This double bill from the Birmingham Royal Ballet features a thrilling large-scale production of Carmina Burana and George Balanchine’s non-narrative ballet Serenade.

Featuring choreography by David Bintley and music by Carl Orff that is inspired by the satirical writings of medieval priests, Carmina Burana tells of an encounter with the mind-blowing Goddess Fortuna that deals three seminarians a major lesson in the fickle nature of fate. Compelled to abandon their sacred studies to pursue a more sensual approach to life, forbidden pleasures and physical temptations quickly become the young men’s most eager areas of revision and soon the young celebrants are soaring with passion, love and alcohol.

Ballantine’s Serenade, which is inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Serenade For String, has no underlying story and instead provides a beautiful visual accomaniement to the composer’s music.

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