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From the Press: "Fantasy, folly and fancy footwork: cosmic dance comes to Manchester" by The Guardian
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Invisible Cities part of Manchester international festival. © Tristram Kenton i
"Performed in a cavernous former railway depot, Invisible Cities features actors, dancers, digital animations and amazing stage designs.In adapting Italo Calvino’s novel of the same name, it aims for sweeping themes such as imagination, power, belonging, morality and mortality. “The question of whether this was one of my best ideas or an act of pure folly remains open,” writes director Leo Warner in the programme. My answer is that it’s both."
To read The Guardian's full review, click here.
Invisible Cities is the winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet 2019.
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Breaking Ballet Boundaries: FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025 Winner "Gentleman Jack" Featured in The New York Times
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The FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025 Winner, Gentleman Jack, has captured the attention of international audiences with a feature in The New York Times by Laura Cappelle.
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Northern Ballet
“Gentleman Jack” Premieres in Leeds: Reimagining History Through Dance and Storytelling
26 February 2026
Leeds / United Kingdom
Gentleman Jack, the groundbreaking new ballet from Northern Ballet and winner of the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025, will have its highly anticipated world premiere at Leeds Grand Theatre on 7 March 2026.
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