✔️ Here Is The Royal Ballet ‘s New Season 2024/25 ✔️ (2024)

✔️ Here Is The Royal Ballet ‘s New Season 2024/25 ✔️ (1)

The Royal Ballet and Opera today announces its 2024/25 Season. Opening on Monday 2 September 2024 under a new and combined organisational name, the Season features a programme of bold new productions, alongside returning audience favourites, thrilling debuts and bright new voices.

Alex Beard, Chief Executive of the Royal Ballet and Opera, said: “Today we announce a Season of extraordinary breadth and ambition – to audiences old and new, in schools and cinemas across the UK, and through streaming and digital media, right across the world. Bringing ballet into our name is long overdue – The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera have performed under the same roof since 1946 – and both companies now enjoy the prominence that they rightfully deserve. The whole of the Royal Ballet and Opera is far more than the sum of our parts. We may perform at the Royal Opera House, but three quarters of what we do is experienced by people outside this building and, as we mark 40 years of our Learning programme, the impact and influence of the Royal Ballet and Opera can be felt in every corner of the country.”

The evolution of its name, the Royal Ballet and Opera, celebrates the institution in its entirety, recognising the whole, not just one of its parts. Together, the Royal Ballet and Opera will continue to perform at Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House, with performances shown in cinemas around the world, marking an exciting new era for the two companies as they enter a thrilling 2024/25 Season.

The Royal Ballet 2024/25 Season

In 2024/25 The Royal Ballet presents a diverse programme of works that celebrate the Company’s rich heritage while featuring groundbreaking creations by some of the world’s leading choreographers and creative teams.

Following the landmark success of Woolf Works and The Dante Project, Wayne McGregor returns with the European premiere of MaddAddam. Combining forces of contemporary dance, music, fashion and literary worlds, Margaret Atwood’s monumental trilogy of novels (Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam) comes alive in this thrilling visceral three-act ballet. With a specially commissioned score by celebrated composer Max Richter and costume design by Gareth Pugh, it promises to be a spectacular experience.

In October, Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets features the work of four distinctive choreographers championed by The Royal Ballet on the Main Stage. Experience a spectrum of human emotion beginning with Kyle Abraham’s gentle meditation on love, loss and memory in The Weathering. Four characters battle for control in Crystal Pite’s gripping boardroom drama The Statement.

Expanding Dispatch Duet, which received critical acclaim on its premiere in 2022, Pam Tanowitz employs her trademark style to turn the conventions of dance inside out. Joseph Toonga presents his second Main Stage work for the Company where the idioms of classical ballet and hip-hop converge.

Masses of dancers move as a mesmerising whole in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage which receives its first revival in February. Grappling with themes of safe passage, displacement, community and mortality, this award-winning work is set to Gorecki’s affecting Symphony of Sorrowful Songs – a reminder of the power of human connection in our turbulent times.

Wonderland becomes wondrously real as the ballet Season opens with two Technicolor adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s popular children’s story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – both of which will be part of our Schools’ Matinee roster. On the Main Stage, The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon’s interpretation partners with magical music by composer Joby Talbot and whimsical designs by Bob Crowley. Powerhouse storytellers ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company return to the Linbury Theatre with The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, transforming Carroll’s Wonderland into a dysfunctional institution in this energetic
hip-hop show featuring original music and family-friendly storytelling.

Christopher Wheeldon’s versatility as a choreographer is showcased in a new mixed programme – Ballet to Broadway – where sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre. Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of his many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. Three works follow, new to The Royal Ballet.

Recognising Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre, the Company performs the ballet from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris, set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies. Its zesty spirit is contrasted with two duets of intimacy and yearning. The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for The Two of Us, while the music of Keaton Henson is used in the tender duet from Us that Wheeldon created for BalletBoyz in 2017.

When George Balanchine arrived on the shores of America, he changed the landscape of 20th-century ballet. Pushing the boundaries of the art form with extreme speed, dynamism and athleticism, he defined the American neoclassical style. With Balanchine: Three Signature Works, The Royal Ballet present a triptych of distinctive pieces in one programme.

