Pointe Shoe Appeal

Please donate today and help keep our dancers on their toes!

£50 would pay for one pair of pointe shoes

£100 would pay for two pairs of pointe shoes

£500 would pay for ten pairs of pointe shoes

£1,000 would pay for one month of pointe shoes for a Principal dancer.

Invest in our dancers by signing up to a continuous direct debit

£10 a month would help keep our Apprentices on pointe.

£20 a month would help keep our BRB2 dancers on pointe.

£50 a month would help keep our Principal dancers on pointe.

Or an amount of your choice – all contributions will keep our dancers on their toes!

Please download our direct debit form, print and sign, then email to Helen Barrett, Individual Giving Officer at development@brb.org.uk or post to: Pointe Shoe Appeal, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Thorp Street, Birmingham B5 4AU.

Did you know that...

• A pair of pointe shoes can wear out within one hour during a performance
• Our dancers have several pairs of shoes in use at any one time during rehearsal and performance
• Our much-loved classical ballets such as Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty can see our Principal dancers using 20 pairs of shoes every month
• Our dancers pirouette their way through almost 4,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year! With each pair custom made and altered for the perfect fit
• It costs us £200,000 each year to keep our incredible dancers ‘on pointe’
• Once a pointe shoe has reached the end of its useful dancing life, its component parts are compostable.

Every generous donation to our Pointe Shoe Appeal will support the careers of our talented and dedicated dancers, ensuring they can perform at their best on stage and continue to inspire audiences in Birmingham and beyond.

However much you feel comfortable giving, all donations are hugely appreciated.

If you'd like to find out more about the Pointe Shoe Appeal please contact us at development@brb.org.uk