An Evening of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet
The annual night out at Symphony Hall returned in style with a gala-like programme of orchestral and dance selections.
Elmhurst Ballet School
Young dancers shine at GradPro 2022
David Mead is at the National Showcase – an evening of impressive dancing all round – and talks to co-creators Julie Bowers and Brandon Lawrence.
Top ballet schools Unite for Ukraine in a special London evening
An evening of goodwill and youthful enthusiasm bringing together six of Britain’s top dance schools to show support for Ukraine
Origins: an inaugural performance by Elmhurst Ballet Company
Applause and warm cheers for a new student company
Summer Creations from Elmhurst Ballet School
Elmhurst Studio Theatre, Birmingham July 10, 2018 David Mead Summer performances are always a little bit different at Elmhurst to the other vocational schools, with a much wider range of dance on show: tap, jazz and show dance besides the expected contemporary and ballet. Most dances are also rather shorter than elsewhere and made by … Read more
Leading Birmingham institutions inspire the next generation of ballet pianists
Experiencing life playing for dance
Comic Cuts delights in Summer Variations by Elmhurst Ballet School
Comic Cuts is a gem; an utter delight from start to finish
Comic Cuts and a feast of summer dance coming soon at Elmhurst Ballet School
David Mead looks ahead to Summer Variations, this year’s Elmhurst Ballet School’s summer shows with school artistic director, Robert Parker, and David Bintley, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, who has created his first work for the students. In Birmingham, full-time dance training means Elmhurst Ballet School, Britain’s oldest vocational dance school, now fast approaching its … Read more
