So Are We: León and Lightfoot
The Royal Ballet presents two Company premieres by Spanish/British choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. This stirring mixed programme marks the first time a British company performs the work of the acclaimed contemporary choreographic duo.
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So Are We: León and Lightfoot was last on 20 June 2026.
Guidance
Suitable for ages 5+
Please note that, as this is a new production, age guidance and content warnings may be subject to change.
Generous support from
Exceptional philanthropic support from
Royal Ballet and Opera Principal The Julia Rausing Trust
Generous philanthropic support from
Tim and Sarah Bunting, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Dame Tina Taylor DBE, Simon and Virginia Robertson and Royal Ballet and Opera Patrons
The 2025/26 Royal Ballet Season is generously supported by
Aud Jebsen
A Co-production between
The Royal Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet
Programme
So Are We: León and Lightfoot includes
Creatives
The artists and creatives behind the production
Shoot the Moon
Choreography
Music
Set and Costume Designers
Lighting Designer
Salle de danse
Choreography
Music
Set, Costume and Lighting Designers
Discover
The works of Sol León and Paul Lightfoot have a uniquely characteristic movement language that is fluid yet angular, soft and weightless yet simmering with tension. Their choreography has been performed all over the world, most notably by Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where León and Lightfoot were house choreographers from 2002-20. They have created over 50 works for the Dutch contemporary company.
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon celebrates its 20th anniversary. Exploring relationships and the solitude that lies within them, the work is scored by Philip Glass’s shifting tonal melodies within his Tirol Concerto.
Salle de danse
Salle de dance was originally choreographed as a film by Lightfoot during the pandemic in homage to the balletic art form, it will now be recreated by the duo as a world premiere performed by over 45 dancers from across all ranks of the Company. Drawing on a dancer’s daily study of ballet class, Leon and Lightfoot reimagine it with their uniquely fluid choreographic passion, sometimes integrating whispers of another reality. A freshly composed score by Ilya Demutsky will accompany the ensemble on the bare stage of the Royal Opera House.
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Accessibility and resources
There is lift access and there are step-free routes to over 100 seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony and Amphitheatre. Some seats in the Stalls Circle, Balcony, Amphitheatre and the Donald Gordon Grand Tier are accessed by 9 steps or fewer. There are 10 steps or more to access seats in the Orchestra Stalls.
You can use the assistive listening systems in our auditoriums. Surtitles, captions and translations in English are displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.
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