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The Director's Appeal helps fund new ballets, and is part of our commitment to ensuring that ballet has an exciting future, relevant to our audiences everywhere. This year it will fund David Bintley's The Prince of the Pagodas - an imaginative and exotic celebration of the power of family love.
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Situation
In world ballet, the presentation of a handful of the most popular classical works has become the norm, with two hazardous effects. There is a danger that the creativity of the art-form will stagnate, restricting opportunities to bring new cultural influences to the stage, making ballet out of touch with modern audiences. Also, without opportunities to create and perform large-scale repertory, the skills that a classical ballet company requires to operate in a world-class arena are threatened.
Solution
Investing in The Prince of the Pagodas will increase BRB's repertory and further our reputation for maintaining the heritage of English Ballet, advancing the art-form through the creation of fresh and innovative new works. We are committed to ensuring tha