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Read on for Principal Casting for returning productions in our 2023/2024 Season, the first to be programmed by new Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin.

This autumn/winter, we’re reviving Akram Khan’s Giselle in Manchester and Bristol, Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker in Southampton and London, and Mary Skeaping’s Giselle in London. Later in the season, we bring back Derek Deane’s spectacular Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Scroll down for casting for each performance – including many exciting debuts, marked with a *.

Laurretta Summerscales, former Principal dancer with English National Ballet, and currently Principal with Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, joins us as a Guest Artist for performances of Nutcracker and Swan Lake in-the-round.

Principal casting for new productions, Our Voices (21-30 September 2023) and Johan Inger’s Carmen (27 March – 6 April 2024) will be announced in due course.

English National Ballet in Akram Khan's Giselle © Laurent Liotardo
English National Ballet in Akram Khan's Giselle © Laurent Liotardo

Akram Khan’s Giselle

In the roles of Giselle / Albrecht / Hilarion / Myrtha

Palace Theatre Manchester

Erina Takahashi / James Streeter / Ken Saruhashi / Emma Hawes*
19 October 7.30pm, 21 October 2.30pm

Emily Suzuki* / Henry Dowden* / Erik Woolhouse / Angela Wood*
20 October 2.30pm

Fernanda Oliveira / Aitor Arrieta / Victor Prigent* / Isabelle Brouwers
20 October 7.30pm, 21 October 7.30pm

 

Bristol Hippodrome

Fernanda Oliveira / Aitor Arrieta / Victor Prigent / Isabelle Brouwers
26 October 7.30pm, 28 October 2.30pm

Emily Suzuki / Henry Dowden / Eric Woolhouse / Angela Wood
27 October 2.30pm

Erina Takahashi / James Streeter / Ken Saruhashi / Emma Hawes
27 October 7.30pm, 28 October 7.30pm

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Dancer: Shiori Kase. Photo © Jason Bell. Creative Direction: Charlotte Wilkinson Studio

Nutcracker

In the role of Clara-Sugar Plum Fairy / Nephew / Nutcracker / Drosselmeyer

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Ivana Bueno / Francesco Gabriele Frola / Rentaro Nakaaki / Fabian Reimair
29 November 7.30pm, 1 December 7.30pm

Precious Adams* / Skyler Martin* / Daniel McCormick / Junor Souza
30 November 2pm

Fernanda Oliveira / Aitor Arrieta / Henry Dowden / James Streeter
30 November 7.30pm, 2 December 7.30pm

Sangeun Lee* / Gareth Haw* / Skyler Martin / Junor Souza
2 December 2pm

 

London Coliseum

Ivana Bueno / Francesco Gabriele Frola / Rentaro Nakaaki / Fabian Reimair
14 December 7.30pm, 17 December 2.30pm, 22 December 2.30pm

Fernanda Oliveira / Aitor Arrieta / Henry Dowden / James Streeter
15 December 7.30pm, 20 December 2.30pm

Katja Khaniukova / Edvinas Jakonis* / Miguel Angel Maidana* / Giorgio Garrett
16 December 2.30pm, 19 December 2.30pm, 21 December 2.30pm

Erina Takahashi / Fernando Carratalá Coloma / Matthew Astley / James Streeter
16 December 7.30pm, 19 December 7.30pm, 23 December 2.30pm, 28 December 2.30pm

Laurretta Summerscales** / Lorenzo Trossello / Junor Souza / Fabian Reimair
20 December 7.30pm, 22 December 7.30pm, 24 December 1.30pm

Sangeun Lee / Gareth Haw / Skyler Martin / Junor Souza
21 December 7.30pm, 23 December 7.30pm, 27 December 7.30pm

Precious Adams / Skyler Martin / Daniel McCormick / Fabian Reimair
26 December 5pm, 29 December 7.30pm

Emma Hawes / Vsevolod Maievskyi* / Junor Souza / James Streeter
27 December 2.30pm, 28 December 7.30pm, 30 December 2.30pm, 2 January 7.30pm

Shiori Kase / Erik Woolhouse / Victor Prigent* / Henry Dowden
29 December 2.30pm, 30 December 7.30pm, 4 January 7.30pm, 6 January 2.30pm

Francesca Velicu / Ken Saruhashi / Noam Durand* / Giorgio Garrett
3 January 2.30pm, 5 January 7.30pm, 7 January 2.30pm

Julia Conway / Daniel McCormick / Eric Snyder* / Henry Dowden
3 January 7.30pm, 5 January 2.30pm, 6 January 7.30pm

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Dancer: Alison McWhinney. Photo © Jason Bell. Creative Direction: Charlotte Wilkinson Studio

Mary Skeaping’s Giselle

In the roles Giselle / Albrecht / Hilarion / Myrtha / Peasant Pas de Deux

London Coliseum

Katja Khaniukova / Aitor Arrieta* / Fabian Reimair / Alison McWhinney / Ivana Bueno* / Daniel McCormick*
11 January 7.30pm, 16 January 7.30pm, 21 January 2.30pm

Fernanda Oliveira / Francesco Gabriele Frola* / Henry Dowden* / Jung ah Choi / Adriana Lizardi* / Miguel Angel Maidana*
12 January 7.30pm, 14 January 2.30pm

Sangeun Lee*/ Gareth Haw* / Junor Souza* / Anna Nevzorova* / Julia Conway* / Victor Prigent*
13 January 2.30pm, 19 January 7.30pm

Erina Takahashi / Fernando Carratalá Coloma* / Erik Woolhouse* / Emily Suzuki* / Francesca Velicu* / Shunhei Fuchiyama*
13 January 7.30pm, 17 January 7.30pm

Emma Hawes* / Vsevolod Maievskyi* / James Streeter / Precious Adams* / Chloe Keneally* / Noam Durand*
18 January 2.30pm, 20 January 7.30pm

Shiori Kase* / Ken Saruhashi / Giorgio Garrett* / Angela Wood* / Ivana Bueno / Daniel McCormick
18 January 7.30pm, 20 January 2.30pm

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Swan Lake in-the-round © Laurent Liotardo
English National Ballet in Derek Deane's Swan Lake in-the-round © Laurent Liotardo

Swan Lake in-the-round

In the roles of Odette-Odile / Prince Siegfried / Rothbart

Royal Albert Hall

Sangeun Lee* / Gareth Haw* / James Streeter
12 June 7.30pm, 15 June 7.30pm, 19 June 7.30pm, 22 Jun 7.30pm

Fernanda Oliveira / Francesco Gabriele Frola* / Fabian Reimair
13 June 7.30pm, 15 June 2.30pm, 20 June 7.30pm

Emma Hawes* / Aitor Arrieta* / Junor Souza
14 June 7.30pm, 16 June 2.30pm, 20 June 2.30pm, 22 June 2.30pm

Laurretta Summerscales** / Lorenzo Trossello* / James Streeter
18 June 7.30pm, 21 June 7.30pm, 23 June 2.30pm

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* Debut in the role
** Guest Artist

Visit each production’s page for casting listed chronologically by performance.