2005 – Wayne Eagling becomes director of English National Ballet

Wayne Eagling was appointed director of English National Ballet in 2005, where he stayed until 2012. During Eagling’s tenure, the company extended its repertory to perform such works as Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon and The Rite of Spring, commissioned the three-act The Snow Queen from Michael Corder, and staged a tribute to Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in 2009. Eagling also choreographed productions of Men Y Men and The Nutcracker. A fine generation of young dancers also emerged under his leadership, including Vadim Muntagirov, Laurretta Summerscales and Nancy Osbaldeston.