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On Saturday 22 October, when the curtain rises on BRB's performances of Into the Music, a group of talented young dancers from across Birmingham will open the show with a performance of a specially created work.
Seraphina was created as part of the Lazuli Sky Dance Performance Project, led by the Learning, Engagement, Access and Participation department in spring 2022. The project was set up to give talented young dancers in the city an opportunity to work with the company to develop their technique, choreography and creative skills. Seraphina, also the name of the Goddess of Wild Nature, takes inspiration from Will Tuckett’s Lazuli Sky and the beauty of the natural world which flourished during the global pandemic.
Choreographed by dance artist Patsy Browne-Hope and BRB First Soloist Lachlan Monaghan, Seraphina was originally performed by 27 dance and musical theatre students from Performers College and Sutton Coldfield College. The piece was created in a five-day intensive rehearsal process and was to be performed outdoors at Birmingham International Dance Festival, however sadly the rainy weather conditions drew a halt to the performance at the festival. We are delighted and very proud to now offer students a performance opportunity on the Birmingham Hippodrome main stage.
Seraphina has been re-worked especially for these shows and will be performed by a smaller cast of Performers College students.
With thanks to all the creative team and partners from the original project.
