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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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by Linda on December 2, 2010
David Bintley‘s new Cinderella for Birmingham Royal Ballet opens with a funeral: Cinderella’s mother has just died and we get a glimpse at the woman who is to become her stepmother. As she consoles Cinderella’s father her two daughters gaze at our young heroine. Fast forward many years and we see an older Cinderella now curled [...]
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by Emilia on November 24, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go if/Skip if: Whether you should see Sylvia or not heavily depends on which version you are looking at. If you’re a “ballet newbie” we’d recommend you skip the Ashton version for the reasons explained in our recent review. We hope the notes below can help you decide which version [...]
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by Emilia on August 2, 2010
Linda’s recent visit to The Tokyo Ballet left us very curious to find out more about touring ballet companies and the specific challenges they face. Touring companies have to adapt to change constantly. The whole troupe is involved, starting with the technical staff – who need to design tour-friendly productions and adjust them to suit [...]
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