B:Music launches new spring season with stellar line-up
B:Music, the Birmingham music charity responsible for Symphony Hall and Town Hall, has launched its new Spring programme for 2023 which includes comedy, live music, dance and spoken word on its two world-famous stages.
The new season showcases an array of performances at Town Hall and Symphony Hall.
The Birmingham Royal Ballet will delight audiences young and old with a welcome return to Symphony Hall of their much-loved smash hit An Evening of Music and Dance (11 February).
Alongside the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Paul Murphy, Birmingham Royal Ballet 's dancers will perform a glorious gala selection of works hand-picked especially by director Carlos Acosta. The comp�re for the evening will be Marverine Cole.
For Strictly Come Dancing fans there are three pairs of celebrated 'Strictly ' stars bringing their shows to Symphony Hall:
Gorka Marquez and Karen Hauer return with Firedance (31 March) while Once Upon a Time (4 April) is the brand new dance show starring Nadiya and Kai, for the first time on stage together.
Strictly Come Dancing 2021 champion and dance heart-throb Giovanni Pernice will take Birmingham audiences on a journey to his homeland with his brand new 2023 production of Made in Italy (8 April).
B:Music is also providing the laughs this Spring with a plethora of comedy. Stand-up stars including David O 'Doherty: Woah is Me (4 February), Daniel Sloss (17 February), Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun (25 February), Urzila Carlson: It 's Personal (5 March) and Josh Pugh (17 March) will be taking to the Symphony Hall and Town Hall stages for the ultimate feelgood night out.
Relive the glorious age of Brit Pop with Suede (21 March) by experiencing all the unforgettable hits from Bros and a personal tribute to Cole Porter with The Matt Goss Experience with MG Big Band and the Royal Philharmonic (5 April).
Revel in the rare talent, soulfulness and engaging songwriting of Dexy 's Midnight Runners founding member Pete Williams and his band plus special guests (16 February) and celebrate the welcome return of one of Celtic Connections ' most enduring and beloved institutions Transatlantic Sessions, featuring Martha Wainwright with her unmistakably rich vocals (9 February).
B:Music is also bringing some world-class speakers with plenty of stories to tell to its stages.
Expect a bold and imaginative talk from Gordon Buchanan, one of the most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today (28 Mar), Priscilla Presley will be in intimate conversation with radio and TV presenter Edith Bowman (5 Apr), social commentator Fran Lebowitz takes to the Symphony Hall stage (20 Apr), and there is the welcome return of Test Match Special Live: The Ashes with Jonathan Agnew and Glenn McGrath (18 Apr).
For the more adventurous, there 's even the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2023 which returns for two shows on 18 March, showcasing the best inspirational adventures on screen.
To see the full programme and to book tickets, visit www.bmusic.co.uk