An Evening of Music and Dance 2013

Birmingham Royal Ballet and its acclaimed orchestra, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, under Principal Conductor Paul Murphy, return to Symphony Hall, Birmingham. This delightful evening includes classical favourites and danced hightlights from the Company's diverse repertoire.

PROGRAMME:
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Davis/Bintley: Act II pas de deux and 'Lion Dance' from Aladdin (Princess Badr al-Badur: Nao Sakuma, Aladdin: César Morales; Lion Dance: James Barton and Mathias Dingman)
Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow
Walton/Ashton: 'Popular Song,' Foxtrot' and 'Tango' from Façade (Popular Song: Feargus Campbell and Steven Monteith; Foxtrot: Samara Downs, Victoria Marr, Jonathan Payn and Tom Rogers; Tango: Callie Roberts and Rory Mackay)
Fauré/MacMillan: Pavane pas de deux (Delia Mathews and Brandon Lawrence) Dvorák: Carnival Overture
INTERVAL
Elgar: 'Wild Bears' from Wand of Youth suite
Adam/Petipa: Act II Pas de deux from Giselle (Giselle: Jenna Roberts, Albrecht: Iain Mackay)
Jeffes/Bintley: 'The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas' from 'Still Life' at the PengiunCafé (Students of Elmhurst School for Dance)
Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Walton: Orb and Sceptre
Tchaikovsky/Balanchine: Tchaikovsky pas de deux (Nao Sakuma; Mathias Dingman)