Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Momoko Hirata and Mathias Digman lit up the stage in the grand pas de deux. ‘Polished’ does not do them justice. Hirata sparkled like a cut diamond
Lev Ivanov
Classicism to the fore: John Cranko School
Absolutely and unashamedly classically-focused. Even the student choreography. The contemporary pieces were clearly classically underwritten too
Russian State Ballet of Siberia: Swan Lake
Highlight was Elena Svinko’s quite outstanding Odette/Odile. Framed by the severe faces of her swans, she was a shining jewel and quite sublime
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s festive Nutcracker
It’s Christmas, it’s Birmingham, and The Nutcracker is back live. Except that it’s not quite the one we have all been used to the past 30 years.
From Berlin With Love 2021: Staatsballett Berlin New Year Gala
Three shorts by Arshak Ghalumyan and Ross Martinson; Swan Lake and Nutcracker pas de deux
Seasonal spirit: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker at the REP
Eighty minutes of escape from the awful times we find ourselves in
Samara Downs glitters in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
Powerful, inexplicable meanderings of the heart