The Prince of the Pagodas, The Hippodrome, Birmingham
The Hippodrome, Birmingham: This British premiere receives a rapturous reception at the Hippodrome, proof of David Bintley's ability to spin straw into gold - although this, Benjamin Britten's only full-length ballet, isn't necessarily straw. But this strange fairytale has had a reputation for provoking indifference in audiences and a sucking of teeth in choreographers - indeed, Bintley has called it &…