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Nao Sakuma

Looking back, looking forwards with Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Chi Cao

August 12, 2018August 9, 2018 by David Mead

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s recently retired principal dancer in conversation

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Features Tags Birmingham Royal Ballet Chi Cao Coppélia Giselle La Fille mal gardée Nao Sakuma National Ballet of China (中央芭蕾舞團) Nutcracker Romeo & Juliet

Dancing, retirement and being a mother: a conversation with Nao Sakuma

August 9, 2018August 2, 2018 by David Mead

Her preference is for classical ballet. “I’m not really good at contemporary things.”

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Features Tags Birmingham Royal Ballet Chi Cao La Fille mal gardée Nao Sakuma Swan Lake

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