Shakespeare triple bill review – Birmingham Royal Ballet dance with elegance and intelligence

Birmingham Hippodrome
Jessica Lang’s rippling Wink, inspired by the sonnets, leads a set of pieces paying tribute to the great playwrightBirmingham Royal Ballet will unveil a full-length Tempest this autumn but first comes their Shakespeare-themed triple bill, which includes the American choreographer Jessica Lang’s elegant premiere Wink, inspired by his sonnets. Five of the poems, read in ponderous voiceover, prompt dances tugged by longing and regret. Lang’s second piece for