London City Ballet

London City Ballet is a British ballet company. Originally founded in 1978, Diana, Princess of Wales was its patron from 1983 to 1996. The company closed due to financial problems in 1996.^[1] It was subsequently re-founded in 2024 by British choreographer Christopher Marney.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The company featured heavily in The Optimist, a television comedy series, in the 1985 episode 'The Light Fantastic'.

References

↑ "One step at a time". The Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2015
↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (30 October 2023). "London City Ballet Is Revived, Nearly 30 Years After It Shut Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (16 September 2024). "Resurrecting a British Company That Takes Ballet … Everywhere". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
↑ Cook, Victoria (12 September 2024). "London City Ballet back on stage after 30 years". Retrieved 1 November 2025.

[1] "One step at a time". The Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2015

[2] Sulcas, Roslyn (30 October 2023). "London City Ballet Is Revived, Nearly 30 Years After It Shut Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

[3] Sulcas, Roslyn (16 September 2024). "Resurrecting a British Company That Takes Ballet … Everywhere". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

[4] Cook, Victoria (12 September 2024). "London City Ballet back on stage after 30 years". Retrieved 1 November 2025.

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