Serenade was the first ballet he created in America, and its ethereal beauty is contrasted with the avant-garde Prodigal Son, a parable of sin and redemption. Symphony in C with its symmetrical formations and crystalline placements will bring this programme to a majestic and exhilarating close.

The Royal Ballet brings Shakespeare’s young lovers vividly to life with the return of Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, a modern classic that celebrates its 60th anniversary. Prokofiev’s glorious score feeds this epic tragedy, sweeping the ballet towards its inevitable and devastating conclusion.

Also marking 60 years since its creation, John Cranko’s 1965 take on Pushkin’s novel Onegin returns to the Main Stage. Set to an arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking score, Cranko’s expressive choreography results in a sumptuous period ballet.
For Christmas, Cinderella continues to cast its spell. This enchanting work by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton, with evocative music by Prokofiev and some spectacular stagecraft, is a rich theatrical experience not to be missed. In the Linbury Theatre, nothing says Christmas like a Greek tragedy: Ben Duke and Lost Dog’s electric and darkly hilarious work of dance theatre set to live music, Ruination, returns, turning the classic Greek myth of Medea on its head.

In the Linbury Theatre, the Company continues its commitment to honing new and diverse choreographic and performing talent. In October, First Soloist of The Royal Ballet Joseph Sissens is the driving force behind Legacy, a celebration of Black and Brown dancers from all over the world. In the spring, International Draft Works returns, gathering burgeoning choreographers from all over the world, revealing how the art form is ever changing and evolving. Closing the Season, celebrating both national and international talent, the Next Generation Festival is a showcase for the diversity and range of global performing talent
presented by a selection of junior companies and dance schools.

Across the Season, the Linbury Theatre welcomes returning guest companies including Northern Ballet, Acosta Danza and Ballet Black. The Ballet Black: Heroes mixed programme will include a new work, If at First, by Choreographer-in-Residence at Scottish
Ballet Sophie Laplane, that explores the complexity of humanity, heroism and selfacceptance.

Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, said: “An electrifying Season lies ahead as we stage thrilling works new to the Company,
crafted by creatives at the forefront of choreographic innovation. The breadth of the Company’s artistry is highlighted in revivals of rich repertory favourites alongside a Linbury Season that welcomes guest collaborators and bright burgeoning talents. As ever, audiences will have the chance to witness world-class performances by our remarkable dancers. There really is something for everyone.”

THE ROYAL BALLET 2024/25 SEASON OVERVIEW

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY
Linbury Theatre
4 – 24 September 2024
A co-production with The Royal Ballet
Director and Writer Kate Prince
Choreography Kate Prince and Members of ZooNation
Music Josh Cohen, DJ Walde
Lyrics Kate Prince, Josh Cohen, DJ Walde
Set and Costume Designs Ben Stones
Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers
Sound Designer and Music Supervision David McEwan
The Queen of Hearts has anger issues. Alice is confused about just how big or small her body actually is. The Mad Hatter, suffering from mercury poisoning, never wants to stop having tea! Ernest has his work cut out for him at his new job. He is tasked to fix people who have been ocked away for not being ‘normal’. As he gets closer to his patients, Ernest realises: what’s so
great about being ‘normal’ anyway? Powerhouse storytelling company ZooNation returns to the Linbury Theatre with this hit show.
Founder Kate Prince transforms Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland into a dysfunctional institution in this energetic hip-hop work featuring original music and family-friendly storytelling. Inventive and colourful, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party encourages us to embrace our differences and what makes us who we are.

