Launching our Next Generation Partnership with the creation of short film Breathless, supported by Burness Paull

We are delighted to announce the next exciting chapter of our collaboration with Burness Paull, as they become Scottish Ballet’s Next Generation Partner. Over the next four years Burness Paull will support the company in empowering our next generation of talent, transforming the future of dance for the audiences of tomorrow.

This partnership aligns our shared passion for creativity and investing in the next generation of our people and future leaders. Burness Paull’s support will enable Scottish Ballet dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians and set designers to create works to keep the company at the forefront of dance internationally.

To mark the launch of our Next Generation Partnership, Burness Paull have supported the creation of short film Breathless, bringing our shared values to life on screen. The film’s themes of balance, power and trust link perfectly to our partnership objectives.

We are delighted to be embarking on a new and exciting phase of collaboration with Burness Paull. In supporting our ambitious next generation strategy, Burness Paull will play an instrumental part in ensuring the vibrancy and accessibility of our work for years to come.

Christopher Hampson, CEO/Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet

Burness Paull has enjoyed a successful partnership with Scottish Ballet for over five years, a relationship built on a mutual global outlook and human & high performing ethos, with a strong commitment to innovation across performance, diversity & inclusion, wellbeing and technology. Our Next Generation Partnership is a courageous evolution of this and we look forward to continuing to champion our shared values together.

Find out more about Breathless