London City Ballet has announced full touring details for its 2026 season, marking the company’s third year under Artistic Director Christopher Marney.
Recently nominated for Best Independent Company at the National Dance Awards 2026, the company will tour to 17 venues across five countries throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.
The 2026 tour will see London City Ballet perform in cities including Budapest, Pamplona, York, Bath, London, New York and Cannes, with appearances at major venues such as Sadler’s Wells, York Theatre Royal and the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
For the new season, the company expands to 18 dancers, welcoming several new international artists alongside returning company members.
New dancers joining the ensemble include Francesca Velicu, formerly of English National Ballet, Maxime Quiroga, Hui-Wen Peng, Arthur Henderson, Noah Cosgriff and Tatyana Meijer.
Following a year away, Ellie Young rejoins the company, alongside returning dancers Alejandro Virelles, Sahel Flora Pascual, Samuele Barzaghi, Yuria Isaka, Arthur Wille, Joseph Taylor, Josue Gomez, Siméon Sorange-Félicité, Lydia Rose Hough and Jimin Kim.
Internationally renowned ballerina Alina Cojocaru will once again appear as a guest artist across the tour.
The 2026 programme will feature a mix of heritage works and major revivals, including John Neumeier’s Ghost Light, presented outside of Hamburg Ballet for the first time.
Neumeier will work in person with the company to recreate the piece, marking the first time in decades that it has been staged in this context.
In the centenary year of Glen Tetley’s birth, London City Ballet will also revive his gothic retelling of Firebird, performed in the UK for the first time in decades.
The production will feature original designs revisited by Olivier Award-winner John MacFarlane and will be presented as a co-production with York Theatre Royal and Opera de Vichy in France.
Artistic Director Christopher Marney said: “Reflecting on London City Ballet’s rapid growth it feels essential we remain fit for purpose in size and flexibility. The 2026 tour increases our reach further still, expanding my vision, but stays true to the original ethos of bringing affordable and accessible dance to audiences far and wide. Returning the work of Neumeier and Tetley to stages across the UK feels significant considering their history, and these works in particular will, I believe, create a momentous impact on audiences seeing them for the first time.”
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