Quantum Leaps:
Birmingham Royal Ballet

These three strongly contrasting ballets offer a lively evening of entertainment. Fluid and sensual, Stanton Welch's 'Powder' brilliantly celebrates nostalgia, beauty and joy. Danced to Mozart's clarinet concerto, it gives this popular piece new life. David Bintley's new ballet, 'E= mc²', promises to be an intriguing and exhilarating experience. Danced to a specially commissioned score by Australian composer Matthew Hindson, it explores Einstein's celebrated 'Special Theory of Relativity' in music and dance of breathtaking energy and speed. 'The Centre and its Opposite' is a brand-new work from contemporary choreographer Garry Stewart, Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre. This stylish and dynamic piece is set to a rhythmically powerful electronic soundscape and presents the audience with an intense explosion of rapid-fire classical ballet fused with hard-edged contemporary dance.