Press Releases

Flawless and English National Ballet collaborate on a new production
Released:14 December 2011

The UK’s national ballet company English National Ballet and World Dance Champions Flawless will come together in Summer 2012 in a collaboration fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet. The ten Flawless dancers and ten English National Ballet ballerinas will perform together showcasing their skills and combining their talent to celebrate all that is great about dance.

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St Martins Lane Christmas Party

Released: 16 November 2011

English National Ballet will host a spectacular star-studded party on 14 December at St Martins Lane to celebrate the sumptuous Christmas production of The Nutcracker at the London Coliseum. Guests will arrive at 5.30pm before heading to the theatre next door at 7.30pm to see a performance of The Nutcracker. 

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Emerging Dancer 2012
Released: 15 November 2011 

English National Ballet is pleased to announce the six finalists for The Emerging Dancer Award 2012, generously supported in its third year by Talbot Hughes McKillop (THM), the restructuring experts. 

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Dance for Parkinson’s programme expands nationally with support from Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Released: 27 October 2011 

English National Ballet is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of £97,000 from Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support its Dance for Parkinson’s programme.

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Tate Britain Residency
Released: 27 October 2011 

Next March English National Ballet will take up residency in Tate Britain's Duveen galleries to celebrate the opening of the major exhibition Picasso & Modern British Art and the Company’s Beyond Ballets Russes season. 

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Dance GB
Released: 24 October 2011 

In 2012, Dance GB sees the three national dance companies of the UK – English National Ballet, National Dance Company Wales and Scottish Ballet – celebrating the Olympics in a unique creative collaboration. 

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