London City Ballet

Kate Lyons

Rehearsal Director

Kate is a UK-based coach and Rehearsal Director.

Kate started her career with Ballet West II in the United States, and went on to perform in much of the Classical Repertoire including Giselle, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, and Birthday Offering with multiple companies in the UK and Europe. Kate then spent 13 years touring with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, progressing from Ensemble, to Principal, to Resident Director, and was part of the creation of many Matthew Bourne productions.

Alongside her performing career, Kate spent two years as Third Year Ballet Tutor and Rehearsal Coach at Central School of Ballet and taught as a freelancer for companies and educational settings including Ballet Black, Rambert School, Yorkshire Ballet Seminars and Ballet Ireland.

Kate was also lucky enough to Rehearsal Direct for Christopher Marney’s creation for Fabula Collective at Sadler’s Wells 2022, as well as assisting Christopher at the Kaatsbaan Fall Festival 2023.