The Royal Ballet
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Main Stage
28 September – 1 November 2024
13 June – 6 July 2025
A co-production with The National Ballet of Canada
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Music Joby Talbot
Orchestration Christopher Austin, Joby Talbot
Designer Bob Crowley
Scenario Nicholas Wright
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Projection Designers Jon Driscoll, Gemma Carrington
Original Sound Designer Andrew Bruce for Autograph
Conductors Koen Kessels / Martin Georgiev
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from John and Susan Burns OBE, Sir Lloyd and Lady
Dorfman OBE, Kenneth and Susan Green, Martin and Jane Houston, Huo Family
Foundation, Doug and Ceri King and Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson.
Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon generously supported by Kenneth and Susan Green
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Journey through Wonderland with Alice and encounter a host of curious characters as she tries to save the Knave from the furious Queen of Hearts. From a mysterious Cheshire cat to a tapdancing tea party, many treats and eccentricities await in this weird and wonderful world. You never know what you might find when you fall down the rabbit hole. Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s story is brought to life in Christopher Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation. With composer Joby Talbot’s magical music and designer Bob Crowley’s whimsical designs, Wonderland becomes wondrously real. Packed with high-spirited choreography and astonishing stagecraft, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is perfect entertainment for all the family.

The Royal Ballet
ENCOUNTERS: FOUR CONTEMPORARY BALLETS
Main Stage
22 October – 16 November 2024
THE WEATHERING
Choreography Kyle Abraham
Music Ryan Lott
Costume Designer Karen Young
Lighting Designer Dan Scully
Conductor Geoffrey Patterson
World Premiere
NEW PAM TANOWITZ
Choreography Pam Tanowitz
Music Ted Hearne
Costume Designers Harriet Jung, Reid Bartelme
Lighting Designer Simon Bennison
Conductor Geoffrey Patterson
World Premiere
NEW JOSEPH TOONGA
Choreography Joseph Toonga
Music Marina Moore
Costume Designer Jessica Xavier
Lighting Designer Simon Bennison
Dramaturgy Peggy Olislaegers
THE STATEMENT
Choreography Crystal Pite
Text Jonathon Young
Music Owen Belton
Set Designer Jay Gower Taylor
Costume Designers Crystal Pite, Joke Visser
Lighting Designer Tom Visser
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from Dame Tina Taylor DBE, Malcolm and Rosalind
Gammie and The American Friends of Covent Garden
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Experience a spectrum of human emotion beginning with Kyle Abraham’s gentle meditation on love, loss and memory in The Weathering. Four characters battle for control in Crystal Pite’s gripping boardroom drama The Statement. Expanding on the previous success of Dispatch Duet, Pam Tanowitz employs her trademark deft style to turn the conventions of dance inside
out. Joseph Toonga presents his second Main Stage work for the Company where the idioms of classical ballet and hip-hop converge.

The Royal Ballet and Guest Artists
LEGACY
Linbury Theatre
29 – 31 October 2024
Witness some of the most exciting talent in dance from around the world today. First Soloist Joseph Sissens leads The Royal Ballet in celebrating Black History Month. Sissens in collaboration with Royal Ballet Director Kevin O’Hare present Legacy, an evening
dedicated to Black and Brown ballet talent, honouring their artistry, brilliance and the profound contribution they have made to the dance world. Following the footsteps of Joseph Toonga who led the Company’s past Black History Month celebrations, Sissens invites Black and Brown dancers and choreographers from around the world in this special event designed to champion and celebrate Black and Brown ballet artists.

Ballet Black
BALLET BLACK: HEROES
Linbury Theatre
7 – 10 November 2024
THE WAITING GAME
Created with support from The Linbury Trust
Choreography and Music Mthuthuzeli November
Music Mthuthuzeli November, Alex Wilson
Lighting Designer David Plater
Original Costume Designs for 2020 Peter Todd
IF AT FIRST
Co-commissioned with the Barbican
Choreography Sophie Laplane
Music Ludwig von Beethoven, Olivia Bell, Dans Dans, Michelle Gurevich, Dustin
O’Halloran, Tom Harrold
Lighting Designer David Plater
Costume Designer Jessica Cabassa
Since its creation 23 years ago, Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet by championing artists of Black and Asian descent. This Season, the company continues its longstanding association with the Linbury Theatre, returning with an innovative mixed programme. Ballet Black will present an exciting new work by Sophie Laplane, Choreographer-in-Residence at Scottish Ballet. The new work, titled If At First, explores the complexity of humanity, quiet heroism and self-acceptance. The Waiting Game is an energetic work contemplating the meaning of life by Olivier award-winning choreographer
Mthuthuzeli November, set to original music that features the voices of Ballet Black Artists.

