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Birmingham

18. Juni 2026

BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Von Graham Watts

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Black Sabbath – The Ballet © Johan Persson

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Black Sabbath – The Ballet: the right balance between ballet and rock

Von Graham Watts, 22. Oktober 2025

The choreography, music and performance made this an impressive event, but Iommi’s cameo was an emphatic cherry on the top that sent the crowd home with an enthusiastic spring in their step.

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London

22. Okt. 2025

Black Sabbath – The Ballet: right balance between ballet and rock

Von Graham Watts

Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse in Sir Peter Wright's The Sleeping Beauty © Tristram Kenton

BRB's The Sleeping Beauty: celebrating 40 years of magic

Von Graham Watts, 21. Februar 2024

Sir Peter Wright's The Sleeping Beauty exudes that magical, ageless feeling, here brought to life by a new and enchanting performance of the title role.

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Birmingham

21. Feb. 2024

BRB's The Sleeping Beauty: celebrating 40 years of magic

Von Graham Watts

Acosta brings Latin flair to reawaken an old Russian warhorse: Don Quixote in Birmingham

Von Graham Watts, 25. Februar 2022

Carlos Acosta restages his Royal Ballet Don Q in a refreshing revamp for Birmingham Royal Ballet.

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Birmingham

25. Feb. 2022

Acosta brings Latin flair to reawaken an old Russian warhorse

Von Graham Watts

Worth the wait: Birmingham Royal Ballet are back with Curated by Carlos

Von Graham Watts, 10. Juni 2021

A triple bill about Birmingham brings Birmingham Royal Ballet back to live.

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Birmingham

10. Juni 2021

Worth the wait: BRB are back with Curated by Carlos

Von Graham Watts

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker rescued for online audiences

Von Graham Watts, 21. Dezember 2020

Outstanding performances all-around in this special treat for Christmas

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Birmingham

21. Dez. 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker rescued for online audiences

Von Graham Watts

Leeds

Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Von Graham Watts, 4. Januar 2020

Northern Ballet reaches its half-century with a gala at Leeds Grand Theatre featuring highlights from its "greatest hits".

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Leeds

4. Jan. 2020

Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Von Graham Watts

Traditional to the core: Birmingham Royal Ballet's Giselle returns in a tremendous performance

Von Graham Watts, 28. September 2019

The welcome return of a thoughtful interpretation of this much-loved ballet

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Birmingham

28. Sept. 2019

Traditional to the core: BRB's Giselle returns

Von Graham Watts

Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker lights up London's Albert Hall

Von Graham Watts, 28. Dezember 2018

A unique marriage of production and performance space provides a spactacle synonymous withe spirit of Christmas

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London

28. Dez. 2018

BRB's The Nutcracker* lights up the Royal Albert Hall

Von Graham Watts

Heart-warming Fille mal gardée from Birmingham Royal Ballet

Von Mark Pullinger, 1. November 2018

Sir Frederick Ashton's quintessentially English ballet returns, dressed in pastel shades with knockabout fun everywhere.

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London

1. Nov. 2018

Heart-warming Fille mal gardée from BRB

Von Mark Pullinger

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings its Romeo & Juliet to London

Von Graham Watts, 13. Juni 2018

Like meeting the near-identical twin of that much-loved friend: BRB's fine performance of their unique take on Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet

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London

13. Juni 2018

BRB brings its Romeo & Juliet to London

Von Graham Watts

Southampton

All that glitters: an opulent Sleeping Beauty returns to Birmingham Royal Ballet

Von Mark Pullinger, 31. Januar 2018

Sir Peter Wright's version of The Sleeping Beauty has stood the test of time, though this opening night of the tour in Southampton didn't always convince that the work has a place of adoration in the company’s heart.

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Southampton

31. Jan. 2018

All that glitters: BRB's opulent Sleeping Beauty

Von Mark Pullinger

There's still plenty of life in Bintley's Penguin Café

Von Mark Pullinger, 3. November 2017

It starts like a scene from Mary Poppins, with penguin waiters nimbly weaving between waltzing couples, but ends with a deft blow to the stomach to deliver its environmental message.

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London

3. Nov. 2017

Plenty of life in Bintley's Penguin Café

Von Mark Pullinger

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Aladdin to London

Von Graham Watts, 31. Oktober 2017

All the creative contributions of direction, choeography, designs and music come together to achieve a stirring ballet that tells a familar story with great clarity

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London

31. Okt. 2017

BRB: Aladdin

Von Graham Watts

Southampton

Starry, starry night: Birmingham Royal Ballet's celestial Cinderella provides magic

Von Mark Pullinger, 25. Januar 2017

David Bintley's 2010 Birmingham Royal Ballet version of Cinderella is the antithesis to Ashton. Instead of pantomime, he offers pure fairy tale every magical step of the way.

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Southampton

25. Jan. 2017

Starry, starry night: BRBs celestial Cinderella

Von Mark Pullinger

Exquisite woe with BRB's star-crossed lovers

Von Hedy Mühleck, 25. Februar 2016

As part of their Shakespeare400 celebration, BRB give a touching account of the Bard's timeless classic Romeo and Juliet.

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Birmingham

25. Feb. 2016

Exquisite woe with BRB's star-crossed lovers

Von Hedy Mühleck

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Variations Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells

Von Cristina de Lucas, 16. Oktober 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents its Variations Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells, with works by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and David Bintley

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London

16. Okt. 2015

Bintley's The King Dances graces Sadler's Wells' stage

Von Cristina de Lucas

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

Von Mark Pullinger, 19. März 2015

Celebrating 20 years as Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley brings the company to London, where Balanchine’s Serenade acts as a delicate sorbet before the excesses of Bintley’s own Carmina burana.

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London

19. März 2015

Wheel of Fortune: Carmina burana a safe bet for BRB

Von Mark Pullinger

Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker enchants the West Midlands

Von Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros, 22. November 2013

Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, with choreography by Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov and Vincent Redmon, was a magical evening of pure nostalgia.

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Birmingham

22. Nov. 2013

BRB: The Nutcracker

Von Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Sleeping Beauty - a lavish production of a magical fairy tale

Von Laura Dodge, 17. Oktober 2013

Frederick Ashton used to say it was like a lesson in choreography every time he watched The Sleeping Beauty. For Kenneth MacMillan too, the ballet was the pinnacle of classicism and technique and a great test of any company’s skills.

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