Birmingham Royal Ballet

Name: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Address: Thorp Street, Birmingham, B54AU, GB
Telephone: +441212453500
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13/02/2025

We're back at B:Music Symphony Hall this Saturday 15 February, for Ashton Classics!

Experience a selection of highlights from Ashton’s iconic ballets, accompanied by some of the magnificent scores that inspired his masterpieces, performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Ashton Classics honours the legacy of BRB’s Founder Choreographer.

Ashton Classics will be compared by local historian, author and television presenter Kate Williams.

Find out more and book your seats: https://brnw.ch/21wQGb8

This performance is given as part of the Ashton Worldwide Festival 2024–2028 and contains just a few of over one hundred ballets created by Frederick Ashton (1904–1988). The Frederick Ashton Foundation, a registered charity working in close association with The Royal Ballet, exists to enrich the legacy of Frederick Ashton and his ballets. For further information, visit: https://brnw.ch/21wQGb9

12/02/2025

"World class. I got the tingles" 🤩✨

Audiences can’t get enough of our "spectacular" Cinderella!

But don’t just take our word for it—check out what theatregoers in Southampton had to say! 👀

Cinderella is on tour now and will visit Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland, Bristol and Plymouth: https://brnw.ch/21wQEAR

10/02/2025

Support us and enjoy priority booking for Black Sabbath - The Ballet! 🤘🏼🩰

By becoming a BRB Supporter, you'll get early access to tickets and invitations to special events, including an exclusive online talk with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi.

Tickets for Black Sabbath - The Ballet at Birmingham Hippodrome go on sale this week to Supporters. Membership starts at just £55/year, find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wQALr

Céline Gittens, Tyrone Singleton and Shuailun Wu in Black Sabbath - The Ballet. Photography by Johan Persson.

Get closer to BRB with our supporters’ events – open exclusively to BRB Friends and members of the Dancers’ Circle. If you’re a supporter of the Dancers’ C

07/02/2025

"If John Macfarlane designs it, I'll do it" 🎨🖌️

Former BRB Director and Choreographer Sir David Bintley chats to us about the making of Cinderella, which is currently touring the UK. Cinderella won the award for Best Classical Choreography at the 2011 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards.

06/02/2025

Cinderella's magical pumpkin carriage has arrived in Southampton, and it's time for opening night! 🩰

Don’t miss the ball! Cinderella is open at the Mayflower Theatre until Saturday 8 February!

Photography by Katja Ogrin. Yu Kurihara as Cinderella.

05/02/2025

Sadler's Wells East, London's brand new theatre for dance, opens tomorrow, and we can't wait to visit in May with BRB2! 👀🩰

BRB2’s tour of Carlos Acosta’s Ballet Celebration, Diaghilev and the Birth of Modern Ballet tours to Birmingham, London, Poole and Northampton. Find out more and book your seats: https://bit.ly/3WOoY8C

BRB2 image of Alexandra Manuel by Johan Persson. Sadler’s Wells East image by Peter Cook.

04/02/2025

You WILL go to the ball(et)! 🩰

We’re putting in the final touches during rehearsals, as Cinderella’s UK tour opens in Southampton this week.

The clock is ticking... book your tickets today: https://brnw.ch/21wQtc8

Dancer: Yu Kurihara. Pianist: Yuria Miki.

03/02/2025

Cinderella's dusted off her glass slippers and is dancing her way through rehearsals! 🩰

Our UK tour of Cinderella opens in Southampton on Thursday 6 February, before going on to perform in Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland, Bristol and Plymouth.

Find out more and book now: https://brnw.ch/21wQrw0

Photography by Johan Persson. 1: Yu Kurihara and Lachlan Monaghan, 2: Sir David Bintley, Yu Kurihara and Lachlan Monaghan, 3: Matilde Rodrigues, Alexandra Manuel, Charlotte Cohen, Eilis Small and Maïlène Katoch and the Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet, 4: Yu Kurihara and Lachlan Monaghan, 5: Eilis Small.

31/01/2025

After 17 fantastic years, we're saying farewell to Principal Character Artist Yvette Knight who leaves BRB today!

