Celestial Bodies

Celestial Bodies

World Premiere: 12 May 2022, Lorton Performance Centre Tulsa, USA

Originally created for: Tulsa Ballet

Composer: Mason Bates

Costumes: Louise Flanagan

Lighting Design: Les Dickert

“melds classical precision with an otherworldly grace”

“surprisingly effective” “the piece never lost its intrinsic warmth” James D Watts Jr

 Grace & Gravity

Grace & Gravity

World Premiere: Sadler’s Wells, London

Originally created for: English National Ballet School

Composer: Peter Gregson

Costume: ENBS wardrobe department

Lighting Design: Adam King

“highlights were Andrew McNicol’s stylish Grace & Gravity” Maggie Foyer seeingdance

What If?

What If?

World Premiere: StudioK Theatre, Tulsa, USA

Originally Created for: Tulsa Ballet

Music: Bohuslav Martinu & Lowell Liebermann

Costume: In House

What If? was created via zoom during the pandemic and performed live to audiences in Tulsa USA.

“ intricately crafted and it's great to see someone working so intuitively with the music'' - Gerard Davis, Dance Europe, 2021

Firebird Reimagined

Firebird reimagined Dance film

McNicol Ballet Collective presented a new dance film in 2021: Firebird Reimagined. Choreographed by Andrew McNicol and directed by filmmaker Nauris Buksevics of Poetry Film Productions. Featuring former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Kristen McGarrity and Principal dancer with Scottish Ballet, Evan Loudon. Working with a team of freelance creatives Firebird Reimagined also includes newly commissioned designs from award-winning costume designer Elin Steele and an original new score by Georgina Lloyd-Owen.

Of Silence

Of Silence dance film

Of Silence was choreographed by Andrew McNicol and created in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Sam Asaert.

In Ecstasy

In ecstasy dance film

In Ecstasy was choreographed by Andrew McNicol and created in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Sam Asaert.

Bates Beats

Gradus

Gradus

World premiere: streamed online 7.30pm, Saturday 11 July 2020
Composer Peter Gregson
Film Editing: in collaboration with Michael Nunn and William Trevitt of BalletBoyz

Gradus was created during the lockdown of 2020, across 6 different time zones for the graduation class of ENBS

“Deeply moving” Sunday Express

“Best of all is the distanced duet…choreographers & performances are providing us with amazing records of what they can achieve in the strongest of times” Dance Tabs, Jann Parry”

Of Space & Time

Of Space & Time

World premiere: online, filmed at the RoundHouse Theatre, London
Composers: Various
Costume: Omar Bayoumi & in house
Lighting Designer Andrew Ellis

Of Space and Time, is a socially distanced ballet in masks, set to music by some of the great classical composers, Beethoven, Rossini, Weber, Glazunov and Tchaikovsky with costumes by Omar Bayoumi. Of Space and Time is a response to the restrictions posed by COVID-19. The challenge of choreographing while observing COVID measures involved creating in bubbles, rehearsing with masks and maintaining social distancing while working.

"McNicol’s work always pleases with its wide vocabulary of steps and use of the classical lexicon" - Amanda Jennings, DanceEurope

Ever After

Ever After

World premiere: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London UK.

Company: The Royal Ballet
Composer Felix Mendelssohn
Costume Maker & Supervisor ROH
Lighting Designer Lynne Otto

Ever After was created as part of a tribute to the celebrated dancer and former principal of the Royal Ballet Annette Page, who sadly passed away from Motor Neurones disease.

Yonder Blue

Yonder Blue

World premiere: Saturday 13 November 2021, Bloomsbury Theatre, London

Company Joffrey Ballet
Composer Peter Gregson
Costume Maker & Supervisor In House in collaboration with Andrew McNicol
Lighting Designer Jack Mehler

Yonder Blue was created for the Joffrey Ballet’s Across the Pond programme celebrating British choreographers.

