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5 things you didn’t know about The Sleeping Beauty – the ultimate fairytale ballet
From enchanting storytelling to majestic costumes, this ballet invites audiences of all ages to feel the magic of this fairytale.
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My First Ballet: Cinderella – Trailer
With a narrator to help the young audience follow the story, and a shortened, recorded version of Prokofiev’s ravishing score, this is the perfect introduction to ballet, and a fantastic family day out.
Learn the steps of My First Ballet: Cinderella
Learn some of the steps of Cinderella with Haru Yokoo, a dancer with English National Ballet School, who is performing the lead role in My First Ballet: Cinderella. No experience necessary!
Finalists announced: Emerging Dancer 2026
Championing talent development and artistic excellence, English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer returns from 4 June 2026 on YouTube.
Body and Soul (Part 1) by Crystal Pite (Extract)
Watch this mesmerising moment from Body and Soul (Part 1) by Crystal Pite - one of the many that leave a deep impression.
Proper Conduct: Interview with Composers Brandon Finklea and Harold Walker III
Meet Brandon Finklea and Harold Walker III, the composers of the score for Kameron N. Saunders’s Proper Conduct.
My First Ballet: Cinderella Rehearsal Video
A magical sneak peek into My First Ballet: Cinderella rehearsals - a brand-new production specially created for children aged 3+!
My First Ballet Cinderella: The stepsisters extract
The stepsisters (plus stepmother, of course) are ready for their moment in My First Ballet: Cinderella!
Proper Conduct (Extract)
Here’s a first clip from Kameron N. Saunders’s creation for English National Ballet, Proper Conduct.
Social Prescribing Day 2026
To mark Social Prescribing Day, we spoke to NHS Social Prescriber Suzy De Freitas about the power of social prescribing - what it is, what we offer, and why it matters.
Introducing children to theatre with My First Ballet: Cinderella
Here is everything you need to know about this magical new production.
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty: Lilac Fairy (Extract)
An enchanting moment by Anri Sugiura as the Lilac Fairy in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty.
Interview with Jermaine Spivey on Body and Soul (Part 1)
Hear from Spivey about Pite’s movement language,what it unlocks in dancers, the themes of the piece.