Reflecting on Re-Play 2025: Audience Reaction
Fri 23 May 2025
Celebrating Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2025 we’re shining a light on Re-Play, our annual Engagement…
Reflecting on Re-Play 2025: Audience Reaction
23 May 2025
Celebrating Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2025 we’re shining a light on Re-Play, our annual Engagement performance platform, which brings together hundreds of participants for a very special showcase.
What is Re-Play?
Re-Play is a weekend of performances dedicated to showcasing the breadth and depth of our Engagement programmes.
This year, Re-play took place in March. Over five months of planning went into the event – from commissioning the creative team, to rehearsals, performances, right through to the final bows of the show. The weekend saw dancers from across London including Newham and Tower Hamlets and as far as Ipswich, West Sussex, Dorset and Bristol, come together for this celebration of ENB’s 75th season.
The dancers were supported by 22 creatives including choreographers, rehearsal directors, costume designers, composers and musicians, to come together and perform for over 400 people across two days.
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What the dancers had to say:
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Watching the other wonderful dancers and being part of this “family”.
I loved seeing how the production studio operates as well as meeting other groups at ENB.
I enjoyed the opportunity to create my own choreography and be part of the panel to share my experiences!
Images of panel discussion at Re-Play 2025 in the Holloway Production Studio, Mulryan Centre for Dance. (c) Photography by ASH
Reaction from the creatives:
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Audience highlights:
The performances were so joyful, moving, expressive and conveyed the performers’ love of dance.
Dance for Parkinson's Performance Company in With love, Us xx by Arielle Smith (2025). Re-Play at Holloway Production Studio, Mulryan Centre for Dance. (c) Photography by ASH.
Wow – what a sensational performance that was last night – it really made me feel very emotional on many levels – but most importantly to see and learn what English National Ballet is doing for children, youth, the elderly, and its local community and at the same time as being a sensational touring ballet company – this should be shouted from the roof tops.
The integration of rap with ballet.
ENBYouthConnect in Echos of Etudes by Jenna Lee (2025). Re-Play at Holloway Production Studio, Mulryan Centre for Dance. © Photography by ASH.
Seeing young dancers with such a good level, and the opportunity to watch senior dancers with the freedom to express who they are, without the fear of their possibilities and capabilities. It was absolutely beautiful.
My highlight was seeing how dance can be a life skill.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but this was simply outstanding. My daughter has been attending Ballet Club and she has loved every minute – incredible teachers / coaches / mentors – incredible organization – phenomenal culture in that the standard is very high, but there is so much support to reach new heights.
Ballet Club with ENB dancers Gareth Haw and Sangeun Lee at Re-Play 2025.
At ENB we open up the possibilities of ballet, to move more people in more ways. We invite everyone in, to discover, participate and be part of ballet.
Whether you want to see ENB perform live, move from the comfort of your own home with BalletActive or would like to get involved in one of our Dance Health or Youth programmes, you are welcome to join us.