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General booking opens on 21 October 2026
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Approximate timings
The performance lasts approximately 1 hour 40 minutes, including an interval of 20 minutes.
Act 1, Click! & Captured:
35 minutes
Interval:
20 minutes
Act 2, Nina: By Whatever Means:
40 minutes
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Monday 22 March, 7.15pm
Tuesday 23 March, 7.15pm
Wednesday 24 March, 7.15pm
Guidance
Suitable for ages 7+
Haze effects are used throughout the performance. Nina: By Whatever Means contains flash photography and scenes of domestic violence and racism.
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The company
Since its founding in 2001, Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet by championing artists of Black and Asian descent. Known for their repertory of deeply resonant works, the company and its dancers have won and been nominated for many awards. Ballet Black has a long history of performing at the Royal Opera House, beginning in 2004 with its first performance at the Clore Studio.
The programme
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black returns with a thrilling mixed programme featuring the revival of Mthuthuzeli November’s acclaimed Nina: By Whatever Means, celebrating the extraordinary life, music and spirit of Nina Simone. Isabela Coracy returns to her Olivier Award-winning role as Nina, a performance that also earned her a Black British Theatre Award, alongside the Ballet’s own award for the production.
Completing the programme are two contrasting Ballet Black favourites: Martin Lawrance’s intense and intricately charged Captured, set to Shostakovich, and Sophie Laplane’s playful, stylish and irresistibly energetic CLICK!.
Accessibility and resources
For step free-access and wheelchair spaces in the Linbury Theatre, you will need to book seats on the right-hand side of the auditorium.
We have an assistive listening system available to use. Surtitles, captions and translations in English are displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.
Join our Access Scheme for priority access to tickets and to inform us of your access requirements.
See our Accessibility page for more information or view a visitors guide (PDF, 12.0 MB).
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