London City Ballet 2025 Season, Shows, Reviews

byCherilyn J. Lee

October 30, 2023 - Updated on September 24, 2025

♦ 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.

London City Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Marney to be Artist in Residence at Baryshnikov Arts Center

During the Fall Curation Series, Christopher Marney will be working on the revival of Jerome Robbins’ Quiet City. The 1986 ballet is rarely performed, and London City Ballet’s dancers Alejandro Virelles, Arthur Wille and Joseph Taylor will become only the third cast to have ever danced it. The company will then bring the work back home to London in November 2025.

“There could not be a better place to explore undiscovered works from prominent US Choreographers than at the centre of New York’s dance scene.

Mikahil Baryshnikov continues to shape the landscape for dance, providing a sanctuary for artists to develop and research their craft. With his rich history and knowledge of eminent 20th century Choreographers it seems in perfect alignment with the ballets I am keen to restore”.

– Christopher Marney

Mikhail Baryshnikov commented: “This is an exciting project for all the dancers involved and for Baryshnikov Arts. We are thrilled to host London City Ballet while they revive Quiet City by my dear late friend Jerome Robbins.”

Source: London City Ballet