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Birmingham Royal Ballet's Beauty and the Beast

By Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros, 04 October 2014
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Reviewed at Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham on 1 October 2014
Programme
Beauty and the Beast (David Bintley)
Performers
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Philip Prowse, Set Designer
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Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros
Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros graduated from the UW-Madison Dance Program and went on to complete her Master's in Dance History and Criticism. She is a professional dancer,choreographer and qualified teacher, has lived in various parts of the world and seen lots of work and believes that dance and music are great equalizers.