Out of the spotlight: seven of dance’s hottest hidden talents

High-end style … Naya Lovell and Dylan Tedaldi in costumes designed by Eleanor Bull for Cerberus by Ben Duke, performed by Rambert at Sadler's Wells in 2022. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/the Guardian

The performers may be in the spotlight and the choreographers may take the glory but a lot of people work behind the scenes to put dance on stage. Here are some of the current talents, new and established, who are busy making bodies look glorious, transforming the atmosphere on stage and helping to tell stories in dance.

Eric Underwood and Sarah Lamb in Woolf Works, with lighting design by Lucy Carter, performed by the Royal Ballet and choreographed by Wayne McGregor, at the Royal Opera House in 2017. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/the Guardian