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Celebrating 40 years since its creation, Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet opens at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall tonight. Before the show, find out all the key facts and figures behind this award-winning production. Read more

In 1977, the legendary Rudolf Nureyev created his own version of the ballet Romeo & Juliet for us, when we were then called London Festival Ballet. The weeks of creation were an intense period for everyone involved. Here are five interesting background facts about it. Read more

Arguably one of the world’s greatest love stories ever told, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet has inspired many composers and choreographers. English National Ballet boasts of having two different productions in its current repertoire: Derek Deane’s in-the-round version, which we have performed at the Royal Albert Hall, and Rudolf Nureyev’s, which was created especially for us in 1977 for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Read more

To discover more about our upcoming season and get closer to the Company, we have an exciting programme of events and workshops. These offer a flavour of life behind the scenes and give further insight to the productions: Read more

To mark the 40th anniversary of its creation, we’re presenting Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet on 1 – 5 August at Southbank Centre. Created especially for English National Ballet in 1977, this blazing ballet retells Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of two star-crossed lovers with Nureyev’s inventive and passionate choreography. Find out more behind the story’s history and this “deeply romantic” (The Daily Express) version: Read more

Following our season at the London Coliseum in January, Mary Skeaping's classical Giselle is touring to Belfast this month. Hear from Tamara Rojo, Alina Cojocaru and Laurretta Summerscales, on dancing this iconic ballet and role, and who the character of Giselle is for them: Read more