WATCH: Kit Holder and Noah Cosgriff on the Black Sabbath trail

News & Stories 11 Sept 2025

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On a break from rehearsals for Black Sabbath – The Ballet, Artistic Coordinator Kit Holder and Artist Noah Cosgriff travelled the Black Sabbath trail in Birmingham, visiting landmarks of the band throughout the city, including the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

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  8. BRB Dancer Sofia Liñares is standing in the centre of the image, against a deep red background on which her shadow can be seen. Sofia Liñares is a dancer with long dark hair and is wearing a black sleeveless top, with black tutu, and pale pink pointe shoes. Sofia is standing with her left foot on pointe, her right leg is slightly bent at the knee, the top of her foot is resting on the ground. Sofia’s head is mid-motion, facing towards the ground, her hair is flying forwards with the strands of hair in an arch around her head. Sofia is holding a red and black electric guitar which is secured over her shoulder using a strap decorated with red roses and green leaves. Sofia’s right arm is facing the left as if she had just strummed the guitar, her left is holding the fret board in a chord. Image copyright Perou.

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  9. BRB Dancer Sofia Liñares is standing in the centre of the image, against a deep red background on which her shadow can be seen. Sofia Liñares is a dancer with long dark hair and is wearing a black sleeveless top, with black tutu, and pale pink pointe shoes. Sofia is standing with her left foot on pointe, her right leg is slightly bent at the knee, the top of her foot is resting on the ground. Sofia’s head is mid-motion, facing towards the ground, her hair is flying forwards with the strands of hair in an arch around her head. Sofia is holding a red and black electric guitar which is secured over her shoulder using a strap decorated with red roses and green leaves. Sofia’s right arm is facing the left as if she had just strummed the guitar, her left is holding the fret board in a chord. Image copyright Perou.

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  10. BRB Dancer Sofia Liñares is standing in the centre of the image, against a deep red background on which her shadow can be seen. Sofia Liñares is a dancer with long dark hair and is wearing a black sleeveless top, with black tutu, and pale pink pointe shoes. Sofia is standing with her left foot on pointe, her right leg is slightly bent at the knee, the top of her foot is resting on the ground. Sofia’s head is mid-motion, facing towards the ground, her hair is flying forwards with the strands of hair in an arch around her head. Sofia is holding a red and black electric guitar which is secured over her shoulder using a strap decorated with red roses and green leaves. Sofia’s right arm is facing the left as if she had just strummed the guitar, her left is holding the fret board in a chord. Image copyright Perou.

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  11. BRB Dancer Sofia Liñares is standing in the centre of the image, against a deep red background on which her shadow can be seen. Sofia Liñares is a dancer with long dark hair and is wearing a black sleeveless top, with black tutu, and pale pink pointe shoes. Sofia is standing with her left foot on pointe, her right leg is slightly bent at the knee, the top of her foot is resting on the ground. Sofia’s head is mid-motion, facing towards the ground, her hair is flying forwards with the strands of hair in an arch around her head. Sofia is holding a red and black electric guitar which is secured over her shoulder using a strap decorated with red roses and green leaves. Sofia’s right arm is facing the left as if she had just strummed the guitar, her left is holding the fret board in a chord. Image copyright Perou.

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  12. BRB Dancer Sofia Liñares is standing in the centre of the image, against a deep red background on which her shadow can be seen. Sofia Liñares is a dancer with long dark hair and is wearing a black sleeveless top, with black tutu, and pale pink pointe shoes. Sofia is standing with her left foot on pointe, her right leg is slightly bent at the knee, the top of her foot is resting on the ground. Sofia’s head is mid-motion, facing towards the ground, her hair is flying forwards with the strands of hair in an arch around her head. Sofia is holding a red and black electric guitar which is secured over her shoulder using a strap decorated with red roses and green leaves. Sofia’s right arm is facing the left as if she had just strummed the guitar, her left is holding the fret board in a chord. Image copyright Perou.

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