'Yonder Blue gives a sense of awesome wonderment - a moment that is only possible to witness in this way through remarkable feats of human ingenuity...' - Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribute, 2019

Mirrors

Mirrors

World premiere: Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler’s Well’s London

Company Images Ballet Company
Composer Maurice Ravel
Costume Maker & Supervisor Rosie Whiting
Lighting Designer Pete Ayres

Splendour

Splendour

World premiere: Holloway Theatre, London UK

Company English National Ballet School
Composer John Adams
Costume Maker & Supervisor in house in collaboration with Andrew McNicol

Grand Finale

Grand FiNale

World premiere: Holloway Theatre, London UK

Company English National Ballet School
Composer John Adams
Costume Maker & Supervisor in house in collaboration with Andrew McNicol

Sea Interludes

Sea Interludes

World Premiere: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Opera Holland Park, London

Originally created for: The Royal Ballet Upper School, London.

Music Benjamin Britten
Costume Suzie Holland in collaboration with Andrew McNicol
Lighting Adam King

“A considerable achievement … McNicol has created a ballet worthy of any company’s repertoire” Jann Parry, Dance Tabs

Requiem

Requiem

World Premiere: Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia USA

Originally created for BalletX Philadelphia USA.

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Costume Marc Eric Rodriguez
Lighting / Set Design Michael Korsch

“Powerful and Sensitive” Mainline Times “ abounds in dramatic situations…McNicol has plenty of formal skill” New York Times

Heart’s Furies

Heart’s Furies

World Premiere: Saturday 16 September 2017, The Royal Ballet Gala, Hull New Theatre, Kingston Upon Hull

Originally created for The Royal Ballet

Music Olivier Messiaen
Costume Lilian Pretice
Lighting Reza Behjat

Turangalila

Turangalila

World Premiere: Rose Building Lincoln Centre, New York

Originally created for New York Choreographic Institute and dancers of New York City Ballet

Music Olivier Messiaen
Costume Lilian Pretice
Lighting Reza Behjat

Salute

Salute

Music Aaron Copland
Dancers The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet,
Venue NYB Gala, dedicated to the late founding artistic director Jill Tookey, Sadler's Wells, London

Eunoia

Eunoia

World Premiere: Theatre 't Eilandje, Antwerp

Originally created for Royal Ballet Flanders

Music Pēteris Vasks
Costume In House
Lighting In House

Asyla

Asyla

World Premiere: Rose Building Lincoln Centre, New York

Originally created for New York Choreographic Institute, New York City Ballet Dancers

Music Thomas Adès
Costume Izzy Fields
Lighting Leslie Smith

The Kreutzer Sonata

The Kreutzer Sonata

Music Janacek String Quartet, Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata
Dancers New English Ballet Theatre
Venues The Linbury at the Royal Opera House and Peacock Theatre, London

“moving memorable ballet…unfolds with canny clarity and much passion” - Deborah Weiss, Dance Europe.

Distracted from Distraction

Distracted from Distraction

Preview Performance: Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds

Originally created for Northern Ballet

Music Ezio Bosso
Lighting Northern Ballet

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa

Music Arvo Part Tabula Rasa
Dancers 6 Dancers from Royal Ballet Flanders
Venue In House

Adam Zero

Adam Zero

Music Sir Arthur Bliss
Dancers 7 Dancers, Royal Ballet Upper School
Venue Linden Studio Theatre, Floral Street

The Girls who Wished to Marry the Stars

The Girls who Wished to Marry the Stars

Music Luke Styles Juice Vocal Ensemble
Dancers Gemma Payne, Andra Just, Alice Laidler
Venues Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Continuum

Continuum

Music Philip Feeney - New Score
Dancers Ballet Central
Venue Gala st James Theatre, Nationwide Tour

Common People

Common people

Music Pulp, Common People
Dancers Ballet Central Graduates
Venue The London Olympic's, Excel Centre

Le Carnaval des vérités

Le Carnaval des vérités

Music Gabriel Fauré
Dancers New English Ballet Theatre
Venue Peacock Theatre, London

Chocolat

Chocolat

Music Rachel Portman
Dancers National Youth Ballet of Great Britain
Venues Sadler’s Wells Main Stage, Tunbridge Wells Theatre

Chocolat was choreographed by Andrew McNicol at 18 years old, whilst still training in school. His firs one act narrative to music by award winning film composer Rachel Portman ballet was hailed as aa huge success and launched his choreographer career.

“talent beyond his years” BBC News