Mr Rochester lifts Jane, she is on his shoulder, her legs pointed behind them, her back arched and her head thrown back in ecstacy

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Northern Ballet updates
Dancers en pointe in company class
13.08.25

Company Update August 2025

The Artistic team at Northern Ballet have worked with the dancers to develop six ranks which better reflect our performing company and the wonderful artists we work with.
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Northern Ballet updates
Beauty and Beast stand close and stare intensively and each other, both uncertain of the other
16.01.24

Beauty's off to Belgium

We’re pleased to announce that for the first time since 2019, we’ll be stepping our pointe shoes overseas.
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Male dancer, shirtless, standing with his arms wide and a female dancer in a white dress is behind him, holding herself up on his shoulders with her legs split in parallel with the male dancers arms
12.12.23

Preserving the Passion: New Romeo & Juliet Exhibition

A new exhibition at Leeds University’s Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery will bring together materials from our archive to tell the eventful story of the making of a classic.
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Collage of clips from the Heather Lehan video blog in which she is examining something from her bag, dancing with a partner, and smiling at the camera
11.12.23

A week in the life with Heather Lehan

Curious to know what a week in life of a ballet dancer is like?
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Dancers posing for a poster image dressed in their costumes of grey T-shirts jazzed-up with feather boas, wings, colourful waistcoats, hats and more
06.12.23

Every Little Thing is a Change

In a Company first, Northern Ballet dancers and dancers from our Ability course for adults with additional learning support needs join forces in a pioneering dance film.
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Close-up of dancers on the stage taken from the wings, each dancer wearing Georgian costume and smiling broadly
05.12.23

The Nutcracker Photos

Stunning photos from David Nixon CBE's The Nutcracker.
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Female dancer in the Nutcracker holding a Nutcracker doll
09.11.23

Christmas Gift Guide 2023

Looking for the perfect present to gift your loved ones this Christmas? don't worry we've got you covered with our ultimate Christmas gift-guide for 2023.
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Students copying the ballet pose performed by a dancer in front of them
25.10.23

Charlotte Tonkinson Masterclass

Recently Charlotte Tonkinson First Artist with The Royal Ballet taught a fantastic masterclass with our Academy of Northern Ballet students.
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A woman wearing a black top dances with a boy in a wheelchair wearing a blue school uniform, musicians can be seen playing in the background
13.10.23

Introducing Rise & Shine

Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Rise & Shine is a health and wellbeing project for pupils in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools.
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Beauty and Beast stand close and stare intensively and each other, both uncertain of the other
12.10.23

Beauty & the Beast Videos

Watch videos from our production of Beauty & the Beast.
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Header from Jane Eyre featuring dancers Dominique Larose and Joseph Taylor. Photo Tristram Kenton