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Reflection

An amazing period of time, the last few months have been heartening to feel the positive response for the return of London City Ballet.

It has been two arduous years but I am everyday enthused to strive forward and build on the legacy, taking it on and expanding it in the many different directions it deserves.

I am eager to share over the coming months plans for performances, tours, revivals and creations and the presentation of many talented artists on international stages.

𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 Van Gogh

#ChristopherMarney #LondonCityBallet #Dance #Ballet #SadlersWells #Legacy #LondonBallet #WhatsOnDance

Negotiating the hurdles and embracing the challenges #2024

Thanks to Emma @dance_europe for capturing this rare moment. There hasn’t been much time for reflection lately, just rushing from one thing to the next in an effort to get everything ‘right’, but seeing this photo gave me a glimpse into how much has transpired already.

I feel very grateful to have had people’s belief and support in an idea that still really only exists in my head and isn’t yet proven, many of whom didn’t know me even a year ago. I’m also lucky and thankful to have @anthonyg_fitnesspt clasping my hand in support from the get go.

Three weeks to lift off! @thelondoncityballet

#1 of 18 upcoming tours complete, and today LDN > BARCELONA for sold out shows this week in Spain/France! It’s a dream to be back in the Theatre presenting such meaningful works of art, and with a motivating, admirable team

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work

…and nothing has been easy, but that
makes these endorsements so encouraging - the acknowledgement that people are appreciating the plan.

Four National Dance Award nominations spanning Best Company, Choreography & Dancers… no better rounded recognition to wish for!

Thank you to the @thelondoncityballet team and the dance section of the critics circle guided by @gwdancewriter

@photography_byash
@alexeiratmansky
@national_dance_awards_

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧

Hear more from @christophermarney about the works and collaborations which make up the 2026 season at London City Ballet

Videography & Edit @shotbyhenrycurtis

With thanks to;

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
John Neumeier
Glen Tetley
Tasha Chu
Alexei Ratmansky
George Balanchine
Jerome Robbins 
Ashley Page
Florent Melac

𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆
𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 & 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂

𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈:
Samuele Barzaghi
Alina Cojocaru
Constance Devernay-Laurence
Josué Gomez
Lydia Rose Hough
Yuria Isaka
Jimin Kim
Pilar Ortega
Sahel Flora Pascual
Siméon Sorange-Félicité
Joseph Taylor
Alejandro Virelles
Arthur Wille
 
𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧
Andrew Ellis
 
𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 & 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩
Jam Deluxe

𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫
Kate Lyons
 
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦:
DanceEurope
Glen Tetley Legacy
Hamburg Ballet
George Balanchine Trust
Opéra de Vichy
York Theatre Royal
Bath Theatre Royal 
Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria, Santander
Sadler’s Wells
Royal Ballet School
National Dance Awards
Photography by ASH
Porselli Dancewear 
Freed of London 

#LondonCityBallet #Londondance #Seasonannouncement

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭
Getting ready for an extraordinary 2026

Direction @christophermarney
Videographer @shotbyhenrycurtis
Lighting @andrewellislx
Rehearsal Director @kate_lyons_
Performed by @alejandro_virelles @joey_t999 @arthurwille @samuelebarzaghi @simeon_ssf @w.josuegomez @yuriaisaka @pilarortegaaa @constance.devernay @jiminnn_k @sahel_flora @lydiarosehough

Filmed at the Linbury Theatre with thanks to the Royal Ballet & Opera

An update on London City Ballet’s Christmas Appeal 🎄

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Respect and gratitude to these special artists @thelondoncityballet
The care for each other shines through onstage and off and leaves a lasting impression

After a sold out debut season at the Linbury Theatre it’s time for a rest… but just a short one!

@photography_byash

#LondonCityBallet #Londondance
#DanceTouring Londondance #DanceLondon #LinburyTheatre

The undertaking of these exceptional works is momentous, seeing them realised on stage by the exquisite artists is humbling …motivation to begin, perseverance to keep going 🌱

@thelondoncityballet in ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
Thanks to @alexeiratmansky 🙏

@photography_byash 📸

The second season is officially open! Lots of premieres and debuts to come …ready to embrace the surprises and challenges!

The second season is officially open! Lots of premieres and debuts to come …ready to embrace the surprises and challenges!

The second season is officially open! Lots of premieres and debuts to come …ready to embrace the surprises and challenges!

The second season is officially open! Lots of premieres and debuts to come …ready to embrace the surprises and challenges!

In the autumn of 2025 Christopher Marney, Artistic Director of London City Ballet will become Artist in Residence at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York.

Under the auspices of the Fall Curation Series, Marney will continue LCB’s mission of reviving rarely performed ballets, as it resurrects Jerome Robbins’ 1986 work ‘Quiet City’.

Working in collaboration with original cast member and former New York City Ballet star Robert LaFosse, the work will be restaged using existing notes and rehearsal footage of Robbins at work in the studio 40 years ago.

Rehearsed in New York and then brought to London in November it will be performed for 5 performances at the Linbury Theatre, where the company will be a guest of the Royal Ballet and Opera.

The dancers in the piece will be only the third cast to have performed the work and will include London City Ballet dancers Alejandro Virelles, Arthur Wille and Joseph Taylor.

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.”

Christopher Marney said: “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. Mikhail 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”.