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Birmingham & Midlands

Romeo and Juliet comes home: Northern Ballet at Stratford-upon-Avon

September 24, 2024September 23, 2024 by David Mead

Ballet returns to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Romeo and Juliet. “It’s fabulous to see it again and its Northern Ballet at their best.”

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Christopher Gable Massimo Moricone Northern Ballet Romeo & Juliet Royal Shakespeare Theatre

National Youth Ballet: Evolving Visions

August 26, 2024 by David Mead

A happy couple of hours in the company of some very talented young dancers, whose joy and enthusiasm reached across the footlights.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Amy Groves Daniel Davidson Louise Bennett Miguel Altunaga National Youth Ballet Neus Gil Cortés Richard Bermange Rosie Mackley Tierney Lawlor

Flying high: London City Ballet in Resurgence

August 12, 2024 by David Mead

High standards and diverse repertory, including the much awaited revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade, and Arielle Smith’s new Five Dances

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Arielle Smith Ashley Page Christopher Marney Kenneth MacMillan London City Ballet

A Night at the Museum with Birmingham Royal Ballet

July 3, 2024July 2, 2024 by David Mead

The highlight was Olivia Chang-Clarke’s new Melody in Three. While classical through and through, dotted throughout are quirky moments that make you smile

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham Royal Ballet Nutcracker Olivia Chang Clarke Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake

GradPro Showcase 2024

May 26, 2024May 25, 2024 by David Mead

It was no surprise when Ellyne Knol, presently finishing her studies at The Conservatoire in The Hague, took the top Gail Monahan Award

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Royal Ballet Elmhurst Ballet School English National Ballet School GradPro Moorlands International Ballet Academy The Royal Conservatoire Tring Park School

BRB2: Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection

May 18, 2024May 16, 2024 by David Mead

If this Saturday matinée at a sold out Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is anything to go by, BRB2 are well worth catching again

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Aggripina Vaganova August Bournonville Ben Stevenson Ben van Cauwenbergh Birmingham Royal Ballet BRB2 Carlos Acosta Frederick Ashton Jorge Garcia La Sylphide Marius Petipa Swan Lake Will Tuckett

Carlos Acosta: On Before

May 8, 2024 by David Mead

Acosta remains a fantastic partner and performer. The equally mesmerising Laura Rodríguez comfortably matches him for presence.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Carlos Acosta Kim Brandstrup Raul Reinoso Russell Maliphant Will Tuckett

Bhangra Nation: a joyous celebration of music, dance and who we are

February 28, 2024 by David Mead

Super entertainment. It’s effervescent, the music and dance infectious, the characters relatable to. A tour is surely only a matter of time.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Bhangra Nation Birmingham REP Rujuta Vaidya

Varna International Ballet’s Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty

February 25, 2024 by David Mead

What a wonderfully beguiling Odile Martina Prefetto offered. Here was a real temptress, casting her spell, snaring her prey

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Sergey Bobrov Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

February 23, 2024 by David Mead

Yu Kurihara’s Aurora is light, elegant and comes with a smile that lights up the whole theatre.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet Marius Petipa Peter Wright Sleeping Beauty

Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands

February 8, 2024 by David Mead

The fabulous cast are on a par with any West End musical as they give everything, dancing and projecting character for all they are worth

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Matthew Bourne New Adventures
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