This autumn/winter season, we’re performing La Sylphide, a recreation of August Bournonville’s version by Frank Andersen and Eva Kloborg. Bournonville’s production is actually an adaptation of an 1832 French ballet by Filippo Taglioni, which signalled the dawn of a new, Romantic era of ballet, but it is Bournonville’s interpretation that’s still performed around the world. It is not only one of the oldest ballets in existence, but a pillar of the Romantic tradition.Read more

This autumn/winter, we are performing Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth for the first time ever. This work is indisputably a masterpiece. The story of love, loss and inescapable death told through MacMillan’s beautiful, sparse choreography and Mahler’s epic song cycle will stay with you for days, if not years, after.Read more

Our autumn season is now underway, and the excitement continues as we announce English National Ballet’s 2018 spring/summer season.Read more

With an exciting and busy season now behind us, hear from Principal and Backes & Strauss Ambassador Shiori Kase to find out what it was like performing in her hometown of Tokyo during our Japan tour last month.Read more

Now that we've wrapped up another thrilling season, we take a look back at our most recent international tour to Japan in July. During the tour, we were delighted to spend an evening at the British Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo, at an event hosted by our long-standing partner, Backes & Strauss.Read more

Celebrating 40 years since its creation, Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet opens at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall tonight. Before the show, find out all the key facts and figures behind this award-winning production.Read more

Towards the end of another exciting season, – where we opened Akram Khan’s brand new version of Giselle, had another record-breaking season at the London Coliseum, and became the first UK company to perform Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre du printemps – we’re pleased to announce promotions and new joiners for next season.Read more

The summer months are often when English National Ballet tour internationally, sharing our work with audiences in different corners of the world. Past tours have included Australia, China and Oman, and this summer was no exception, as we headed to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan to perform Le Corsaire and Coppélia.Read more

In 1977, the legendary Rudolf Nureyev created his own version of the ballet Romeo & Juliet for us, when we were then called London Festival Ballet. The weeks of creation were an intense period for everyone involved. Here are five interesting background facts about it.Read more

Today, following our first performance of Le Corsaire in Tokyo, it was announced that Cesar Corrales is being promoted to Principal dancer at the start of the 2017-18 season.Read more