FEATURING
The UK Touring Debut of
LOU BEYNE & JAAT BENOOT
Stars of Les Ballets De Monte Carlo
ALESSANDRA BRAMANTE & GEORGE LIANG
Soloists of Northern Ballet
Taiwan’s Celebrated Voices in Dance Innovation
B.DANCE
JAMES WILTON DANCE
Contemporary Dance Powerhouse and Social Media Sensation
GUY SALIM
Worldwide Creative, Choreographer and Dance Artist
LIAM WOODVINE & TAYLOR HUGHES
A New Ballet Nights Commission Supported by The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement
BALLET CENTRAL
Celebrating New Futures in Dance
YIHAN QIN & ZAI CALLISTE
English National Ballet Emerging Dancers 2026
JAMIE BODY
as Ballet Nights Host & Compère
BALLET NIGHTS
BRIGHTON
Ballet Nights returns to the Theatre Royal stage with a uniquely curated programme of Classical Ballet, Neo-Classical and Contemporary Dance.
Headlined by Alina Cojocaru in the UK Premiere of a new work by Kim Bradstrup — following his acclaimed Breaking Bach, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival — the evening also platforms rising star Seirian Griffiths, alongside Laurel Dalley Smith of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
One night only — a night that exists once and is remembered long after.
LOCATION
Theatre Royal Brighton
DATE
9th December 2026
START TIME
7:30PM
1 Hour 50 Minutes
(20 Minute Interval)
A compilation show of towering choreographers and dancers that seeks to widen the form’s appeal while offering a platform for fresh stars.
★★★★★ THE LIST
Lots of laugh-out-loud moments balanced with plenty of jaw-dropping virtuosity.
★★★★ BACHTRACK
Flying the flag for the future of dance.
★★★★★ THE HERALD
PROGRAMME
PART I
Intermezzo & Shine No More
Performed by Quartet Concrète
Composers Frederick Sjölin (Intermezzo), Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Shine No More)
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Out of Breath
Performed by Alessandra Bramante & George Liang
Choreographed by George Liang
Composer Olafur Arnalds
With thanks to Northern Ballet
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Young Apollo
Performed by Lou Beyne & Jaat Benoot
Choreographed by Marko Goeke
Composer Benjamin Britten
With thanks to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
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Napoli Excerpts
Danced by Ballet Central
Composers Holger Simon Paulli, Edvard Helsted, Niels W. Gade, and Hans Christian Lumbye
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Temperature
Choreographed & Performed by Guy Salim
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The Talisman Pas De Deux
Performed by Yihan Qin & Zai Calliste
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Music by Riccardo Drigo, arranged by Gavin Sutherland
Costume design by Orla Convery and Kingsley Hall
With Thanks to English National Ballet
PART II
Handel Halvorsen Passcaglia
Performed by Anna Brown & Joseph Barker
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Floating Flowers
Performed by Shu-Han Yeh, Meng-Ting Tsai
Choreographed by Po-Cheng Tsai
Rehearsal Director Sheng-Ho Chang
With thanks to B.DANCE Company, Taiwan Supported by: Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government; National Culture and Arts Foundation,Yonglin Foundation
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BREATH
Performed and Choreographedby Liam Woodvine and Taylor Hughes
A Ballet Nights New Commission made possible by The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement
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The Four Seasons - “Summer”
Choreographed & Danced by Sarah Jane Taylor and James Wilton
Composed by Max Richter
Design & Costume by Vibeke Andersen
Created with support from Dance East and using a grant from Arts Council England.
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Dov'è la Luna
Performed by Lou Beyne & Jaat Benoot
Choreographed by Jean Christophe Maillot
Composer Alexandre Scriabine
Costumes by Jérôme Kaplan
With thanks to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
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Compère
Jamie Body
A compilation show of towering choreographers and dancers that seeks to widen the form’s appeal while offering a platform for fresh stars.
★★★★★ THE LIST
Lots of laugh-out-loud moments balanced with plenty of jaw-dropping virtuosity.
★★★★ BACHTRACK
Flying the flag for the future of dance.
★★★★★ THE HERALD
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