News and features

2008-09

Click here to read all about the new season, with details of how to book.

All autumn dates on sale

Birmingham Royal Ballet's October/ November dates in London went on sale last month, completing the autumn tour. Click here for more information on the Birmingham season, and click here to find out more about the London, Plymouth, Sunderland, Wales and Edinburgh dates.

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News and features

Welcome to the News and Features section of the Birmingham Royal Ballet website. Click on the links in the highlighted boxes for new materials, or see the index on the left of the page for archived news stories, features, press releases and reviews of current repertory, where available.

Robert Parker to rejoin Company

Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to announce that Robert Parker will rejoin the Company this autumn. Parker, who left in 2007 to pursue a career as a pilot in the USA, has decided to resume his career as a dancer. Click here to find out more.

Behind the scenes: Learning after Ballet Hoo!

Pearl Chesterman, Director for Learning at Birmingham Royal Ballet, spoke recently about the work of her department, and how it has changed since 2006's mammoth Ballet Hoo! project. Click here to read the article, which appeared earlier this month in the Company's August e-bulletin.

Ballet hoo!

Click here to find out all about Birmingham Royal Ballet's involvement in the Ballet Hoo! project, where a group of young people with little or no ballet experience trained to perform Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet.