For many Brummies, summer 2022 felt like the start of a new chapter for their sometimes overlooked and belittled city. Birmingham, with the world’s eyes upon it, succeeded in putting on a ...

A West Midlands family have been left in disbelief and pure joy at their son securing a place at London's prestigious Royal Ballet School. Type 1 diabetic Carter J Mundon only started learning ...

Black Sabbath performed for 250,000 rock fans at the first California Jam festival. It was a gig that would live long in the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announced details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5. Now, Morello has shared further ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera launches its 2025/26 Season, unveiling an unforgettable programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals alongside the first annual festival ...

The last hurrah for the Dance Reflections festival is a triple bill of work from the mastermind of American ballet, George Balanchine – and amply displays his range. We don’t see a lot of the ...

The world of performing arts is in a completely different universe compared to the bits, bytes and IT infrastructure that Keith Nolan and the IT team at Royal Ballet and Opera spend their work ...

The Royal Opera’s first season under its seventh music director, Jakub Hrůša, will feature eight productions – including its first staging of The Makropulos Case, directed by Katie Mitchell.

Watching Balanchine should be a pleasure, but that isn't always the case. Why? Because we all know what the work can mean if fully realised. And if it isn't? One can have a lovely evening at the ...