Recently nominated as Best Independent Company at the upcoming National Dance Awards 2026, London City Ballet will be back at York Theatre Royal this Autumn with a new programme of work (18-19 Sep) – including a co-production with York Theatre Royal of Glen Tetley’s Firebird.

 Artistic Director Christopher Marney has put together an exciting programme that features UK premieres of heritage works including, for the first time outside of the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeiers’s celebrated work Ghost Light. For the first time in decades in the UK, Neumeier will work in person with the company to recreate the piece.

In the centenary year of American choreographer Glen Tetley, London City Ballet will pay homage to him by reviving, for the first time in the UK, his gothic retelling of the Firebird. The ballet’s original designer, Olivier-award winning John MacFarlane will revisit his 1981 design. In a first for the company under Marney, Firebird will be presented as a co-production with York Theatre Royal and Opera de Vichy, France.

York audiences can also get some exclusive insights into the company with a special Post-Show discussion on opening night (18 Sep) and an open class on 19 Sep, which gives the chance to witness the dancers of London City Ballet on stage as they prepare for the performance in their daily class. Introduced and led by members of the creative team, audiences get the chance to gain rare and fascinating insight into how dancers warm-up, rehearse and prepare for a performance.