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Birmingham & Midlands

Varna International Ballet: Giselle and Swan Lake

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by David Mead

The staging may be a little thin, but Varna International Ballet have some fine dancers, including Briton Claire Gillard who took the lead in both shows

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Giselle Jean Coralli Jules Perrot Leonid Lavrovsky Marius Petipa Sergey Bobrov Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

February 22, 2023 by David Mead

It is entertaining and undoubtedly Peaky. It will send most Peaky fans away very happy, even if it doesn’t teach us much that we didn’t already know.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Benoit Swan-Pouffer Rambert

A classic that reaches out and touches: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake

February 20, 2023February 16, 2023 by David Mead

A fine telling of the tale of love, betrayal and loss. An evening full of power and tenderness. Classical ballet at its classical best

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Galina Samsova Marius Petipa Peter Wright Swan Lake

An Evening of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet

February 13, 2023 by David Mead

The annual night out at Symphony Hall returned in style with a gala-like programme of orchestral and dance selections.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Agrippina Vaganova Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta Carmen Elmhurst Ballet School Frederick Ashton Galina Samsova Juliano Nunes Le Corsaire Marius Petipa Peter Wright Swan Lake

ACE Dance and Music: Unknown Realms

November 27, 2022 by David Mead

The quality and physicality of the dancing could not be faulted. The togetherness in unison moments was exceptional.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags ACE Dance and Music Serge Aimé Coulibaly Vincent Mantsoe

Glistening, glowing and a riot of colour: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s reinvigorated Nutcracker

November 23, 2022 by David Mead

The refurbishment hasn’t just freshened the ballet up, it’s completely reinvigorated it… The perfect pre-festive treat for old and young alike

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Nutcracker Peter Wright Vincent Redmon

A fun-filled lunar adventure: Motionhouse’s Starchitects

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 by David Mead

An entertaining hour that everyone will enjoy. Smiles and laughs all round are guaranteed. It really is a lot of fun

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Kevin Finnan Motionhouse

Ballet Theatre UK: Beauty and the Beast

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022 by David Mead

Miriam Konnerth is a sweet-natured Beauty. Gentle and caring, she dances lyrically but with a gently restrained freedom.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Ballet Theatre UK Christopher Moore

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Coppélia

October 27, 2022 by David Mead

Tyrone Singleton and Céline Gittens bring elegance and class to Peter Farmer’s Rhineland village, with the final pas de deux the icing on the cake

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Coppélia Peter Wright

A triple bill to thrill: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Into the Music

October 24, 2022 by David Mead

A wonderfully varied evening…quite outstanding dancing, rounded off with the fireworks of Uwe Scholz’s The Seventh Symphony

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Jess and Morgs Jessica Wright Jiří Kylián Morgann Runacre-Temple Uwe Scholz

Chunky Move & Restless Dance Theatre: Rewards for the Tribe

October 9, 2022 by David Mead

Five dancers attempt to achieve perfect form, represented by Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man while interacting with colourful Mondrian-like objects

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Anthony Hamilton Chunky Move Restless Dance Theatre
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