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Take a first look at rehearsals for George Balanchine's 20th-century masterpiece, Theme and Variations, with these photos by Hannah Beveridge.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations.
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Amelia Thompson and Mason King in rehearsal for Theme and Variations.
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Lucy Waine in rehearsal for Theme and Variations.
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Reina Fuchigami and Gabriel Anderson in rehearsal for Theme and Variations.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Haoliang Feng and Ryan Felix in Theme and Variations.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Alisa Garkavenko in Theme and Variations.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Yuki Sugiura in Theme and Variations.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Eilis Small in Theme and Variations.
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Yuki Suguira and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in rehearsal for Theme and Variations.
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Victoria Simon rehearsing Yuki Sugiura, Lucy Waine, Amelia Thompson and Reina Fuchigami in Theme and Variations.
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Yuki Sugiura in rehearsal for Theme and Variations.
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