From leading roles on stage, to working with Freefall Dance Company, Yvette has been an integral part of Birmingham Royal Ballet and we wish her all the best for the future as she takes up a new role as Program and Artistic Coordinator with Midland Theatre Ballet.

30/01/2025

Our 2025-26 season is announced! 🤩

Here's your first look at our new season, which opens in September with the return of the sell-out Black Sabbath – The Ballet, and also includes Carlos Acosta's joyous Don Quixote in spring 2026 before rounding off with a triple bill of 20th-Century Masterpieces.

Check out the full performance and on-sale dates, and become a BRB supporter to get priority booking by signing up here: https://bit.ly/40T8luX

Don Quixote available on BBC iPlayer.

29/01/2025

🚨 Don't forget that we're going live this evening with a Cinderella rehearsal! 🩰

Join us at 7pm for a rehearsal of the Act III pas de deux with Miki Mizutani (Cinderella) and Mathias Dingman (Prince).

Former BRB Director and Choreographer of Cinderella, Sir David Bintley, will lead the rehearsal, with live piano from Head of Piano Jeanette Wong.

Join us: https://brnw.ch/21wQkK5

28/01/2025

Look back with us to when Frieda Kaden and Oscar Kempsey-Fagg danced Rhapsody as part of BRB2! 🤩

We're back at Birmingham Hippodrome's Patrick Studio tonight for An Evening with Ashton, one of a series of Ashton Rediscovered masterclasses, and next month we head to Symphony Hall for Ashton Classics. 🩰

Both events form part of Ashton Worldwide, a five-year celebration conceived by the Frederick Ashton Foundation which highlights the remarkable life of our Founder Choreographer.

It’s not too late to book your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21wQj84

26/01/2025

We're returning to Symphony Hall! 🩰

Join us on Saturday 15 February, for a special one-night-only Ashton Classics event, celebrating our Founder Choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton.

There's still time to grab your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21wQg6I

25/01/2025

What do five years of memories as BRB Director look like? 🤔

Carlos Acosta reflects on his first five years, from starting right before a global pandemic, to introducing new ballets to our repertoire, and even sharing the story that inspired Black Sabbath – The Ballet. 🎸🤘

Carlos’ empowering and unique vision has redefined the boundaries of what ballet can be. Rooted in Birmingham, his 'Ballet Everywhere' philosophy has expanded BRB's reach, bringing exceptional ballet to new audiences and inspired future generations, especially those who might not otherwise have access.

Here's to many more incredible memories to come!

24/01/2025

There's just two weeks until Cinderella's pumpkin carriage sets off on its UK tour! 🩵✨

Photography by Bill Cooper of the world premiere of Cinderella at Birmingham Hippodrome in 2010.

Dates and tickets: https://brnw.ch/21wQenQ

22/01/2025

We can't wait to go live next Wednesday 29 January at 7pm for a Cinderella rehearsal of the Act III pas de deux! 🩰

Join us digitally as Sir David Bintley, former Director of BRB, will be leading the rehearsal with Principals Miki Mizutani (Cinderella) and Mathias Dingman (Prince) as they polish off Cinderella’s glass slippers, with live piano from Head of Piano Jeanette Wong.

Will you be joining us? Mark your attendance so you receive a reminder before we go live: https://brnw.ch/21wQb6z

Photography by Johan Persson.

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Ashton Classics

We're back at B:Music Symphony Hall this Saturday 15 February, for Ashton Classics! Experience a selection of highlights from Ashton’s iconic ballets, accompanied by some of the magnificent scores that inspired his masterpieces, performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Ashton Classics honours the legacy of BRB’s Founder Choreographer. Ashton Classics will be compared by local historian, author and television presenter Kate Williams. Find out more and book your seats: https://brnw.ch/21wQGb8 This performance is given as part of the Ashton Worldwide Festival 2024–2028 and contains just a few of over one hundred ballets created by Frederick Ashton (1904–1988). The Frederick Ashton Foundation, a registered charity working in close association with The Royal Ballet, exists to enrich the legacy of Frederick Ashton and his ballets. For further information, visit: https://brnw.ch/21wQGb9

