An Evening of Music and Dance 2012

Join the UK’s leading ballet orchestra, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet, stars of 2010’s BBC Christmas ballet, for a truly memorable evening of beautiful music and stunning dance. Narrated by the Company’s Director, David Bintley and conducted by Music Director, Koen Kessels, the programme includes:

Festival Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich

Checkmate: Dance of the Four Knights, Entry of the Black Queen and Red Knight's Mazurka (Victoria Marr and Iain Mackay with Joseph Caley, William Bracewell and Benjamin Soerel)
Arthur Bliss

Gold and Silver Waltz
Franz Lehár

Plymouth Hoe (Danced by students of Elmhurst School for Dance)
John Ansell

Daphnis and Chloë Suite No.2 excerpts
Maurice Ravel

The Two Pigeons: pas de deux (Jenna Roberts and Robert Parker)
André Messager

Samson et Dalila: Baccanale
Camille Saint-Saëns

Far from the Madding Crowd: Bathsheba and Troy (Elisha Willis and Iain Mackay)
Paul Reade

Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
Giacomo Puccini

Coppélia: Ear of Corn pas de deux (Laëtita Lo Sardo and Joseph Caley with Maureya Lebowitz, Arancha Baselga, Samara Downs, Laura Purkiss, Laura-Jane Gibson and Callie Roberts)
Léo Delibes

Psyche: Eros et Psyche
César Franck

Le Corsaire: pas de deux (Nao Sakuma and Chi Cao)
Riccardo Drigo