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One hundred years on from the First World War, and ahead of our performances of Lest We Forget, we asked members of our company to share their family stories about the conflict and relatives who lived through the war. Here are some of them. Read more

In between her work on various other projects, composer Jocelyn Pook took the time to answer our questions about creating the music for Akram Khan’s Dust, part of Lest We Forget. Read more

Dust was created by choreographer Akram Khan  in 2014, as part of Lest We Forget, our dance programme reflecting on World War I. We met with one of his collaborators, Kimie Nakano, who designed its costumes. Read more

No Man’s Land was created by choreographer Liam Scarlett in 2014, as part of Lest We Forget, our dance programme reflecting on World War I. In its review, The Daily Telegraph wrote that the piece was “atmospherically designed by Jon Bausor”. We recently met with Jon Bausor to discuss the piece’s creation and his inspiration. Read more

Second Breath was created by choreographer Russell Maliphant in 2014, as part of Lest We Forget, our dance programme reflecting on World War I. We met Stevie Stewart, costume designer for Second Breath, to discuss the piece’s creation and her inspiration. Read more

We’re thrilled to announce Orlando Jopling has been appointed as Associate Conductor of English National Ballet Philharmonic for the 2018/2019 season. Read more