<P>Donald Hutera is bowled over by the first of two Ashton programmes by Birmingham Royal Ballet. <P><A HREF="http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/00/04/07/timartdan02001.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/00/04/07/timartdan02001.html</A><P><BR>This image from the website of Birmingham Rep Theatre, where BRB are temporarily in residence, does relate to the programme, but it doesn't give any info. A £10 prize to anyone who can identify the work. SMALL PRINT - The aforementioned prize can only be collected in person, (accompanied by a Notary to establish identity) from the residence of Mr Sweeney, if you can find out where he lives.<P> <P>LATER - Actually, as I look at the photo again I think it's Leticia Muller in Bintley's 'The Nutcracker Sweeties'. So, nothing whatever to do with the Ashton programme, but rather nice, so we'll leave it.<BR> <P><BR><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited April 08, 2000).]

Stuart, do you have any plans to travel up to Birmingham to see this first Ashton programme or the second one later this month?

Not at the moment, but I am interested. Why don't we discuss it when you are in the UK. Any other readers interested?<p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited April 08, 2000).]

Would be interested in a trip up to Birmingham if I were in the UK. At this point, I don't know when I'll be making it out there.<P>But that photo, along with the one from Arthur Part I, certainly does make me want to try a little harder to make it out there this year.

A review of the first of two Ashton triple bills by BRB, together with a review of the exciting dancers from NDT2. <P> <A HREF="http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/04/16/sticuldnc02002.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/04/16/sticuldnc02002.html</A>

grace, you're right. This image is used on the cover of the BRB programme for the two Ashton programmes.