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A ballet dancer performs in the centre of a golden-lit stage making it look like a sunset. Only the outline of their body is visible making them appear to be in a shadow. They are contorted into a Y-shape, with their right foot en pointe and their left leg high in the air.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

International Draft Works 2026

12–14 April 2027

New works. Emerging choreographic voices.

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

Jette Parker Artists @ 25: A Musical Retrospective

20–21 April 2027

Former Jette Parker Artists join with guest artists in an unmissable retrospective of 25 years of exceptional music making.

Two ballet dancers embrace passionately on a dark stage. One dancer draped themselves over the other.

London City Ballet

28 April–2 May 2027

The celebrated, recently-revived company returns to the Linbury Theatre.

A performer wears a gold sequin tassled dress, a warm-coloured fur coat, black sunglasses and holds a rosary in her left hand. She stands against a stark concrete backdrop with her shadow visibly larger than her.

Main Stage
Opera and music

La Gioconda

29 April–18 May 2027

One woman’s love will push her to the limit, in Amilcare Ponchielli's grand opera.

A ballet dancers performs on stage in a red dress in front of a backdrop of an old style painting of a town within a rural scene.

Female Power

6–9 May 2027

Dutch contemporary Introdans dance company presents a mixed programme honouring female choreographers.

Two Royal Ballet dancers perform on stage wearing monochrome leotards and white shorts. One dancer is in a lunge position supporting the other dancer who leans against them. The stage is stark with a dark backdrop.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Disruptors: Tanowitz, Junker, Khan, McGregor

6–25 May 2027

Experience an exhilarating spin on ballet in four genre-defying contemporary works.

A performer wearing a long jacket is embraced from behind by another. They both stare down at a small fire atop a memorial stone.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Aida

19 May–12 June 2027

Love and duty collide as nations clash in Verdi’s powerful and seductive opera.

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27 May–2 June 2027

This contemporary opera brings together folk motifs and avant-garde vocal techniques.

A ballet dancer launches themselves into the air on a dark stage in front of a square shape that is brightly lit red.

Next Generation Festival 2027

11–25 June 2027

Discover the future stars of ballet and dance.

A performer whose makeup and costume is designed to make them look like a statue sits on a purple sofa on stage. Next to them sits another performer with long hair wearing a check shirt. Around them are a group of people reaching out towards the performer in the check shirt, as the statue seems to be ignored.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Hercules

18 June–9 July 2027

In love, there are no heroes. Barrie Kosky directs Handel's mythological masterpiece.

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