News

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Remembering Elaine McDonald OBE

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elaine McDonald OBE. Here, we reflect on Elaine's extraordinary career with Scottish Ballet, and we dedicate our performances of Cinderella to her memory. Read more about it >

Monday 3 December 2018

Dance Health Programme expansion

We are delighted to announce that Baillie Gifford will sponsor our Dance Health programme, with a funding commitment for the next five years. Read more about it >

Thursday 29 November 2018

Weaving Magic

Rachel Thomas speaks to designer Tracy Grant Lord and Caro Harkness, former Head of Wardrobe at Scottish Ballet, about creating the world of Cinderella. Read more about it >

Thursday 22 November 2018

A unique Cinderella

Alan Morrison speaks to Artistic Director and choreographer of Cinderella, Christopher Hampson, on bringing his new version of this classic rags to riches tale to Scottish Ballet. Read more about it >

Friday 2 November 2018

Matters of the Heart

Rehearsal Assistant, Tamarin Stott joined Scottish Ballet in 2017 from English National Ballet where she was a dancer for 15 years. We caught up with Tamarin to find out how she is preparing to work with our Company dancers on Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella for her first time. She tells us what goes in to making this story matter. Read more about it >

Tuesday 16 October 2018

Highland Fling wins UK Theatre Award!

Scottish Ballet are delighted to announce that we have been awarded The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at the UK Theatre Awards 2018, for our Highlands and Islands tour of Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling. Read more about it >

Tuesday 9 October 2018

50th Anniversary Season Launch

In 2019 Scottish Ballet celebrates 50 years of inspiring audiences on stage and beyond, with a creative vision crafted by Scotland. We are very excited to reveal our full 2019/20 season including three world premieres, new digital commissions, and our plans to make five very special wishes come true… Read more about it >

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. Read more about it >

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. Read more about it >