Scottish Ballet

Find These Violent Delights in a UK cinema near you from 21 October 🎞️ Fate is rewritten on the dance floor in this vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. These Violent Delights is a new feature film by Scottish Ballet in collaboration with Forest of Black. ★★★★★ ‘A triumphant adventure that secures Scottish Ballet’s place at the very cutting edge of exciting, innovative, yet wholly accessible dance and film’ - The List ★★★★★ ‘An outstanding artistic achievement’ - The Herald Scotland Full list of screenings available via Scottish Ballet’s website. More dates and venues TBA. https://lnkd.in/gF78w46x Directors: Christopher Hampson & Oscar Sansom Producers: Forest of Black, Beth Allan, Tony Currie Choreographers: Julia Cheng, Morgann Runacre-Temple, Sophie Laplane, Myles Thatcher, Nicholas Shoesmith, Andrea Azzari Composer: John Lemke Production & Costume Design: Sami Fendall DOP: David Liddell Sound Design: William Aikman Hair & Makeup Design: Ainslie Currie Distribution: Tull Stories PR: ARPR Publicity Supported by Scottish Ballet’s Next Generation Campaign Supporters and Lead Partner Burness Paull LLP.

Public voting is now open! Vote for SB Elevate in the Glasgow Times Community Champion Awards. 🗳️🏆 SB Elevate®— Scottish Ballet’s dance programme for people living with Multiple Sclerosis, has been nominated for Health & Wellbeing Champion of the Year in the GlasgowTimes Community Champion Awards 2026. Recognised for transforming lives through dance, SB Elevate® supports people with Multiple Sclerosis to improve wellbeing, confidence and physical health. The pioneering programme was developed in 2018 in collaboration and consultation with people living with MS, health specialists, University of Florida, Georgetown University, MS Society Scotland, MS Revive Support and Royal Conservatioire of Scotland. Special thanks to Denise Noone for sharing her MS story and experience of the class with us. Winners are decided via public voting. Make sure to cast your vote by 19 Oct: https://lnkd.in/ePh66TWD

Mary, Queen of Scots has been nominated for Achievement in Dance in the UK Theatre Awards 2026! 🏆 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 With a world premiere at Edinburgh International Festival, followed by a Scottish tour in 2025, Mary, Queen of Scots toured to London and across the pond to Spoleto Festival USA and New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2026. Scottish Ballet are delighted to be recognised for this five-star production co-created by choreographer-in-residence Sophie Laplane and James Bonas. Huge congratulations to the creative team for their efforts in bringing this iconic story to the stage. For over 30 years, the annual UK Theatre Awards have celebrated the creative excellence and outstanding achievements seen on and off stage throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The winners will be announced at this year’s ceremony in London on Monday 12 October, hosted by Strictly Come Dancing and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star, La Voix. Creative Team: Choreographer & Co-Creator: Sophie Laplane Director & Co-Creator: James Bonas Original Score: Mika Karlsson & Michael P Atkinson Set & Costume Designer: Soutra Gilmour Lighting Design: Bonnie Beecher Projection & Video Design: Anouar Brissel Featured dancers:  Principal Roseanna Leney as Mary, Queen of Scots Guest Artist Charlotta Öfverholm as Older Elizabeth I of England Image credits: Ruby Pluhar

After more than 14 years with Scottish Ballet, Rimbaud Patron will be leaving us at the end of tonight’s Emergence tour to focus on and further develop his already successful photography business. Throughout his performing career, Rimbaud has excelled in a wide range of our productions, performing works by choreographers including Matthew Bourne, Crystal Pite, Angelin Preljocaj, Kenneth MacMillan, David Dawson and Helen Pickett, to name just a few. Over the years, he has also played an integral role in the creative process for many emerging choreographers, consistently bringing incredible characters and performances to life. His reliability, supportive approach and unwavering commitment to the art form have inspired countless colleagues throughout his career. Off-stage, we’ve watched him build a career in photography capturing special moments whilst building a life in Scotland with his family that we all adore (special shout out to wifey, fellow dancer Claire Patron and their little love Olive). It’s more 'à bientôt’ rather than au revoir, as Rimbaud will continue his work with Scottish Ballet as Artist in Residence, photographing productions and rehearsals. Please join us in wishing Rimbaud every success as he embarks on this exciting next chapter with his photography business.

