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Press & Media

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.

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News and Press Releases
Queen Elizabeth II in a yellow/green outfit standing in front of photographers
08.09.22

Our condolences

We are deeply saddened by the passing of HM The Queen. 
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Abigail Prudames and Joseph Taylor on the poster image for The Little Mermaid, taken by Guy Farrow
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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Two masked dancers look down at an illuminated chess board
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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Casanova stands on a table proudly surrounded by people half-dressed
08.07.22

Inside Spring/Summer 2022

The magazine from Northern Ballet.
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A photo of Northern Ballet dancer Abigail Prudames raised aloft by Northern Ballet dancers in David Nixon OBE's The Little Mermaid. Photo Emma Kauldhar, 2017.
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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David Nixon OBE. Joan Russell Photography
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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Javier Torres smiling at the viewer, wearing a white shirt
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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Mark Skipper DL smiling and speaking with a group of people.
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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Publicity photo of dancer Ashley Dixon in a tan shirt
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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Painting of a dancer posing on a chair
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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Merlin reaching high for Excalibur
28.02.22

Northern Ballet to screen Merlin in cinemas

Following the success of its national tour, Northern Ballet’s Merlin is to be shown in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Sunday 24 April.
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10.02.22

Charlotte Tonkinson becomes an Academy Ambassador

We’re thrilled to announce that The Royal Ballet Artist Charlotte Tonkinson is now an ambassador for the Academy of Northern Ballet.
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