London City Ballet 2025 Season, Shows, Reviews

byCherilyn J. Lee

October 30, 2023 - Updated on April 21, 2025

London City Ballet

♦ Location: London – England

♦ Artistic Director: Christopher Marney

♦ Founded in 1978 by Harold King. Closed in 1996, reopened in 2023.

♦ Official Website of London City Ballet

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London City Ballet 2025 Season

The London City Ballet 2025 season, which includes a European tour, was recently announced by Christopher Marney, the company’s first Artistic Director since its revival in late 2023.

Returning dancers are:

Alina Cojocaru
Alejandro Virelles
Joseph Taylor
Nicholas Vavrečka
Arthur Wille
Jimin Kim
Cira Robinson

They will be joined by the following to complete the 2025 season roster:

Samuele Barzaghi (formerly Paris Opera Ballet)
Yuria Isaka (former soloist at Staataballett Berlin)
Sahel Flora Pascual (formerly School of American Ballet, Ballet Austin)
Constance Devernay-Laurence (former Principal at Scottish Ballet/TV actress)
Josue Gomez (formerly Birmingham Royal Ballet)
Pilar Ortega (formerly Joffrey Ballet Studio Company, Indianapolis Ballet)
Siméon Sorange-Félicité (formerly Conservatoire de Paris)
Lydia Rose Hough (formerly English National Ballet School)

The program Momentum includes world premieres by Florent Melac and Tasha Chu alongside George Balanchine‘s Haieff Divertimento, Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhiibtion, and Liam Scarlett’s Consolations & Liebestraum.

As part of its 8-venue UK tour, London City Ballet will make its debut at London‘s Linbury Theatre (Royal Opera House) with Rebirth, a program which features Jerome Robbins’ Quiet City, Ashley Page’s Larina Waltz, Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhiibtion, and Chu’s new work.

Find details of the tour at the performance listings below.