Gallery by Dave Morgan of Sir Peter Wright's much admired production now being danced on its 25th anniversary...
Tag - Joseph Caley
The 28-strong cast rose to the challenge of Themes and Variations, with its tricky footwork and complicated formations...
David Bintley's Sylvia is a great piece of classical dance and escapist fun.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Les Rendezvous is 21 minutes of classical movement perfection, but Alexander Whitley comes surprisingly close to besting it with his 20-minute more modern take on ballet - Kin.
Birmingham Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker, photographed by Dave Morgan at the Birmingham Hippodrome...
I was suitably sent home happy.
Choreographically Alexander Whitley's 'Kin.' was probably the best new thing I've seen BRB premiere these last 4 years...
In his programme note, Bintley claims to have foregone sexual romance in favour of ‘something more mystical and subtle’, connected with Japanese veneration of its Imperial family. It doesn’t resonate in this royal kingdom.
Bintley has created a solidly entertaining family work that never bores but never soars to another emotional level, either...
What the programme showed was that, unlike most of other ballet choreographers in Britain today, Bintley's work isn’t primarily about the pas de deux.
Birmingham Royal Ballet are busy at the moment - we catch up with them touring a mixed bill, and at home in Coppelia - happy times...
All up, I came out entertained and it's a piece that will endure. And if all the company can conqueror Act 1 there will be smiling families all the way, I think - smiling at the drama and the movement.
Jessica Lang's Lyric Pieces ...is light-as-a-feather work of the utmost good taste - in fact just plain gorgeous.
Good to see BRB presenting 2 premieres as part of International Dance Festival Birmingham... A good afternoon.