The LBC Gainsbury Award
A £10,000 award to support classical ballet initiatives
The LBC Gainsbury Award
(formerly the LBC Choreographic Award)
The LBC are pleased to announce that this biennial award to support students’ or emerging choreographers’ classical ballet initiatives is now open to individual early career choreographers working with professional dancers as well as to schools and companies. Our President, Dame Monica Mason will again lead the panel who will review the submissions and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees as to how the Award amounting to £10,000 is distributed.
On-line submissions for 2026 should be completed by 30 November 2025. Please click on the button to apply.
2026 LBC Gainsbury Award submission form.
The winner or winners will be announced at our next AGM in March 2026. It is again expected that the winner(s) would invite LBC Members to observe the choreographic process or a rehearsal.
The Award is made possible through donations received. If you would like to contribute to the 2026 LBC Gainsbury Award please scroll down for the donation button. Thanks so much for your support. We appreciate you!
Read about 2026 panelists, Linda Gainsbury, the 2024 Award and the winners for 2024 and 2022.
