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Fancy Free - Sights and sounds to set the pulse racing...It can only by Manhattan, where three thrill-seeking sailors on shore-leave are in search of pretty girls. With a catch score from Leonard Bernstein, Fancy Free is the feel-good ballet that inspired the smash-hit musical On the Town. Western Symphony - The Wild West comes alive in an explosion of sizzling dance. Choreographer George Balanchine gives ballet an all-American zing, with his cowboys and bar-girls dancing flirtatiously in a dusky Western town, to a stirring arrangement of classic folk tunes. The performances will also include Concert Fantasy, a new ballet by David Bintley to music by Tchaikovsky. Birmingham Royal Ballet website.

Creatives/Company

Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Music(s): Leonard Bernstein (Fancy Free), Hershy Kay (Western Symphony - arr. of traditional American melodies), Tchaikovsky (Concert Fantasy)
Choreographer(s): Jerome Robbins (Fancy Free), George Balachine (Western Symphony), David Bintley (Concert Fantasy)
Design(s): Oliver Smith (Fancy Free), John Boyt (Western Symphony)
Costume(s): Kermit Love (Fancy Free), Karinska (Western Symphony)
Lighting(s): Jennifer Tipton (Fancy Free), Perry Silvey (Western Symphony), peter Teigen (Concert Fantasy)