IF LOCAL audiences want to observe a visual, live "love letter to ballet" this April, then they will have plenty of choice.

The Royal Ballet’s latest show is "Jewels", and it will be screened live to many local cinemas, including Vue Entertainment, the Odeon, Norbury, The Artrix and Ledbury's Market Theatre.

A spokesman said: "Inspired by the beauty of the gemstones twinkling in the shop window of jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels in New York, American choreographer George Balanchine went on to make history with Jewels as the first three-act abstract ballet.

"First performed in full by The Royal Ballet in 2007, each of the three movements represents a unique stage in the development of classical ballet with a different stone for its inspiration and a different composer for the music."

"It is a love letter to ballet, told through the shimmering beauty from ‘Emeralds,’ ‘Rubies’ and ‘Diamonds’.

The spokesman added: "This captivating performance will be screened live to cinemas on Tuesday 11 April at 7.15pm with an encore screening on Sunday, 16 April at 2pm."