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February 2026 newsletter

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December 2025 newsletter

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October 2025 newsletter

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August 2025 newsletter

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June/July 2025 newsletter

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Ballet Nights

Site administrator — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:13:00 +0100

Ballet Nights - London - On the 5th June the final solo from ‘Five Rückert Songs’ will be performed again at the Cadogan Hall in London. Eve Mutso will be joined by Soprano Hannah Dienes-Williams with Viktor Emanuel on the piano.

May 2025 newsletter

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March 2025 newsletter

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January 2025 newsletter

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November 2024 newsletter

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July newsletter

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June 2024 newsletter

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DANSOX and The Peter Darrell Trust present: Peter Darrell Rocks!

Site administrator — Thu, 09 May 2024 11:48:00 +0100

Founding Director of Scottish Ballet, Peter Darrell’s short life was brim-full of ‘firsts’ – one of these is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024. He created the first ballet commissioned for television (House Party, 1964, music from Les Biches by Francis Poulenc), and his Mods and Rockers, 1963, is widely regarded as being the first ballet set to contemporary rock (the music of The Beatles); not forgetting, choreographing for Hammer Horror films, and for the elephants in Billy Smart’s Circus!

May 2024 newsletter

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March newsletter

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Tales of Hoffmann - National Ballet of Japan February 2024

Site administrator — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:03:00 +0000

We are delighted to announce that the Noriko Ohara and Kenn Burke will be producing Peter Darrell's "Tales of Hoffmann" for the National Ballet of Japan at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, on the 23rd, 24th and 25th February, 2024

Follow us on Facebook

Site administrator — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:01:00 +0100

Check out the Peter Darrell refreshed Facebook page and find out more about many of Peter's ballets from the 60's and 70's which we are highlighting at the moment.

ROBIN ANDERSON 1931 – 2023

Site administrator — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:43:00 +0100

It is with sadness that we report the death on June 29th of Robin Anderson, one of the trustees of the Peter Darrell Trust.

Reception to mark gift of sculpture

Site administrator — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:48:00 +0100

The following is an extract from a talk which was given by Rob Foxcroft, Chair of the Peter Darrell Trust, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on 31st March 2023. The reception was given by the Peter Darrell Trust to mark the trust’s gift to the gallery of a bronze sculpture of Peter Darrell by artist Alison Murray Wells.

Peter Darrell takes his place in the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh

Site administrator — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:09:00 +0000

The Peter Darrell Trust is delighted to announce that a bronze bust of the late Peter Darrell CBE has been given by The Peter Darrell Trust to the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.