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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

3.5

2 reviews

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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.

Content

Recommended for ages 2 and above.

Recent Reviews

3.5
2 reviews
Maija Melchakova

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.

Sara B Igtet

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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