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The latest news from across the organisation.

  • Thursday 13 September 2018

    World Ballet Day - LIVE

    World Ballet Day is back and bigger than ever. Tune into the Facebook stream, Tuesday 2 October 2018 for a glimpse into life behind closed doors at ballet companies from accross the globe.

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  • Thursday 13 September 2018

    Dance for Parkinson's national expansion

    A grant of £295,000 from Paul Hamlyn Foundation will enable Scottish Ballet and Dance Base to expand the ground-breaking Dance for Parkinson’s programme across Scotland. The three-year funding will broaden access to people living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers nationwide.

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  • Friday 10 August 2018

    Update on Associates

    The Associate Programme continues to go from strength to strength with a record number of 560 applicants for the 2018-2019 session, who travelled from as far as Orkney, Northern Ireland, Dublin and Durham!

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  • Wednesday 8 August 2018

    New Dancer Arrivals

    We're welcoming four new dancers to Scottish Ballet's ever-growing cohort. Meet them here.

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  • Wednesday 8 August 2018

    Generation Dance Festival wrap

    Phew! What a wonderful whirlwind. The Generation Dance Festival has wrapped up to great success. Read all about the project here.

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  • Thursday 2 August 2018

    Q&A with Sophie Laplane

    Sophie Laplane became Scottish Ballet's Choreographer in Residence in June 2017 after hanging up her pointe shoes one last time. Learn all about her choreographic journey so far and read a few of her tips for budding young choreographers.

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  • Friday 20 July 2018

    Legacy Lines

    The story of an Edgar Degas sketch. Last year, we received an unexpected phone call from a patron saying that they would like to leave a legacy in their Will to Scottish Ballet valued at £2.2 million.

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  • Sunday 15 July 2018

    Dancer Promotions

    Some of our dancers have recently been promoted. Find out if your favourite dancer is moving up in rank.

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  • Friday 13 July 2018

    Designing a Revival

    Gary Harris received a Sunday Herald Culture Award commendation for his stunning design of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Fairy's Kiss. Read all about his inspirations for the design.

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