Short, colourful pieces, put on during the day/early evening, they pack a big punch using inventive sets and are not expensive to see – especially compared to a full-on Nutcracker, the traditional ballet that children are taken to see. Right man for the job and he uses a great selection of well-known classical excerpts from Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Faure all of which sound fresh and not in need of a twerking up for youngsters.

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Needless to say, talent wins through and Biff sneaks in to see a real ballet, and when things go amiss for the lead ballerina, Biff saves the show, thus proving that dogs really can do ballet. English National Ballet and Northern Ballet are perhaps best known for such tours and now Ballet Black has joined in the fun, for fun it is, with Dogs Don’t Do Ballet.And at home later the programme, which folds out to a poster, entertainingly tells more about Biff, the music and creatives (but sadly no mention of dancers) and you get some colouring pens to make your own Biff portrait. The above list is composed of those whose work we feature regularly and have generally contributed in the last few months. If you are attending with young people who have specific hearing access needs, please get in touch to let us know how we can support you. Shortlisted for a Roald Dahl prize, it tells the story of Biff, a doggie who likes doing ballet, wants to do class like his young owner, but isn’t allowed to by the horrid Miss Polly. Akram Khan (119) Alexei Ratmansky (231) American Ballet Theatre (296) Bach (116) Balanchine (134) Birmingham Royal Ballet (183) Bolshoi Ballet (186) Christopher Wheeldon (248) Coliseum (185) COVID-19 (115) David H.

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I sometimes find there is too little dance in his works, but here it all works well with such strong emphasis on the drama. We normally offer at least two Key Stage 1 and two Key Stage 2 concerts per term, and one Secondary School concert per year.All concerts are fully wheelchair accessible, and there are spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the Stalls and the back row of the Circle, both with fold-down companion seats. One of the great initiatives we’ve seen in UK dance over the last few years has been the creation of special pieces for kids, generally those under eight. Priority is given to any schools who applied for the previous two consecutive terms but were not allocated tickets.