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The Royal Ballet dancer Steven Mcrae stands in a well-lit studio with his arms stretched outwards.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

The McRae / Vassilev Project

11–19 September 2026

Two masters of their craft. One stage. A showstopping fusion of exceptional music and dance.

Two ballet dancers wearing black stand on stage in front of a black curtain.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Holding Light

12 September 2026

Fallen Angels Dance Theatre present a powerful performance exploring real stories of addiction recovery.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Insights: Fallen Angels Dance Theatre

13 September 2026

Join cast and creatives from Fallen Angels Dance Theatre in a discussion on the work they do to support those recovering from addiction and about their new work Holding Light, which comes to the Clore Studio this Autumn.

A performer wearing a glamorous black dress, fishnet tights and a chunky pearl necklace sits on a grey silk dressed bed on stage. She is flanked by four performers wearing bright coloured jackets and various animal masks: one is a goat, one is a hare, one is a King Charles spaniel and one is a bat.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Alcina

15 September–3 October 2026

Handel’s magical opera of love, seduction and sorcery.

A dancer spins through a dark space, wearing a brilliant red dress which leaves traces through the air as she moves.

Multiple venues
Ballet and dance

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal

23 September–29 October 2026

Watch Royal Ballet dancers and coaches in rehearsal as they prepare some of the works they will soon perform on stage.

Several ballet dancers wearing tutu's stand in a brightly lit dance studio against a mirrored wall. In the corner two other people are coaching.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal – Manon

23 September 2026

Watch dancer of The Royal Ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for this revival of Kenneth MacMillan's devastating ballet of decadence and decay.

Info available soon

A group of people wearing different colour clothes pose either sitting or standing in a photographers studio which is decorated with draped partitions.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

JPA @ 25: Jukebox

25 September 2026

Two performances. Two programmes. You decide the music. Get to know the singers and music staff of the programme during the matinee performance and vote live for the songs and arias to be performed in full in the evening concert.

A ballet dancer stands on a rusted barrel holding onto a wooden lamp post. Another dancer stands on the floor looking up to them. Behind them, a corrugated iron shed holds up a washing line with different pieces of washing hang from it.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Three Short Ballets

29 September–2 October 2026

Northern Ballet returns to the Linbury Theatre with a programme of fiery revivals and a world premiere.

A black and white image of director Evgeny Titov, he wears black trousers and a black t-shirt and sits with his back against a concrete wall.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Parsifal

1–17 October 2026

Wagner’s all-consuming final opera comes vividly to life in a new production.

Several dancers wearing elaborate costumes dance close together with their arms raised. The image is artistically blurred to look like in motion.

Clore Studio

Insights: The Royal Ballet School – A Centenary Celebration

3 October 2026

In celebration of the Royal Ballet School's 100-year anniversary, join cast and creatives behind this event in discussion on the history and heritage of the school, its dancers and the future.