LOADED WITH ARTISTRY

WE ARE AN ARTIST-LED MODERN BALLET ENSEMBLE, & CATALYST FOR CREATIVITY.

Founded by Artistic Director
Andrew McNicol, we are committed to creation & evolving the art of ballet.

With a rotating roster of talented dancers and artists, we commission original choreography, new music compositions, cutting-edge designs and award-winning dance films to showcase the vitality and relevance of ballet today.

Artistic worlds meet, & new collaborations form.

As a powerful partner and magnet for talent, we nurture creativity while building lasting connections with young people and communities through dance.

LET’S TALK

Group photo of the McNicol Ballet Collective taken in a dance studio.

THIS COMPANY IS WIDE AWAKE & RARING TO GO.

The Reviews Hub

STAGE

BALLET EVOLVED

Enjoyable for its charm, youthful vigour and big heart, these performances point towards future riches.

Daniel Pratt Backtrack

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SCREEN

NEW PERSPECTIVES

Image of dancers in motion projected onto the side of a New York building.

Award winning film work. It’s a true joy to translate stunning work into riveting and jaw dropping imagery.

Sam Asert, Film maker

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LEARNING

INSPIRING CREATIVITY

Female composer looking intently while playing the violin.Female composer looking intently while playing the violin.

It gave me confidence… helped me develop a fledgling understanding of movement and gesture.

Beatrice Ferreira, Composer

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TOTALLY MEMORABLE SHOW.

Audience Member

Black male dancer in a white semi see-through outfit, caught in mid-flight with hands down and head looking upwards.

GET INVOLVED

Black female dancer in focus during a ballet technique class, with other dancers out of focus in the background.

Group of dancers in a studio with a brick wall and two windows in the background, moving in a circle with arms outstretched and connected by a single arm.

FOR EVERYONE

We deliver pre-designed and bespoke learning opportunities in partnership with theatre venues, schools, community groups and independent artists.

Andrew McNicol sitting in front of a mirror, watching a duet rehearsal with the dancers' reflection visible.

Outstretched dancer's arm in focus, with a dancer's blurred body in the background, held in a dance technique position in a studio.

FOR
ARTISTS

Fuel your journey of artistic growth and discovery with our dynamic artist development programmes.

Empty theatre auditorium with rows of red chairs.

Smiling female dancer out of focus in the foreground, with other dancers in focus behind her after a dance class.

POWERFUL
PARTNERS

We are proudly the first associate company of Hull New Theatre with a shared aim is to widen access to the arts through performances and creative learning initiatives.