UK premiere
The Royal Ballet
MADDADDAM
Main Stage
14 – 30 November 2024
Choreography Wayne McGregor
Music Max Richter
Creative Consultant Margaret Atwood
Set Designer We Not I
Costume Designer Gareth Pugh
Lighting Designer Lucy Carter
Film Designer Ravi Deepres
Dramaturgy Uzma Hameed
Sound System Designer Chris Ekers
Conductor Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Season Principal Aline Foriel-Destezet
Generous philanthropic support from The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund and Royal Ballet and Opera Patrons
Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor generously supported by Dame Tina Taylor DBE
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Where does our humanity lie and where are we headed? In an imagined future not far from our own, a bio-engineered apocalypse has changed the Earth as we know it. An incongruous group of survivors must navigate a dangerous present – and make sense of the past. Wayne McGregor brings the speculative futures of Margaret Atwood’s monumental trilogy of novels (Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam) to the stage. This visually stunning three-act ballet is set to a specially commissioned score from celebrated composer Max Richter, reuniting creative collaborators from McGregor’s landmark 2015 ballet Woolf
Works in a new work for our times. Themes of extinction and invention, hubris and humanity, love and loss, are spliced together
with aspects of Atwood’s non-fiction writings and activist voice in this exhilarating exploration of life beyond societal collapse.

Lost Dog
RUINATION
Linbury Theatre
2 December 2024 – 4 January 2025
A co-production with The Royal Ballet
Director Ben Duke
Musical Director Yshani Perinpanayagam
Designer Soutra Gilmour
Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh
Video Designer Hayley Egan
Sound Designer Jethro Cooke
Dramaturg Raquel Meseguer Zafe
You’re invited to the trial of Medea and Jason. She’s allegedly murdered their children, and Jason wants her punished. With Hades and Persephone acting as the prosecuting and defence attorneys, Medea’s fate will be determined. Ben Duke’s electric work of dance theatre set to live music asks: what if Medea had a chance to tell her own story? Darkly comic and inventive, Ruination turns this classic Greek myth on its head.

The Royal Ballet
CINDERELLA
Main Stage
3 December – 25 January 2025
A co-production with The National Ballet of Canada
Choreography Frederick Ashton
Music Sergey Prokofiev
Set Designer Tom Pye
Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne
Lighting Designer David Finn
Video Designer Finn Ross
Illusions Chris Fisher
Conductors Jonathan Lo / Martin Georgiev
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from The Paul Ferguson Memorial Fund, Kenneth and
Susan Green, Charles Holloway and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
In memory of George Simon
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Be transported this Christmas into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
With a little bit of stage magic, join Cinderella on her transformative journey where the stars align and love triumphs.
This enchanting work by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a rich theatrical experience not to be missed. With evocative music by Prokofiev and some spectacular stagecraft, the cherished fairy tale of Cinderella continues to cast its spell.

The Royal Ballet
ONEGIN
Main Stage
22 January – 25 February 2025
29 May – 12 June 2025
Choreography John Cranko
Music Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Designer Jürgen Rose
Lighting Designer Steen Bjarke
Conductor Wolfgang Heinz
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Season Principal Aline Foriel-Destezet
Generous philanthropic support from The Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson and Royal Ballet and Opera Friends
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
When the bookish Tatiana meets Eugene Onegin, she is immediately besotted. Enigmatic and refined, he seems like a hero from one of her novels. Onegin rejects her, seeing only a naive country girl. Will a meeting at a ball many years later offer another chance at love? With expressive choreography by John Cranko set to soaring Tchaikovsky music, Pushkin’s classic story becomes a sumptuous period ballet. 60 years after its creation, Onegin’s exploration of unrequited affection, impulsive choices and bitter regret still breaks hearts today.

