An Evening of Music and Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s world-class dancers join the Royal Ballet Sinfonia for a night of classics.This page relates to performances that have already taken place. For a full list of current shows and future performances please see our What's On page.
About An Evening of Music and Dance
An Evening of Music and Dance has long been a smash hit with audiences – and it's back in its original home Symphony Hall, with a glorious gala selection of works hand-picked especially by our Director Carlos Acosta, and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and Principal Conductor Paul Murphy. The compère for the evening will be Marverine Cole.
PROGRAMME
Rossini The Barber of Seville: Overture
Rachmaninov/Ashton Rhapsody pas de deux
De Falla El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
Howard/Nunes Interlinked pas de deux
Granados Goyescas: Intermezzo
Drigo/Petipa/Vaganova Diana and Actaeon pas de deux
Chabrier España
Tchaikovsky/Petipa/Wright Swan Lake: Act III pas de deux
Albéniz Tango
Bizet/Acosta Carmen pas de deux
Ginastera Estancia Suite*
Drigo/Petipa/Vaganova Le Corsaire pas de deux
*The final movement, Malambo, devised by Denise Whiteman and choreographed by Sonia Fajardo, will be performed by students of Elmhurst Ballet School as part of the school’s centenary celebration.
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