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Birmingham & Midlands

Elmhurst Ballet School: Voices & Virtues

July 9, 2025 by David Mead

The programme for the Upper School showcased the talent, technique and artistry of the students across in classical ballet, contemporary and jazz

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Elmhurst Ballet Company Elmhurst Ballet School Galina Samsova Jessica Wright Lachlan Monaghan Miguel Altunaga Peter Wright School & conservatoire performances Swan Lake

Ballet Hispánico: CARMEN.maquia

May 21, 2025 by David Mead

A more authentically Spanish take on the story, traditional yet innovative and with a contemporary vibe. It looks terrific, and was wonderfully danced

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Ballet Hispanico Curve Gustavo Ramirez Sansano Let's Dance International Frontiers (LDIF)

A trip down ballet’s memory lane with BRB2

May 20, 2025 by David Mead

The best performance of the afternoon came in the closing pas de deux from The Firebird… Alexandra Manuel was quite simply terrific

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Royal Ballet BRB2 Bronislava Nijinska Carlos Acosta Mikhail Fokine Serge Diaghilev

Acosta Danza: Cuban Eclectico

May 15, 2025 by David Mead

For sheer athleticism, expression and the multiple techniques of the dancers, all on show in Cuban Eclectico, they are hard to beat.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Acosta Danza Alexis Fernández Birmingham Hippodrome María Rovira Pontus Lidberg Raul Reinoso Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Motionhouse: Hidden

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 by David Mead

Artistic director Kevin Finnan’s works are always deeply thought, but I’m not sure any has reached out and touched as Hidden.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Kevin Finnan Motionhouse

Varna International Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

January 31, 2025 by David Mead

While certainly a romantic story of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet is also a tale haunted by death, which Bobrov emphasises throughout.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Romeo & Juliet Sergey Bobrov Varna International Ballet

Ballet Theatre UK: The Nutcracker

December 14, 2024 by David Mead

Creates a fantasy of world that delights and entertains from start to finish with its fine storytelling, choreography… and a lot of excellent dancing.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Ballet Theatre UK Christopher Moore Nutcracker

Dickensian delights: Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol

November 28, 2024 by David Mead

The setting may be dreary, but the story is warm, the characters vividly brought to life. Carols, Christmas tunes, fine dance, and a good story.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Christopher Gable Massimo Moricone Northern Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker. A real Christmas treat

November 25, 2024 by David Mead

Undoubtedly the best production of the ballet in this country by some distance, it’s once again casting its spell over audiences

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

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna

October 5, 2024October 4, 2024 by David Mead

A ballet of fine intentions. A ballet of plenty of fine moments that, at times, is quite powerful. But also one in need of stronger thread to hold it together

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Arielle Smith Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Iratxe Ansa Seeta Patel Thais Suárez Wubkje Kuindersma

A sunny evening with Birmingham Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée

September 26, 2024 by David Mead

Fine, bright, happy dancing, great characterisations, Osbert Lancaster’s brilliantly sunny designs. Even a super-cute pony. A real heart-warming evening.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Frederick Ashton La Fille mal gardée
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