beyond London.

Contemporary dance is brought sharply into focus with James Wilton Dance, the powerhouse company and social media sensation known for its raw physicality and genre-defying choreography. New creation is platformed through a new Ballet Nights commission by Liam Woodvine & Taylor Hughes, supported by The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, alongside exciting new voices Django Bates-Blower & Chrysanthi Nicolaou. Ballet Central represents the new futures shaping the artform's next generation.

Live music remains at the heart of the evening, with Quartet Concrete, young classical and contemporary music stars, bringing their sound to the Leeds stage.

Ballet Nights welcomes Jamie Body as Host & Compère for the evening.

Ballet Nights brings its tradition north and invites Leeds to join a celebration of the artists like no other.