As we come to the end of our autumn tour of Emergence, we'd like to thank Scottish Ballet's corporate partners Corney & Barrow, Burness Paull LLP, Rathbones, Haventus, Baillie Gifford, EY Studio+, and corporate members AtkinsRéalis and Complete Cleaning Services Ltd for joining us in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Scottish Ballet offers businesses a unique way to engage clients and colleagues: through world-class performance, powerful storytelling and moments of genuine connection. An opportunity to switch off, be inspired and create unforgettable experiences together. To learn more about how your organisation join us for upcoming performances, contact Kirsten Cockburn at kirsten.cockburn@scottishballet.co.uk

★★★★★ “The overwhelming feeling after coming away from this double bill is how lucky we are to have Scottish Ballet as our National ballet.” - BroadwayWorld.com Experience an “unforgettable pairing” (British Theatre Guide)— Entress and Emergence continue to share the stage on tour as part of Scottish Ballet’s autumn double bill. See it for yourself in Aberdeen (25 - 26 Sep) and Edinburgh (1 - 3 Oct).  Aberdeen Performing Arts Capital Theatres - Festival Theatre, King's Theatre & Studio Theatre Emergence by Crystal Pite [images 1 -2] Choreographer Crystal Pite Stagers Eric Beauchesne & Anna Herrman Music Owen Belton Set Design Jay Gower Taylor Costumes Linda Chow Lighting Designer Alan Brodie Entress by Julia Cheng [images 3 -4] Choreographer Julia Cheng Associate Choreographer Laura Braid Composer Isobel Waller-Bridge Percussionist Beibei Wang Set & costume design Yann Seabra Lighting design Lee Curran Story consultant Nick Drake Image credits Andy Ross

Lights, Camera, Emergence 📸 Against the backdrop of Scottish Ballet HQ’s windows, our dancers Jessica Fyfe, Andrea Azzari and Urara Takata take a break from rehearsals to create striking silhouettes for photographers at our press photocall ahead of the opening night of our Emergence double bill in Glasgow tomorrow. See Emergence by Crystal Pite, and Entress by Julia Cheng on stage from 10 September to 3 October in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh: https://lnkd.in/eq_JAnxs

Our dancers are rehearsing two pieces of work ahead of our autumn double bill, Emergence. Choreographed by Crystal Pite, Emergence returns to Scotland for the first time in ten years. Set to Owen Belton’s haunting score, the full company becomes a living super-organism — urgent, precise, unstoppable. This unforgettable work shares the stage with a world premiere of Entress by award-nominated choreographer Julia Cheng (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Fiddler on the Roof). Music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge feat. Percussionist Beibei Wang. Limited performances in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh from Sep 10 - Oct 3. Book tickets for Emergence: https://lnkd.in/eq_JAnxs Image credits: Mihaela Bodlovic

With preparations for the Emergence tour well underway, we were delighted to welcome Next Generation Partner Burness Paull LLP and their guests to Scottish Ballet HQ for a special behind-the-scenes event. Guests were given an insight into the dedication and attention to detail behind every performance while watching our dancers in rehearsals. The evening continued with a wine tasting hosted by our Wine Partner, Corney & Barrow, inspired by themes from the production including transformation, female leadership, nature and teamwork. Events at Scottish Ballet’s studios offer businesses a memorable way to connect with clients through creativity, culture and unique access to our work. To explore event and partnership opportunities with Scottish Ballet, get in touch with our team: Kirsten Cockburn kirsten.cockburn@scottishballet.co.uk

We're delighted to announce that we've been invited to perform Crystal Pite's Emergence and Julia Cheng's Entress at the 2027 Bergen International Festival. We can't wait to share this powerful double bill with audiences in Bergen next June. See it first on tour in Scotland this autumn, with performances in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen from 10 September to 3 October 2026. Book now for the Scottish tour: https://lnkd.in/eq_JAnxs Emergence at Bergen International Festival: https://lnkd.in/dw78a7y6