Theme and Variations: performance photo gallery

News & Stories 1 May 2026

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Take a look at these performance images of George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations from our 2015 and 2010 productions.

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Nao Sakuma and Mathias Dingman in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Bill Cooper

Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Nao Sakuma in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Dusty Button, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Nao Sakuma and Mathias Dingman in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Momoko Hirata and César Morales in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Momoko Hirata and César Morales in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Artists in Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Momoko Hirata in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Nao Sakuma and Mathias Dingman in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Mathias Dingman and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Momoko Hirata in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Momoko Hirata and César Morales in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Nao Sakuma, Yijing Zhang and Brooke Ray in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

Nao Sakuma and Mathias Dingman in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Bill Cooper

Momoko Hirata and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Laura-Jane Gibson, Nicki Moffatt, Oliver Till and James Barton in Theme and Variations.

© 2010 Credit : Bill Cooper

Nao Sakuma and Mathias Dingman in Theme and Variations.

© 2015 Credit : Roy Smiljanic

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