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The Brown Suite – Sultry And Cool
The Brown Suite opened at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre last night, bringing the achingly cool style and sounds of New York 1970s to the West Midlands. The creation of BlacBrik, Nahum Mclean and Darius Drooh, The Brown Suite tells the story of the hippest nightclub in New York, and the people who were the faces there, Marcus, Denise, Julian, Ray, Angela, Victor, and the all important DJ, Mr New York. We start with their build up to their night out, following their lives and actions, before they all meet in the queue to get inside. Everything in the story is told through the medium of dance and music. And what…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote Is Magnificent.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote Is Magnificent.
The neverending wind and rain may have been wreaking havoc outside, but at the Birmingham Hippodrome it was all about the warm Spanish sunshine, as the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s intoxicating Don Quixote had its opening night. Carlos Acosta’s wonderful reworking of the classic ballet combines wit and passion, stirring music and the most exquisite, Flamenco inspired dance to create a masterpiece of entertainment that is warm, witty and utterly stunning. Don Quixote, the wonderful Jonathan Payne, is a simple sole who lives in a world of make believe. He believes himself to be medieval knight on a quest to serve the bridelike Lady Dulcinea, and sets off, with a fruit bowl…
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La Fille Mal Gardee at the Birmingham Hippodrome
La Fille Mal Gardee by the Birmingham Royal Ballet started a four night run at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night, and delighted and charmed audiences with it’s story of true love almost thwarted by the power of money. The ballet was created by Frederick Ashton in 1960 and is the simple story of the beautiful Lise, in this instance played by the enchanting Beatrice Parma, who is deeply in love with a poor farm lad called Colas(Enrique Bejarano Vidal – just perfect). They are perfectly matched but Lise’s mother, the widow Simone wants a better (read richer) match for her beloved daughter. She finds this in the umbrella obsessed Alain,…
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The Sao Paulo Dance Company Arrives In Wolverhampton
One of the most exciting dance companies in the world arrived at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre today, bringing their own unique brand of sexy, sensuous dance with them. The Sao Paulo Dance company (presented by Dance Consortium) combine Brazilian heat with classical ballet styles in a frenetic and fabulous triple bill which shows why their arrival for their first tour of the UK has been so highly anticipated. If you are wondering where modern dance goes next, then step this way. The triple bill begins with Anthem, which concerns life cycles and combines anthemic music that can become like a hymn to a generation. This dance felt like the most…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet Breathe life into Coppelia
The Birmingham Royal Ballet Autumn season concludes its Birmingham run this week with the opening at the Hippodrome of Sir Peter Wright’s Coppelia , directed by Carlos Acosta. I was at the press night last night and, once again, the BRB showed why they are one of the world’s greatest ballet company’s with a production that is grace and charm personified. The story of Coppelia is one full of humour and deception, featuring the aged old love triangle between a boy,a girl and a wooden doll. Of course, the village Lothario Franz doesn’t realise that the new object of his lust, the beautiful lady who sits on the balcony of…