Northern Ballet
THREE SHORT BALLETS
Linbury Theatre
28 – 31 January 2025
London premiere
FOOLS: A ROMEO AND JULIET INSPIRED STORY
Choreography Mthuthuzeli November
London premiere
FOUR LAST SONGS
Choreography Rudi van Dantzig
Music Richard Strauss
London premiere
NEW WORK
Choreography Kristen McNally
From classics reimagined to the beauty of pure dance – Northern Ballet returns to the Linbury Theatre with a compelling mixed programme. Fusing ballet and other dance styles, Mthuthuzeli November presents Fools. The new work is inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the South African novel Hill of Fools, depicting a bitter rivalry between two villages. Its lively choreography contrasts with the tranquil beauty of Dutch choreographer Rudi van Dantzig’s Four Last Songs. A contemporary ballet classic, its fluid choreography is superbly underscored by Strauss’s works of the same name. The programme also includes a new work by The Royal Ballet’s Kristen McNally, created on Northern Ballet dancers and Joe Powell-Main, a disabled dancer who uses wheels and crutches.

Acosta Danza
FOLCLOR
Linbury Theatre
15 – 20 February 2025
PAYSAGE, SOUDAIN, LA NUIT
Choreography Pontus Lidberg
Music Leo Brouwer, Stefan Levin
Playwright and Choreography Assistant Adrian Silver
Scenography Elizabet Cerviño
Costume Designer Karen Young
Lighting Designer Patrik Bogårdh
SOLEDAD
Choreography Rafael Bonachela
Music Chavela Vargas, Gidon Kremer
Costume and Set Designer Rafael Bonachela
Lighting Designer Lee Curran
HYBRID
Choreography Norge Cedeño, Thais Suárez
Music Jenny Peña, Randy Araujo
Assistant Choreographer Niosbel González
Costume Designer Celia Ledón
Lighting and Set Designer Yaron Abulafia
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing Carlos Acosta’s acclaimed dance company Acosta Danza brings the infectious energy of Cuba in their return to the Linbury Theatre. Incorporating Latin footwork and a rumba-inspired score, Pontus Lidberg’s Paysage, Soudain, La Nuit depicts a celebration of youth, set in the light of dusk and twilight. Its feverish atmosphere is matched by Rafael Bonachela’s Soledad, a slick and passionate duet that draws on the choreographer’s Spanish roots to explore the wild and tender sides of a relationship. Cuban choreographers Norge Cedeño and Thais Suárez close the programme with Hybrid, which seamlessly blends the African traditions of Yoruba with contemporary dance.

The Royal Ballet
LIGHT OF PASSAGE
Main Stage
20 February – 12 March
Part Two: Covenant and Part Three: Passage are a co-production with the Norwegian National Ballet
Choreography Crystal Pite
Music Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Scenic Designer and Reflective Light Concept Jay Gower Taylor
Reflective Light Backdrop Designers Jay Gower Taylor, Tom Visser
Costume Designer Nancy Bryant
Lighting Designer Tom Visser
Conductor Zoi Tsokanou
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Masses of dancers move as a mesmerising whole. Bodies, fluid and yearning, are bathed in shafts of light. A single voice emerges, a lament that distils the magnitude of human suffering. A journey begins… Crystal Pite, in her distinctive choreographic style, grapples with themes of safe passage, displacement, community and mortality. Set to Gorecki’s affecting Symphony of Sorrowful
Songs, this award-winning work is a reminder of the power of human connection in our turbulent times.

The Royal Ballet
ROMEO AND JULIET
Main Stage
4 March – 26 May 2025
Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Music Sergey Prokofiev
Designer Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Designer John B. Read
Conductors Koen Kessels / Martin Georgiev
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from John and Susan Burns OBE, Jonathan Caplan, Philipp Freise, Kenneth and Susan Green, Alan and Caroline Howard, Doug and Ceri King, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson, The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund and Francescsa
Storey-Harris in memory of Judy Harris
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Production generously sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels
Young RB&O is generously made possible by Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, The Bunting Family, Sir Simon Robey, The John Browne Charitable Trust and The Laidlaw Opera Trust
Additional kind support from Josh Harris and Layla Nemazee Harris
An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire. Out of this bitter strife, love blossoms. Shakespeare’s great love story is brilliantly retold through this modern ballet classic celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025. The fervent longing of the star-crossed lovers is perfectly captured by the combination of Kenneth MacMillan’s impassioned choreography and Prokofiev’s evocative score, sweeping the ballet towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion.

