Our winter programme will keep you inspired, fit and connected!

We’re delighted to share what we’ve got in store for you this winter, from our first ever feature film to a new programme of online ballet classes taught by our dancers.

The Secret Theatre

With the screen as our stage, we continue to produce artistic work, including the world premiere of  our first  feature film, The Secret Theatre. Starring characters from our most popular festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy will collide when the theatre bursts into life, creating an unforgettable adventure for all the family.

Created by CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson and long-term collaborator Lez Brotherston, alongside Co-Screen Directors Jess & Morgs, the film will bring the magic of theatre into your homes this Christmas, with an online premiere on Monday 21 December at 6pm. Tickets are free and must be booked in advance.

Discover more and book tickets now.

The Swan

The Secret Theatre will follow the world premiere of our short film The Swan, drawing on our sleek and stylish stage production of Swan Lake, and captured through the lens of our very own Director and Editor, Eve McConnachie.

Featuring David Dawson’s visceral choreography from the first six minutes of Act IV, the film centres the strong, graceful Odette in a lake of light, surrounded by the arching backs, spiralling arms and mesmerising formations of the all-female cast.

Discover more and book tickets now.

Classes

Taking inspiration from the artistic programme, creativity weaves through our classes, resources, talks and workshops to keep people moving and motivated this winter.

We’ll be bringing you a new 6-week block of online classes of Elevate© and Time to Dance via Zoom from Monday 9 November, adding to the already popular Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland classes, run in partnership with Dance Base, on Facebook.

And we’re very excited to present a brand new programme of adult and children’s classes via Zoom. With courses ranging from Absolute Beginners to Advanced, this is your chance to try something new, or practise and perfect your technique. Classes will go on sale to Scottish Ballet members on Friday 23 October at 10am, and will be taught by some of our very own dancers as well as experienced teachers.

Become a Scottish Ballet member for free through the new membership programme!

Dance is a medium that brings people together and now, more than ever, we need to connect with each other. By bringing new artistic and engagement work into people’s homes this winter, we celebrate the benefits and importance of creativity in all its forms.

Christopher Hampson, CEO/Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet

Connecting with communities is at the heart of all that we do, and we are committed to creating programmes that engage with people from all walks of life. We feel it is vital to help support and improve people’s physical and mental wellbeing and so we are delighted to be offering a range of classes, resources, talks and workshops for people to access digitally this winter.

Catherine Cassidy, Director of Engagement at Scottish Ballet