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Performance diary


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22 - 23 June
Hall for Cornwall
01872 262 466

26 - 27 June
The Lighthouse, Poole
08700 668 701

29 - 30 June
The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
01242 572 573

2007 South West tour notes



Welcome to the homepage for Birmingham Royal Ballet's summer tour of the South West. Here you'll find introductory notes and related articles on all three of the ballets due to be performed. While we hope that these items will be of interest to those familiar with the pieces, they are also intended to offer a sampler to anyone new to ballet who may wish to join us at one of these performances for the first time.

Click on the links below to find out more about the works, or select a venue from the performance diary below left for details of how to book your tickets.

Gallery



Solitaire

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Introductory notes
BRB's Ballet Mistress, Marion Tait, outlines some of the different interpretations of the story
Read reviews
See what the critics said about previous Birmingham Royal Ballet performances of Solitaire

Take Five

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Introductory notes
Click here for an interview with David Bintley, where he talks about his new jazz work
David Bintley
Find out more about the Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rehearsal photos
Click to see images from the first studio rehearsal with the live band

Pineapple Poll

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Introductory notes
A plot outline for Pineapple Poll
The creation of Pineapple Poll
John Percival looks at the history of the ballet, and those that helped to produce it
Reviews
Read reviews of previous Birmingham Royal Ballet performances of this work
Children's activities
Printable colouring in and puzzle sheets for younger audience members
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