Theme and Variations: rehearsal photo gallery

News & Stories 11 Jun 2026

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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.

© 2026 Credit : Hannah Beveridge

Theme and Variations will be performed as part of our triple bill 20th-Century Masterpieces, which premieres on 19 June 2026. Book your tickets now!

20th-Century Masterpieces

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Find out more about 20th-Century Masterpieces

  1. Lilla Bauer: Kurt Jooss's Original 'Young Girl' in The Green Table

  2. Assistant Director Dominic Antonucci on George Balanchine's Theme and Variations: a full-circle journey

  3. Theme and Variations: performance photo gallery

  4. The Green Table: the story of Kurt Jooss and Ballets Jooss

  5. WATCH: Birthday Offering Masterclass Part 2

  6. The Green Table: rehearsal photo gallery

  7. The Green Table: 1990s archive photo gallery

  8. WATCH: Birthday Offering Masterclass Part 1

  9. Introducing Theme and Variations by George Balanchine

  10. Introducing Birthday Offering by Frederick Ashton

  11. Introducing The Green Table

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