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The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet online
It’s a tough year for our festive favourite, with the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s (BRB) Nutcrackers all obstructed by the Government’s tier restrictions. But, 2020 style, it’s a pivot to digital for BRB, who live-streamed their production from Birmingham Rep … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, birmingham, birmingham rep, birmingham royal ballet, brb, carlos acosta, children, christmas, dance, digital, family, festive, kids, live stream, online, peter wright, review, streaming, the i paper, the nutcracker
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Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler’s Wells
“Finally, we’re back where we belong!” exclaims Carlos Acosta, introducing his belated premiere commission as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), and the first socially distanced production at Sadler’s Wells. What a way to mark World Ballet Day. Read my full The … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, birmingham royal ballet, carlos acosta, coronavirus, covid, dance, dancing, lazuli sky, lockdown, london, review, sadlers wells, social distancing, socially distanced, the i paper, theatre, will tuckett
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Zoo TV and Cinderella
The Edinburgh Festival moves online in 2020 – here’s the highlights of the Zoo venues’ dance offering. Plus, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s sumptuous Cinderella. Read my The i Paper pick here
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Tagged are you numb yet, ballet, best, birmingham royal ballet, black lives matter, cinderella, covid, dance, dancing, digital, edinburgh, festival, free, fringe, matsena performance theatre, National Dance Company Wales, online, pick, scottish dance theatre, streaming, the i paper, tundra, watch, zoo, zoo venues
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Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango
My articles in the November issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Young at heart Family audiences are becoming a priority for dance companies and creatives The Last Tango Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their final show to the West End Stepping Out Debuts … Continue reading
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