Our Communications team are available to assist with press and media enquiries in relation to Northern Ballet and the Academy of Northern Ballet.
Please get in touch to request information, images, interviews, photography and filming, press tickets and photo calls. Requests from production companies should also be directed to the press team.
News and Press Releases
03.08.22
Finding Your Voice with Mermaids Across the World
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is known as a classic tale where a young mermaid loses her voice, enduring immense pain to make the ultimate sacrifice for love.
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18.07.22
Guy Perricone to become Northern Ballet’s new Chair
Northern Ballet is pleased to announce that Guy Perricone will succeed Sir David Wootton as Chair from 25 July 2022.
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06.07.22
Promotions and Joiners For the New Season
We will welcome six new dancers for the 2022/23 season, the first with Federico Bonelli as Artistic Director.
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10.06.22
Former Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon awarded CBE
Former Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon has received a CBE for services to dance, in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2022.
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12.04.22
Premier Dancer Javier Torres to retire from Northern Ballet
Premier Dancer Javier Torres will retire from Northern Ballet this May, after 12 years with the Company.
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08.04.22
Chief Executive Mark Skipper DL to retire
After 35 years of service Mark Skipper DL will step down as Chief Executive of Northern Ballet later this year.
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30.03.22
Ashley Dixon's New Roles
Principal Dancer Ashley Dixon to become Principal Character Artist and Assistant Rehearsal Director at Northern Ballet.
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07.03.22
Northern Ballet’s Casanova opening to coincide with exhibition by local artist Christine Eastham
Thursday 10 March will mark both the opening night of Northern Ballet’s Casanova at Leeds Grand Theatre and the opening of a new exhibition by Leeds artist Christine Eastham.
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