The Royal Ballet
BALANCHINE: THREE SIGNATURE WORKS
Main Stage
28 March – 8 April 2025
Choreography George Balanchine
Lighting Designer John B. Read
SERENADE
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer Karinska
THE PRODIGAL SON
Music Sergey Prokofiev
Designer Georges Rouault
SYMPHONY IN C
Music Georges Bizet
Designer Anthony Dowell
Conductor Fayçal Karoui
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Season Principal Aline Foriel-Destezet
Generous philanthropic support from John and Susan Burns OBE, John Mcginn and Cary Davis, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Royal Ballet and Opera Patrons and The American Friends of Covent Garden
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Production generously sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels
When George Balanchine arrived on the shores of America, he changed the landscape of 20thcentury ballet. Pushing the boundaries of the art form with extreme speed, dynamism and athleticism, Balanchine defined the American neoclassical style.
Serenade was the first ballet he created in America. Its ethereal beauty is contrasted with the avant-garde Prodigal Son, a parable of sin and redemption. Symphony in C with its symmetrical formations and crystalline placements brings this programme to a majestic and exhilarating close.

The Royal Ballet and Guest Companies
DANCE REFLECTIONS BY VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS FESTIVAL
Linbury Theatre and other venues
March 2025
Production generously sponsored by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Revel in the richness of choreographic creation.
For the fifth edition of its Festival, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels – a programme launched in 2020 to strengthen the High Jewelry Maison’s commitment to the world of dance – returns to London. Following a successful run in 2022, the 2025 Festival will celebrate the wealth of international choreographic creation, from recent works to pieces from the repertory that have marked the history of contemporary dance.

The Royal Ballet and Guest Companies
INTERNATIONAL DRAFT WORKS
Linbury Theatre
9 – 10 April 2025
International Draft Works gathers budding choreographers from ballet companies around the world in a showcase of how the art form of ballet is ever changing and growing. What ideas inspire these emerging choreographers of today and how are they responding to these inspirations? Find out in this display of new works that form part of the Company’s commitment to honing new and diverse choreographic talent.

The Royal Ballet
BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
Main Stage
9 – 27 May
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
FOOL’S PARADISE
Music Joby Talbot
Costume Designer Narciso Rodriguez
Lighting Designer Penny Jacobus
UK premiere
THE TWO OF US
Music Joni Mitchell
Orchestrated by Gordon Hamilton
Costume Designers Harriet Jung, Reid Bartelme
Lighting Designer Kate Ashton
US (DUET)
Music Keaton Henson
Costume Designer Katherine Watt
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
Music George Gershwhin
Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Conductor Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Exceptional philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing
Generous philanthropic support from John and Susan Burns OBE, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Kenneth and Susan Green, Simon and Virginia Robertson and Royal Ballet and Opera Friends
Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon generously supported by Kenneth and Susan Green
The 2024/25 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by Aud Jebsen
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in this mixed programme celebrating Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon’s versatile career. Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of his many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. Three works follow, new to The Royal Ballet. Recognizing Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre, the Company performs the ballet from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris, set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies. Its zesty spirit is contrasted with two duets of intimacy and yearning. The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the
scene for The Two of Us, while the music of Keaton Henson is used in the tender duet from Us that Wheeldon created for BalletBoyz in 2017.

Guest Companies and Schools
NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL
Linbury Theatre
June/July 2025
Next Generation Festival is a fantastic chance to get to know the young dancers of today. Expect performances by a selection of junior companies and dance schools from the UK, across Europe and around the world. Celebrating both national and international talent, witness the diversity and range of performing talent globally and be a part of the art form’s vibrant future.

The Royal Ballet School
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE
Main Stage
13 July
Join The Royal Ballet School in this celebration of their students’ exceptional talents. Returning to the Royal Opera House in this annual matinee, the students of the School demonstrate the remarkable skills and artistry they have nurtured training at one of the world’s leading ballet schools. Featuring all years of the School, with dancers ranging in age from 11 to 19, this is a rare opportunity to watch the rising ballet stars of the future

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