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The Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced Paul Murphy as its new Music Director and Principal Conductor. The appointment of Murphy was announced today as the Company’s new Music Director and Principal Conductor leading the company’s orchestra, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. He will assume the role on 1 July 2024, following Koen Kessels stepping down as…
Birmingham Royal Ballet announced plans today for an upcoming dance show inspired by the music of legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The three-act Black Sabbath – The Ballet will have a world premiere at The Birmingham Hippodrome in September.
People from across the West Midlands will gather on World AIDS Day tomorrow to celebrate the unveiling of a new monument and to take part in a service of remembrance, reflection and hope. The unveiling on Thursday 1 December will be preceded by a church service for people of all faiths and no faith at…
It may have only been weeks ago that Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise was staying at the venue while filming Mission Impossible 7 in the city, but The Grand Hotel Birmingham has once again been graced by famous faces as it officially reopened this week. On Wednesday, VIP guests from the worlds of property, art, film, fashion…
The Birmingham Royal Ballet has vowed to bring the annual Christmas ballet spectacular – ‘The Nutcracker’ – by looking at other ways to bring the show to audiences during the Tier 3 lockdown in Birmingham. The REP theatre and Birmingham Royal Ballet are looking at other alternatives to bringing the exciting family show to the…
Carlos Acosta, one of the world’s greatest ballet dancers, has been announced as the new director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. This appointment is a major fete for Birmingham Royal Ballet as their current director, David Bintley, steps down in July 2019 after holding the position for 24 years. Hailing from an underprivileged background in Cuba…
As Cuban dance superstar Carlos Acosta returns to the Birmingham Hippodrome for three special performances with his new production Premieres Plus, we have a pair of show tickets up for grabs! Premieres Plus, celebrating Acosta’s astonishing dance vision, is showing at Birmingham Hippodrome between Thursday 18 – Saturday 20 August 2011, at 7.30pm with tickets priced £16-£45 and available…
Following critically-acclaimed previous performances at Birmingham Hippodrome, the much-loved dance superstar Carlos Acosta returns to the theatre for three performances only with his new production Premieres Plus later this month. Premieres Plus features new works and collaborations with major UK and international choreographers, dancers and musicians, and celebrates Acosta’s astonishing dance vision. This enhanced staging, devised by…