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British Style – Made in Munich

by wschuster on January 7, 2012

Happy new year everyone! Yesterday we tweeted about this great blog post from TenduTV citing globalization as one of ten dance buzzwords for 2012. In our first post of the year, guest blogger Wiebke Schuster proves she’s right on the trend line, with a report from a very British season in Munich: What is “very [...]

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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Autumn Glory

by Emilia & Linda on October 14, 2011

At the heart of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn season is a fabulous new triple bill celebrating British classical dance heritage, or what BRB principal Matthew Lawrence calls, in his latest blog for Balletco, a “workout harder than Zumba”: Nearly 75 years old, Ninette de Valois’s Checkmate is a prime example of vintage English ballet. Its [...]

Tagged as: Abstract, Ashton, Autumn Glory, BRB, British Ballet, Carol-Anne Millar, Checkmate, Jenna Roberts, John Cranko, Nao Sakuma, Ninette de Valois, Pineapple Poll, Robert Parker, Sadler's Wells, Season 2011-2012, Sir Frederick Ashton, Symphonic Variations

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The O2

by Emilia & Linda on August 3, 2011

Via Press Release: Ballet will be returning to The O2 arena this December. From Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 December 2011 Victor Hochhauser, in association with The O2 and Universal Music Arts and Entertainment, will present six performances of Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s world acclaimed interpretation of the Christmas classic The Nutcracker, after its regular Christmas [...]

Tagged as: BRB, Dance & Ballet News, David Bintley, John Macfarlane, Sir Peter Wright, The Nutcracker, The O2

Birmingham Royal Ballet & Miyako Yoshida in Japan

by kriskosaka on May 20, 2011

Birmingham Royal Ballet are currently on tour in Japan. This is a very welcome visit during challenging times for the Japanese people. In the wake of the post-earthquake nuclear crisis, when so many concerts and dance performances have been canceled, BRB are bringing two different programmes to four cities. On Tuesday the company also helped [...]

Tagged as: Ashton, Ballet in Japan, Birmingham Royal Ballet, BRB, César Morales, Chi Cao, Daphnis and Chloe, David Bintley, Frederick Ashton, Japan Relief, Marion Tait, Miyako Yoshida, NBS, Oberon, Robert Parker, The Dream, Titania

Autumn 2011 Dance at Sadler’s Wells

by Emilia on May 17, 2011

Our picks from the Autumn 2011 season at Sadler’s Wells which goes on sale Monday 23 May, taken from the press release issued earlier today (for full details click here): Grupo Corpo Imã & Onqotô Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 September Founded in 1975, Brazilian contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo and choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras have [...]

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Birmingham Royal Ballet to Tour Japan – May 2011

by Emilia & Linda on April 14, 2011

Via Press Release: BRB Japan Tour 2011 Two years in the planning, the second International tour during the current 2010/11 season will see BRB perform in four cities across the southern region of Japan. From May 14 – 29 2011, the tour will include dates in Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, plus performances in Kamakura, [...]

Tagged as: Ashton, Birmingham Royal Ballet, BRB, Dance & Ballet News, Daphnis and Chloe, David Bintley, Japan, Miyako Yoshida, Tamara Rojo, The Dream, The Sleeping Beauty