Performers
Including:
Steven McRae & Anna-Rose O’Sullivan Star Principals of The Royal Ballet
Sangeun Lee & Gareth Haw Star Principals of English National Ballet
Constance Devernay-Laurence Star of Amazon Prime’s Étoile
Denys Cherevychko International Guest Principal
Ballett des Staatstheater Augsburg (UK premiere)
Eve Mutso Former Scottish Ballet Principal & Estonian Ballet Star
Harris Beattie Junior Soloist of Northern Ballet
Ekleido Choreographic duo of Contemporary Underground Fusion
Viktor Erik Emanuel Ballet Nights House Concert Pianist
Jamiel Devernay-Laurence Compère
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Ballet Nights‘ second London programme of 2025 marks a historic first for Ballet Nights – the debut of a Christopher Wheeldon staging – featuring two iconic works from the West End and television.
The evening also includes a world premiere, a UK premiere, and the highly anticipated UK debut of Ballett Augsburg alongside rising talents and bold new voices shaping dance today.
Join the new Ballet Nights tradition of uniquely compèred evenings of Classical Ballet, Neo-Classical, and Contemporary Dance, presented up close and without compromise.
★★★★★ “Fresh, unique and inspiring” (The New Current)
★★★★★ “Full marks for this electric and thoroughly enjoyable night out.” (LondonTheatre1)
★★★★★ “Transformative” (Parliamentary Society)
★★★★ “Bold and beautiful” (Bachtrack)
★★★★ “A delightful high table tasting menu” (British Theatre Guide)
Duration: approx. 2 hours (incl. interval)
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Ticket Information
£150 (VIP*), £80, £60, £50, £38
*VIP ticket includes prime central Stalls seats, exclusive access to a post-concert ‘Meet & Greet’ with the artists, photographer and complimentary fizz.
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Programme
Part I
Devil’s Staircase
Composed by György Ligeti
Performed by Viktor Erik Emanuel
Ballet Nights House Concert Pianist
Dutiful Ducks
Danced by Harris Beattie
Choreographed by Richard Alston
Poem by Charles Amirkhanian
String Theory
Danced by Dominic Stokes & dancer TBA
Choreographed by Jordan James Bridge
A Ballet Nights new commission made possible by the Abderahim Crickmay Trust
“Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen”
Danced by Eve Mutso
Performed by Hannah Diennes Williams (soprano) and Viktor Erik Emanuel (piano)
Choreographed by Peter Darrell CBE
Composed by Gustav Mahler (from Five Rückert Songs)
Restaged by Judy Spence
With thanks to the Peter Darrell Trust
Nemesis
Danced by Martina Piacentino & Alfonso López González
Choreographed by Ihsan Rustem
Composed by Benjamin Clementine
Costume design by Louise Flanagan
Lighting by Ihsan Rustem & Ron Heinrich
Choreographic assistant Carla Silva
Created for Ballett Augsburg
Slingerland Duet (UK premiere)
Danced by Sangeun Lee & Gareth Haw
Choreography, lighting and costume design by William Forsythe
Composed by Gavin Bryars (String Quartet No. 1)
With thanks to William Forsythe and English National Ballet
Part II
Intermezzo & Shine No More
Performed by Quartet Concrète
Composed by Frederick Sjölin (Intermezzo) & Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Shine No More)
La Oración (world premiere)
Danced by Denys Cherevychko
Choreographed by Joaquin De Luz
Composed by Joaqin Turina
Denys Cherevychko’s appearance is supported by a generous anonymous donor
SPLICE
Danced by Hannah Ekholm & Faye Stoesser
Choreographed and performed by Ekleido
Music by Floating Points
I Married Myself (live stage adaption & world premiere)
Danced by Constance Devernay-Laurence
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Music by The Sparks
Costume redesign by Sara Mackenzie
With thanks to Big Indie Omega Inc, MGM studio, Amazon Prime, Amy Sherman Palladino & Dan Palladino and Christopher Wheeldon.
Pas de Deux from An American In Paris
Danced by Anna Rose O’Sullivan & Steven McRae
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Composed by George Gershwin
Compère Jamiel Devernay-Laurence
With thanks to The Royal Ballet
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