Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Museum
Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Museum
Our talented dancers and musicians can normally to be found tucked away in our headquarters at the back of Birmingham Hippodrome, or on tour around the UK.
We’re delighted that we're joining forces with another of Birmingham’s cultural icons over eight incredible days from 26 June to 2 July, when we take up residency at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's Waterhall.
There will be an exhibition and demonstrations, chances to watch performances and the dancers taking company class, and chances to join in dance classes and practical workshops.
We'll also be using the Waterhall to share some of the work of our Freefall Dance Company with invited groups, and alongside other arts organisations in the city are planning a day designed to introduce secondary school students to the wide range of careers available in the performing arts.
If you’d like to find out a bit more about all aspects of life in a ballet company, including costumes from iconic shows such as La Fille mal gardée and Cinderella, or discover Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham trilogy, City of a Thousand Trades, Black Sabbath – The Ballet and the forthcoming Luna, premiered this October, then book your place via the buttons below.
Join us at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to see highlights from Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker alongside the world premiere performances of Melody in Three, a new work commissioned especially for the event by the London Ballet Circle.
And while you're enjoying the Victorian Radicals exhibition in the Gas Hall there will be a unique performance installation, based on the motion capture work BRB has been doing with experts in the field, Holosphere, whose interactive motion tracking system captures human movement and transforms it into real-time digital art.
Music from Royal Ballet Sinfonia Co-Leader Joana Valentinaviciute and a quartet of young musicians from Birmingham Conservatoire.
Ticket options
6pm (doors open at 5.30pm) - join us in the Waterhall first for an introduction to BRB and to watch the dancers perform on the stage. Then afterwards move over to the Gas Hall to enjoy the Victorian Radicals exhibition and watch our motion capture installation in action while two of our dancers perform.
6.30pm - tour the Victorian Radicals exhibition in the Gas Hall and watch our motion capture installation in action while two of our dancers perform. Then move over to the Water hall for the 8pm performance and introduction to BRB.
Tickets (£30) include a glass of wine or non-alcoholic alternative.
BRB reserves the right to alter repertory and performers as necessary.
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Company Class: 26, 27 June and 1 July
Come along and watch as some of our talented young dancers take their daily ballet class (11am), essential to warm up their bodies ahead of a day’s rehearsals and performance. The class will be run by a senior member of the company, who will explain the exercises to the audience. A brilliant way for those new to ballet to get an insight into the hard physical work that lies behind each performance.
Open Day: 29 June
An exciting opportunity to find out more about Birmingham Royal Ballet across three FREE sessions. Each will include a performance element, the opportunity to look at costumes, wigs and props up close, and the chance to find out more about BRB’s history in the city. The event is free, but please reserve your places as capacity of the Waterhall is capped at 80 per session (sessions at 10am, 12 noon and 2pm).
Adult Beginners Ballet Class: 26 June
A short class for adults, designed to allow those working locally to try a ballet lesson for the first time. The class will be approximately 40 minutes long, starting at 1.10pm – a perfect alternative lunchbreak! Only ten tickets available.