Birmingham Royal Ballet: 20th-Century Masterpieces
Closing the evening, Balanchine’s uplifting Theme and Variations looked in fine shape… a celebration of Russian classicism
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sir Peter Wright Centenary
An evening filled with heart, of classical excerpts and The Green Table. Carlos Acosta spoke warmly of Sir Peter, a man who did not just make ballets, but built worlds.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
A riot of colour and sound from the first step to the last… sumptuous gaiety, romance and a great deal of fun… a score that seems to laugh from the pit.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
Carlos Acosta’s sunny ballet provides “a lot of joy and a much-needed splash of sunshine on yet another grey, damp, dismal February day.”
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
A ballet that wraps young and old alike in a warm, familiar fantasy, it’s a chance to snuggle down and forget the world outside for a couple of hours.
Diversity is the big winner at the National Dance Awards 2024
Best Male Dancer jointly awarded to Tommy Franzén (hip hop) and Aakash Odedra (kathak), with both also winning performance awards.
A trip down ballet’s memory lane with BRB2
The best performance of the afternoon came in the closing pas de deux from The Firebird… Alexandra Manuel was quite simply terrific
National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the shortlists with eleven nominations, followed by seven for English National Ballet
International Draft Works
Watching new choreographers trying their hand… you realise what a supremely difficult art choreography is. But what joy when the elements align
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces 2025-26 season and a centenary tribute to Sir Peter Wright
The return of Black Sabbath – The Ballet and Don Quixote, and of The Green Table in a fabulous triple bill, plus a gala for Sir Peter Wright
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall
Nothing says Christmas more than a performance of The Nutcracker, and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Royal Albert Hall production does not disappoint.