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LondonCarlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Purcell, Gavilondo, Drigo
José Limón; Carlos Acosta; Agrippina Vaganova; Raúl Reinoso; Beatriz García; Christopher Bruce; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Acosta Danza; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

LondonSwan Lake – State Ballet of Georgia

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Nina Ananiashvili; State Ballet of Georgia; Royal Ballet Sinfonia
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: a sparkling and sobering close to the season

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Johan Persson
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) close their 25/26 season with an ambitious triple bill running for just four performances on their home turf at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
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BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Sir Peter Wright Centenary with Birmingham Royal Ballet © Johan Persson
A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.
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Acosta's Don Quixote for BRB: polished but not quite enough panache

Momoko Hirata as Kitri and Mathias Dingman as Basilio in Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote © Johan Persson
Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote for Birmingham Royal Ballet returned to Sadler's Wells with polished but low-key interpretations across the board.
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BRB’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall is at its best

Riku Ito as The Nutcracker Prince and Katherine Ochoa as Clara in The Nutcracker © Anabel Moeller
Sir Peter Wright’s beautiful Nutcracker ticks every box with Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall.
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National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle © Tristram Kenton
National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.
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A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

Alexandra Manuel (Firebird) and Marlo Kempsey-Fagg (Prince Ivan) in The Firebird © Tristram Kenton
Carlos Acosta devises a programme of Ballets Russes highlights to celebrate Serge Diaghilev and to showcase the young dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company, BRB2. 
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