Birmingham Royal Ballet: First Steps, A Child’s Aladdin Tickets
A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.Babes in arms, aged 2 years or under, will be permitted access to The Sadlers Wells without a ticket for performances of this show. Babies must be securely strapped to their parent or carer by way of a baby carrier, sling, papoose or similar. Children over 2 years, or in pushchairs, will be required to purchase a child ticket.
Performance dates
2 November 2017
Run time: 1hr (no interval)
Includes interval
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An hour-long, interactive show, specially adapted for children aged 3+, featuring ballet excerpts from Aladdin, performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet's dancers and orchestra, interspersed with scenes in which a storyteller introduces the children to the music and the leading characters, and shares some technical magic. A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.
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Recommended for ages 2 and above.Recent Reviews
This was my favorite performance aimed at children and I dare to say that my nearly four year old daughter agrees. I noticed the lack of "baddies", however, I don't think it bothered my daughter and she was fully taken with choreography. An opportunity to meet Aladdin and Princess after the show was amazing.
The dancing and music was good but I don’t think it was particularly well curated for young children. I don’t think the sword violence and beheading parts are appropriate for little ones. I would have expected more mindfulness regarding this given the age it was advertised as appropriate for. The teaching about how the music and miming was a good idea but perhaps could have been the other way around... first play the score or show the dance/mine and then ask the children how it impresses them - versus than tell them how it’s supposed to impress them first?
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