Cinderella Audience Reactions

"World class. I got the tingles" 🤩✨ Audiences can’t get enough of our "spectacular" Cinderella! But don’t just take our word for it—check out what theatregoers in Southampton had to say! 👀 Cinderella is on tour now and will visit Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland, Bristol and Plymouth: https://brnw.ch/21wQEAR

Sir David Bintley on Cinderella

"If John Macfarlane designs it, I'll do it" 🎨🖌️ Former BRB Director and Choreographer Sir David Bintley chats to us about the making of Cinderella, which is currently touring the UK. Cinderella won the award for Best Classical Choreography at the 2011 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards.

Cinderella rehearsals

You WILL go to the ball(et)! 🩰 We’re putting in the final touches during rehearsals, as Cinderella’s UK tour opens in Southampton this week. The clock is ticking... book your tickets today: https://brnw.ch/21wQtc8 Dancer: Yu Kurihara. Pianist: Yuria Miki.

2025/26 Season Launch

Our 2025-26 season is announced! 🤩 Here's your first look at our new season, which opens in September with the return of the sell-out Black Sabbath – The Ballet, and also includes Carlos Acosta's joyous Don Quixote in spring 2026 before rounding off with a triple bill of 20th-Century Masterpieces. Check out the full performance and on-sale dates, and become a BRB supporter to get priority booking by signing up here: https://bit.ly/40T8luX Don Quixote available on BBC iPlayer.

BRB Live: Cinderella Rehearsal with Sir David Bintley

Sir Frederick Ashton's Rhapsody

Look back with us to when Frieda Kaden and Oscar Kempsey-Fagg danced Rhapsody as part of BRB2! 🤩 We're back at Birmingham Hippodrome's Patrick Studio tonight for An Evening with Ashton, one of a series of Ashton Rediscovered masterclasses, and next month we head to Symphony Hall for Ashton Classics. 🩰 Both events form part of Ashton Worldwide, a five-year celebration conceived by the Frederick Ashton Foundation which highlights the remarkable life of our Founder Choreographer. It’s not too late to book your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21wQj84

Ashton Classics Trailer

We're returning to Symphony Hall! 🩰 Join us on Saturday 15 February, for a special one-night-only Ashton Classics event, celebrating our Founder Choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton. There's still time to grab your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21wQg6I

Carlos Acosta's 5 year anniversary

What do five years of memories as BRB Director look like? 🤔 Carlos Acosta reflects on his first five years, from starting right before a global pandemic, to introducing new ballets to our repertoire, and even sharing the story that inspired Black Sabbath – The Ballet. 🎸🤘 Carlos’ empowering and unique vision has redefined the boundaries of what ballet can be. Rooted in Birmingham, his 'Ballet Everywhere' philosophy has expanded BRB's reach, bringing exceptional ballet to new audiences and inspired future generations, especially those who might not otherwise have access. Here's to many more incredible memories to come!

Blue Monday Bloopers

The slipper fits… but it won't fall off gracefully 😳 We're brightening up Blue Monday with a look at Cinderella green screen filming bloopers! 🎥✨ Watch behind-the-scenes with BRB Principals Miki Mizutani and Lachlan Monaghan as the magic almost happens. Who knew behind-the-scenes could be this enchanting (and hilarious)? Don’t miss Cinderella on tour this spring: https://www.brb.org.uk/shows/cinderella?utm_source=brb-facebook&utm_medium=post-20-1-25&utm_campaign=brbcinderella25

Cinderella teaser

The countdown to our first tour of 2025 is on— there's just over two weeks until Cinderella opens in Southampton! 🩰 Step into an enchanting world where Fairy Godmothers triumph over wicked stepmothers, pumpkins transform into magical carriages, and a glittering slipper changes a young woman’s life forever. 🤩 Cinderella tours to Mayflower Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lowry, Sunderland Empire, Bristol Hippodrome, and Theatre Royal Plymouth: https://brnw.ch/21wQ5cz

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