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Ballet Nights is Back! We are thrilled to announce that tickets for Ballet Nights 004 -23rd and 24th February 2024 - are now live! As Our Story continues in 2024, we are looking forward to welcoming audiences back to the the Lanterns Studio Theatre for a programme packed with more star performers, modern masterpieces, legacy classics and brand new discoveries made right here at our uniquely compèred evenings of dance. Reserve your seats Stageside today, and celebrate the artists at our uniquely up close presentation. BOOK This is not one to miss…! Programme 004 Highlights YASMINE NAGHDI & REECE CLARKE Principal Stars of The Royal Ballet Company CHLOE KENEALLY Emerging Talent of the English National Ballet YORKE DANCE PROJECT Celebrating The Legacy of Sir Robert Cohan JORDAN JAMES BRIDGE A Ballet Nights Favourite PETT| CLAUSEN-KNIGHT International Movers …Can’t wait until February?! Recap all things Ballet Nights Autumn Season 2023 on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to stay in the loop.

Hi Everybody, I can't say how excited I am to soon finally be announcing the winter season of BALLET NIGHTS 2023 ! -- "BALLET NIGHTS presents compèred evenings of Classical Ballet, Neo-Classical & Contemporary Dance, Up Close and Without Compromise." Concept Launch October 2021 -- After all of the support from the forum members on here giving feedback, suggesting dates, requesting acts and letting me and my team know what they are looking for in our uniquely up-close Ballet experience with the stars, I am thrilled to exclusively release an early access mailing list sign up below, with an invite-only offer to follow shortly after. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS LINK I look forward to revealing our new website soon, our upcoming event schedule, our backstage access and our exciting run of never-before-seen content over the coming months, and thank you once again to all who have supported our journey. For now.... here is an exclusive sneak peek at our logo: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence Artistic Director

I will kick this off, though in many ways I'd rather not. I enjoyed Vertiginous Thrill - I'd forgotten most of it except the tutu shapes, and it was fun and well danced - lots of turning and jumping. Tarantella: Hayward and Sambe brought the house down. Absolutely brilliant - superb technically, and so full of effortless charm. Strapless looked stylish, but was as problematic as last time round. But it was Symphonic Dances that really depressed me. As a tribute to the wonderful Yanowsky, it could have been thrilling. She was beautiful - how could she not be. But the work itself was, in my view, dire. (And also in black and red, like Strapless! Does no-one think of these things?). Lots of swirling and strutting and running, incredibly old fashioned, tawdry designs. Gosh. I could have wept. But the dancers did their best - James Hay and Reece Clarke stood out particularly. And there were from time to time a few moments of interest, even of beauty. But they were drowned in the awfulness of the rest. I must acknowledge that it got an excellent reception. Maybe it's just me.