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This year, we're pleased to be nominated for nine National Dance Awards, including Best Classical Choreography for William Forsythe's Playlist (Track 1, 2), which premiered as part of Voices of America last spring at Sadler's Wells. Read more

The Big Give Christmas Challenge is here once again and this time we are raising funds to support our new commission Nora, by English National Ballet First Artist and talented choreographer Stina Quagebeur. Read more

The timeless classical ballet comes to life in this version of Swan Lake, choreographed by Derek Deane. We tour this enthralling production to Liverpool and Bristol this November, and then to the London Coliseum in January 2019. Find out what audiences are sharing below! Read more

Kenneth MacMillan's masterpiece Manon is touring outside London for only the second time in 30 years. Find out what audiences are saying about this tragic story ballet, touring to Manchester, Milton Keynes and Southampton this autumn, before heading to the London Coliseum from 16 – 20 January 2019. Read more

Now is a great time to become a Friend of English National Ballet. We've listed five reasons to indulge in your passion for ballet and dance with us, and become part of our English National Ballet community. Read more

When Kenneth MacMillan started work on his ballet version of Manon, rather than use the scores from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut or Jules Massenet’s opera Manon, he chose to cherry-pick pieces of music written by the latter. This includes sections from some of Massenet’s other operas, oratorios, art songs and orchestra suites. Read more