Director of Learning & Participation
Jillian Barker
Insights Programme Manager
Emma Head
Insights Officer
Aisling Henihan
Presenter
Shevelle Dynott
Creative Producer of The Royal Ballet
Emma Southworth
Head of Ballet for Learning & Participation
Ruby Wolk
Choreographer
Miguel Altunaga
Artistic Director of English National Ballet School
Lynne Charles
Dancers of English National Ballet School
Zai Calliste, Lily Moran, Haru Yokoo
Pianist of English National Ballet School
Zhu Sun
Artistic Director of Rambert School
Amanda Britton
Dancers of Rambert School
Alyssa Albelar, Hugo Bragg, Sophia Brewerton, Sky Cook, Emma Davies Salcedo, Josiah Davey, Imogen Harnett, Ayaki Lai, Cerys Lewis, Grace O'Brien, Matthew Potulski, Jemima Sparrow, Maisie Stanger Crosby, Amari Webb-Martin
Director
Kevin O’Hare CBE
Founder
Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE
Founder Choreographer
Sir Frederick Ashton OM CH CBE
Founder Music Director
Constant Lambert
Prima Ballerina Assoluta
Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL
Etudes on a Theme of Satie
CHOREOGRAPHY Lynne Charles
MUSIC Erik Satie Gymnopedie no. 1
DANCER Lily Moran
PIANIST Zhu Sun
Aphiemi
CHOREOGRAPHY Lynne Charles
MUSIC Pyotr Tchaikovsky Elegy in Honour of Ivan Samarin
DANCERS Zai Calliste, Haru Yokoo
RAMBERT SCHOOL
The Hilkravrs
CHOREOGRAPHY Miguel Altunaga
MUSIC Benny Moré Esta Noche Corazón
ORIGINAL SCORE BY David Preston
DANCERS OF RAMBERT SCHOOL Alyssa Albelar, Hugo Bragg, Sophia Brewerton, Sky Cook, Emma Davies Salcedo, Josiah Davey, Imogen Harnett, Ayaki Lai, Cerys Lewis, Grace O'Brien, Matthew Potulski, Jemima Sparrow, Maisie Stanger Crosby, Amari Webb-Martin
We are working hard on our commitment towards becoming more sustainable and are striving for our net zero goal of 2035. By using digital cast sheets and e-tickets, we have reduced our paper consumption by over five tonnes per year. You can view our digital cast sheets on a computer, tablet or smartphone by scanning the QR codes displayed around the building using your smartphone’s camera app. They are also displayed on screens outside the auditoria. Cast sheets are generously supported by the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.
Photography and filming are prohibited during performances in any of our auditoriums. You are welcome to take pictures throughout the rest of the building and before performances and share them with us through social media. Commercial photography and filming must be agreed in advance with our press team.
Larger bags and backpacks need to be check into our complimentary cloakrooms. Unattended bags may be removed.
Please do not place any personal belongings on the ledges in front of you. Mobile phones should be turned off and stored away safely during performances.
Only bottled water and ice cream purchased from the premises can be taken into the auditorium.
If you arrive late to the auditorium or leave during a performance, you will not be allowed back to your seat until the interval or a suitable break.
Smoking and vaping are not permitted anywhere on the premises.
The safety of our visitors, staff and artists is our priority. To help us provide a comfortable experience for everyone, please be mindful of others and their personal space.
Our staff are committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect and we ask that you show them and your fellow audience members respect too. We adopt a zero-tolerance approach in response to anyone who interacts with our staff or with fellow audience members in an intimidating, aggressive or threatening manner.
We rely on your support to make world-class ballet and opera for everyone. With your donations we can ensure a bright future for the Royal Ballet and Opera, bringing communities together and inspiring future generations up and down the country.
For people, not profit.
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 480523) Charity Registered (Number 211775)