Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet One of the world’s great touring ballet companies. Ballet everywhere, together with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Freefall Dance Company and BRB2.
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17/06/2026

From morning class at our Thorp Street studios to evening walks through the city, Birmingham inspires every step we take.

For our new campaign, 'Our City, Your Ballet', our dancers are sharing the places that make Birmingham feel like home.

We’re proud to be a company rooted in this city - one that belongs to Birmingham and to everyone who believes the arts should flourish here for generations to come.

If ballet has ever moved you, inspired you, or made you feel proud of this city, please consider supporting our work by making a donation or becoming a Friend today.

To find out more, visit https://bit.ly/44efzut

Looking for Father’s Day gift inspiration?Gifting a Friendship with Birmingham Royal Ballet opens the door to inspiring ...
16/06/2026

Looking for Father’s Day gift inspiration?

Gifting a Friendship with Birmingham Royal Ballet opens the door to inspiring performances and a year of unforgettable memories. Friends of BRB experience the Company up close, with priority booking, exclusive behind the scenes insights, rehearsals and events, all while supporting world-class ballet in Birmingham.

Give a gift that lasts far beyond Father’s Day and brings happiness and inspiration all year round! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/4uyqWrR

Photographs of fathers in ballet. 1. Swan Lake: Natasha Oughtred as Odile and Tyrone Singleton as Baron von Rothbart. By Bill Cooper. 2. The Nutcracker: Jonathan Payn as Father and Samara Downs as Mother. By Johan Persson. 3. Beauty and the Beast: Asta Bazeviciúte as Belle and Desmond Kelly as the Merchant. By Bill Cooper. 4. La Fille mal gardée: Augustus Payne as Alain and Jonathan Payn as Thomas. By Tristram Kenton. 5. Don Quixote: Mathias Dingman as Basilio Rory Mackay as Lorenzo and Genevieve Penn Nabity as Kitri By Tristram Kenton. 6. The Tempest: Iain Mackay as Prospero. By Bill Cooper. 7. Hobson's Choice: Samara Downs as Maggie Hobson and Jonathan Payn as Henry Hobson. By Bill Cooper.

15/06/2026

Step into ballet history with our performances of 20th-Century Masterpieces!

We’re bringing back ballet classics this week, including Kurt Jooss’s The Green Table.

In this video, répétiteur and stager Jeanette Vondersaar, talks to us about the plot of the ballet and its relevance to today’s society.

If you’ve wanted a reason to come down to the Hippodrome this week, make this it!

Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4eFfbv3

12/06/2026

This city inspires our every performance.

For our new campaign 'Our City, Your Ballet', our dancers shared with us their favourite memories whilst performing in our home city of Birmingham. Their responses didn't disappoint 🥹

These moments are only possible because of people who support live performance in our city. You can be part of the memories still to come by donating or becoming a Friend today.

For ways to support: https://bit.ly/3S393UE

A classic returns.We're thrilled to be bringing back Theme and Variations as part of our 20th-Century Masterpieces tripl...
11/06/2026

A classic returns.

We're thrilled to be bringing back Theme and Variations as part of our 20th-Century Masterpieces triple bill. Enjoy this exclusive look at rehearsals with The George Balanchine Trust’s Victoria Simon, through the lens of Hannah Beveridge.

You can catch Theme and Variations at Birmingham Hippodrome next week for four performances only! Don't miss your chance to experience this 20th-century masterpiece live: https://bit.ly/43tgwig

Dancer credits: 1. Yuki Sugiura, Lucy Waine, Amelia Thompson, Reina Fuchigami and Victoria Simon. 2. Reina Fuchigami, Gabriel Anderson and Amelia Thompson. 3. Yuki Sugiura. 4. The Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet with Victoria Simon. 5. Lucy Waine. 6. Mason King. 7. The Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet with Victoria Simon. 8. The Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet with Victoria Simon.

Theme and Variations. Choreography by George Balanchine ® The George Balanchine Trust.

10/06/2026

It's been five years 🫨

We can’t believe that it has been five years today since the opening of City of a Thousand Trades!

In this ballet, the story of how our home city of Birmingham became known as the City of a Thousand Trades is told through dance.

We had so much fun performing this ballet for audiences in Birmingham and London back in 2021.

09/06/2026

Join us next Thursday 18 June to celebrate our Founding Director, Sir Peter Wright's, 100th year! 🥳

Sir Peter was a key driver of our move to Birmingham in 1990, and in this video we uncover Sir Peter’s passion and ambition for the Company during the move.

Thank you, Sir Peter, for everything you have done for Birmingham Royal Ballet, we can’t wait to celebrate next week!

Join the party and watch performances of some of Sir Peter’s highlights across his 100 years, book now: https://bit.ly/4eboW2x

08/06/2026

Ahead of performing The Green Table next week, we spoke to Julia Seiber Boyd, whose mother Lilla Bauer was a principal dancer for Ballets Jooss.

In this video, Julia talks to us about why performing this ballet in 2026 is as timely as it was back in 1932, when it first premiered.

The Green Table forms part of our repertory for Sir Peter Wright Centenary (Thursday 18 June) and 20th-Century Masterpieces (Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June). Book your tickets to see this rarely-performed masterpiece before it’s too late: https://bit.ly/4e4I6bT

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