Keith Longmore
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Thorp Street
Birmingham B5 4AU
T +44 (0)121 245 3529
F +44 (0)121 245 3571
E keithlongmore@brb.org.uk
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SIZE OF COMPANY
170 on the road including orchestra, 110 without
SCALE OF VENUE
Middle- to large-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Director
David Bintley CBE
Chief Executive
Christopher Barron
Finance Director
Anna Williams ACA
Director for Learning
Pearl Chesterman
Technical Director
Paul Grace
Media and PR Manager
Simon Harper
Marketing Manager
Sam Eaves
ARTISTIC POLICY
Birmingham Royal Ballet aims to be one of the world’s leading large-scale international dance companies; promoting outstanding creativity and artistic excellence, being a model of good management practice, serving a global range of constituencies and communities, maximising arts development opportunities and increasing understanding of the cultural and social importance of the arts.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Bintley has mined a fabulous new enthusiasm for the structure and sense of pure dance.' The Times (E=mc2)
‘Birmingham Royal Ballet is in sensational form for this salute to Stravinsky.’ The Independent
‘Poetry in Motion, hugely enjoyable… not to be missed.’ Sunday Express (Cyrano)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Cyrano This hilarious and heartbreaking story of one man's truly self-sacrificing devotion, set in 17th century France, has been made famous to modern audiences through stage and film interpretations. This production, choreographed by David Bintley for Birmingham Royal Ballet, has a specially commissioned score by Carl Davis.
Quantum Leaps These three strongly contrasting ballets offer a lively evening of entertainment, including new ballets from Birmingham Royal Ballet's Director, David Bintley, and the Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre, Garry Stewart, alongside Stanton Welch's beautiful Powder.
The Nutcracker Magical transformation is at the heart of Peter Wright's award-winning production, which captures the splendours of a Victorian Christmas before transporting the audience into a land of enchanting fantasy. (125 mins.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Sleeping Beauty With a classical score by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty is considered one of the greatest ballets from Imperial Russia. This thrilling production is by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s former director Sir Peter Wright, creator of the company's popular production of The Nutcracker.
Swan Lake Peter Wright's and Galina Samsova's production has thrilled audiences around the world, breathing new life into the choreography of the two great creators of Russian ballet, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. (130 mins with interval.)
WRAP-AROUND
Lecture demonstrations, talks and post-performance discussions for both professionals and amateurs (all ages) and innovative education projects such as Dance Track, which aims to find and nurture dance potential from the local community. The company is also responsible for Freefall Dance Company, which provides opportunities for dancers of school-leaving age with severe learning disabilities.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 China (Romeo & Juliet/Beauty and the Beast)
2008 Japan (Beauty and the Beast/Coppélia)
2007 USA (The Sleeping Beauty)
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.
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