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CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS OF TOMORROW
FEATURING
CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS OF TOMORROW
BALLET NIGHTS
NEW FUTURES
Ballet Nights New Futures is a celebration of what’s next for dance, marking a landmark moment for the sector, offering a rare, joined-up view of training, the aspiration of youth, and professional possibility.
Featuring students from The Royal Ballet School, English National Ballet School, Central School of Ballet, Rambert School, Elmhurst Ballet School, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Northern School of Contemporary Dance, the show brings students from the UK’s leading ballet and contemporary vocational programmes together on one stage for the first time.
Performing works from acclaimed choreographers, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir David Bintley, Ashley Page OBE, and Hofesh Shechter OBE, among others, each school is also introduced by its own Head and Artistic Director, giving you a distinct flavour of the full breadth of today’s UK dance training ecology.
Alongside this exceptional cohort, we proudly present our Ballet Nights Young Ambassador for Indonesia 2026, reinforcing Ballet Nights’ commitment to international exchange and future-facing opportunity.
LOCATION
Cadogan Hall, London
DATE
9th June 2026
START TIME
7:00PM
DURATION
2 Hours 30 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
A Class Demonstration
Performed by First, Second and Third Year Students of The Royal Ballet School
Introduced by Iain Mackay, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School
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Axios
Performed by The Graduate Year of Students of Elmhurst School of Ballet
Choreographed by Lachlan Monaghan
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Introduction by Jessica Ward, Principal of Elmhurst Ballet School
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Dance of the Argonauts from Orpheus
Performed by Year Twelve and Thirteen Students of Elmhurst Ballet School
Choreographed by Sir David Bintley
Music by Colin Towns
Introduction by Jessica Ward, Principal of Elmhurst Ballet School
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Empty House
Performed by Second Year Students of Northern Contemporary Dance School
Choreographed by Amaury Lebrun
Music by Erik K Skodvin
Costume by Josh Cartmell & Elizabeth Robinson
Introduction by Sharon Watson, CEO and Principal of Northern Contemporary Dance School
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Extracts from Jewels Divertissement from Act 3 Sleeping Beauty
Performed by Second Year Students of English National Ballet School
Choreographed by Lynne Charles after Marius Petipa
Music by Tchaikowsky
Introduction by Lynne Charles, Artistic Director of English National Ballet School
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Submerge
Performed by Third Year Students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Choreographed by Diana Loosmore
Supported by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Athenaeum Award
Introduced by Kerry Livingstone, Head of BA Modern Ballet, and Head of Associate Programme, Scottish Ballet
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Times Square Ballet
Excerpt from On The Town
Performed by Third Year Students of Central School of Ballet
Choreographed by Ashley Page
Composed by Leonard Bernstein
Costume Design by Antony McDonald with Ilona Karas
Costume Curation by Chloe Ivey-Ray
With Thanks to Central School of Ballet
Introduced by Kate Coyne, Artistic Director and Professional Training Lead of Central School of Ballet
PART II
Ek.Sta.Sis
Performed by Graduate Students of Elmhurst Ballet School
Choreographed by Miguel Altunaga
Music by Mathias Coppens
Introduced by Robert Parker, Artistic Director of Elmhurst School of Ballet
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Solitaire
An excerpt from Solitaire
Performed by Students of Central School of Ballet
Choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Sir Malcolm Arnold
Costume Design by Desmond Heeley
Staged by Lynn Wallis
Introduced by Kate Coyne, Artistic Director and Professional Training Lead of Central School of Ballet
With thanks to Central School of Ballet
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Rhapsody Pas De deux
Performed by Students of The Royal Ballet School
Choreographed by Frederick Ashton
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Repertoire to be announced
Ballet Nights Young Ambassador Indonesia
Performed by Aiko Larasati
Introduced by Jamiel Devernay-Laurence, CEO and Founder of Ballet Nights
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Grand Finale
Performed by Second Year Students of Rambert School
Choreographed by Hofesh Shechter
Music by Hofesh Shechter
Lighting and Costume Design by Tom Visser
Introduction by Amanda Britton, Chief Executive, Principal and Artistic Director of Rambert School
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