John O'Dwyer

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s life-affirming Lazuli Sky is the highlight of their new mixed bill

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet – Lazuli Sky Mixed Bill: Dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Philip Ellis and Paul Murphy (conductors). A digital broadcast available from 1.11.2020 filmed at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. (JO’D)

Will Tuckett’s Lazuli Sky (c) Johan Persson

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New English Ballet Theatre’s emotional Remembrance acts as a reminder of different times

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom New English Ballet Theatre’s Remembrance: filmed at Peacock Theatre, London, and premiered on YouTube on 15.10.2020. (JO’D)

Alessia Lugoboni (Marie Rambert) & Alexander Nuttall (Ashley Dukes)
(c) Deborah Jaffe

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Though all competing were winners, the exceptionally musical Ivana Bueno is ENB’s 2020 Emerging Dancer

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet Emerging Dancer 2020: Finalists, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Graham Sutherland (conductor). Presented by Ore Oduba and live-streamed from City Island, East London, 22.9.2020. (JO’D)

Ivana Bueno, Carolyne Galvao, Miguel Angel Maidana, Victor Prigent,
Emily Suzuki & William Yamada © Karolina Kuras

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Dancers past and present catch the eye in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s magical 2010 Cinderella

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Home from Home – Cinderella: Dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (conductor). 2010 performance from the Birmingham Hippodrome reviewed as a live stream on 25.8.2020. (JO’D)

Elisha Willis (Cinderella) and Artists of BRB (c) Bill Cooper

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Four choreographers, four exterior locations, one piece of music: SF Ballet @ Home’s Dance of Dreams

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United StatesUnited States Dance of Dreams: Dancers of San Francisco Ballet in a new dance film (click here) for SF Ballet @ Home by Benjamin Millepied for San Francisco Ballet and premiered on 13.8.2020. (JO’D)

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The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty: a gift that goes on giving

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Dancers of the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House Orchestra / Simon Hewett (conductor). Performance of 16.1.2020 (directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon) and reviewed as a live streamed performance in the #OurHouseToYourHouse series. (JO’D)

Fumi Kaneko (Princess Aurora) and Federico Bonelli (Prince Florimund)

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