Birmingham Royal Ballet In Residence
We are delighted to announce that our collaboration with Birmingham Royal Ballet will continue with a week of performances aimed at fans of all ages, from dance diehards to children watching their first-ever ballet. From 8 May, Birmingham Royal Ballet will take residence back at The Rep for a week of four distinctly different performances.
Sean Foley, Artistic Director at The Rep said:
“BRB’s first return to live performance since the beginning of Covid was at The REP in October 2021- with the World Premiere of Lazuli Sky; BRB and The REP collaborated on a specially adapted seasons of The Nutcracker and Sir David Bintley’s Cinderella during ‘20 and ‘21, and our first major co-production was City of A Thousand Trades, co-directed by The REP’s Associate Director Madeleine Kludje, which played at The REP and Sadler’s Wells during Summer ’21. We are delighted to have forged such an exciting and dynamic new artistic relationship with Birmingham Royal Ballet over the last year, and now look forward to welcoming our City partners back to our epic and intimate main stage for a season that celebrates some of the very best new work from this magnificent Company.”
Dance Track 25
Dance Track 25 (Sunday 8 May) celebrates the 25th anniversary of BRB’s landmark talent development programme, featuring BRB Principals Céline Gittens and Brandon Lawrence, including performances by former Dance Track students. Dance Track 25 is generously supported by HSBC UK.
An Evening of Music & Dance
An Evening of Music & Dance (Friday 13 & Saturday 14 May) sees BRB’s world-class dancers and the magnificent Royal Ballet Sinfonia perform a selection of exciting concert pieces and brilliant danced repertoire, hand-picked by Carlos Acosta, including the famous Bluebird pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty and the beautiful Farewell pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan’s Winter Dreams.
Discover Dance & Music
Discover Dance & Music (Friday 13 & Saturday 14 May) is the perfect introduction to ballet and the orchestra for everyone aged 4+. Host Shireenah Ingram and conductor Philip Ellis introduce you to the instruments of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, present BRB’s brilliant dancers in highlights from classic ballets – and invite you to join in with a host of interactive fun, games and animal antics.
Tickets go on priority sale from Friday 11 February and go on general sale Friday 18 February.