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Elfin magic, Russian restraint: a charming Ashton double bill at BRB

The Dream; A Month in the Country **** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Hippodrome, 20th February 2016 “Sing and dance it trippingly,” Oberon commands his fairies at the end of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Sir Frederick Ashton’s choreography for The … Continue reading

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Wheel of Fortune: Carmina burana a safe bet for Birmingham Royal Ballet

Tchaikovsky: Serenade/ Orff: Carmina burana  *** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coliseum, 20th March 2015 Celebrating 20 years as Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley brings his company to London for three nights (and an afternoon!) of seedy sex and drunken debauchery … Continue reading

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