A £10,000 choreographic award from the London Ballet Circle charity to support classical ballet initiatives in the UK.
Where: United Kingdom
When: 2026
Deadline for applications: 30 November 2025
Named in honour of the late Linda Gainsbury, the LBC former Vice-Chair, this biennial choreographic Award was created to support new initiatives in classical ballet.
• Applicants are free in their choice of subject, music and design but the piece should be in the classical ballet genre
• Projects within ballet schools should be designed to develop students’ choreographic talents or enable an emerging choreographer to work with a student group for later public performance
• Projects within ballet companies should help develop their in-house emerging classical choreographic talent for live or digital public performance
• Individual early career choreographers should have access to professional dancers to work with (not just the choreographer him/herself). They should be able to offer a reasonable prospect of the work being performed in the UK for a live or digital public performance. (Please note: the LBC does not provide a venue.)
• The work should be completed (though not necessarily performed) by the end of 2026
The 2026 panel of judges will be led by the LBC President, Dame Monica Mason and includes Stina Quagebeur, Matthew Ball, and Jamiel Devernay-Laurence.
How to apply:
Dance schools, ballet companies, and individual early career choreographers in the UK are invited to submit an application via the LBC website:
https://www.tlbc.org.uk/pages/lbc-gainsbury-award-2026-submission-form
Costs for participants: It is free to submit an application
Contact details:
For questions, email the LBC Secretary (info@tlbc.org.uk)
For further information, please visit https://www.tlbc.org.uk/pages/lbc-gainsbury-award-2026-submission-form
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