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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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BRB The Nutcracker 2015

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Directors Appeal Rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright’s “The Nutcracker” 26/11/2015 Music - Pyor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography - Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon Designs - John F Macfarlane Lighting - David A Finn The Sugar Plum Fairy - Momoko Hirata The Prince - Joseph Caley Drosselmeyer, a magician - Rory Mackay Clara, a ballet student - Karla Doorbar Act 1 The Magicians assistant - James Barton Clara’s Mother, a former ballerina - Ana Albutashvili Clara’s father - Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fritz, Clars’s younger brother - Max Blackwell Clara’s dancing partner - Tzu-Chao Chou Grandmother - Ruth Brill Grandfather - Michael O’Hare Butler - Lachlan Monaghan Harlequin - Kit Holder Columbine - Angela Paul Jack -in-the-box - Lewis Turner Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests and Servants - Artists of Birmingham Royal ballet Children - Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School, students of Elmhurst School for Dance and Elmhurst Birmingham associates The Nutcracker Doll - Jonathan Caguioa King Rat - Tasuo Atsuji Soldiers -Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Rats - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet The Snow Fairy - Samara Downs Her Attendants - Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yijing Zhang Winds - William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Snowflakes - Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet Act II Spanish dance - Angela paul, Kit Holder, Lachlan Monaghan Arabian dance - Delia Mathews, Miles Gilliver, Brandon Lawrence, Valentin Olovyannikov Chinese dance - Jonathan Caguioa, Lewis Turner Russian dance - James Barton, Alexander Bird, Max Maslem Dance of the Mirlitons - Ruth Brill, Reina Fuchigami, Jade Heusen, Laura Purkiss Waltz of the Flowers The Rose Fairy - Celine Gittens Her Consorts - Yasuo Atsuji, Welliam Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Luke Schaufuss Leading Flowers - Ana Albutashvili, Samara Downs, Tvette Knight, Yijing Zhang Grand pas de deux - Momoko Hirata, Joseph Caley Purchase of the images is limited to personal use only and under no circumstances may they be used for commercial purposes unless permission has been given by Hitchman Photography ©Phil Hitchman

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