WATCH: Birthday Offering Masterclass Part 1

News & Stories 26 Mar 2026

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Christopher Carr coaches BRB dancers in Frederick Ashton's Birthday Offering – a one-act ballet celebrating the birth of British ballet – in Part 1 of this masterclass from the Frederick Ashton Foundation. 

20th-Century Masterpieces

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  2. WATCH: Guest Répétiteur Victoria Simon on George Balanchine's Theme and Variations

  3. Theme and Variations: rehearsal photo gallery

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

  5. Theme and Variations: performance photo gallery

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

  7. WATCH: Birthday Offering Masterclass Part 2

  8. The Green Table: rehearsal photo gallery

  9. The Green Table: 1990s archive photo gallery

  10. Introducing Theme and Variations by George Balanchine

  11. Introducing Birthday Offering by Frederick Ashton

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