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Heart-warming Fille mal gardée from Birmingham Royal Ballet

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée **** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, 1st November 2018 A red umbrella, a butter churn and dancing chickens can only mean one thing: ballet’s favourite romcom is back. Sir Frederick Ashton’s version of La Fille mal … 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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