Empowering student voices – Assemblée Internationale 2023 Next week, four of our students and Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney will travel to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Hosted by Canada’s National Ballet School, AI23 is a festival to empower young artists as leaders and creatives. This student-centred gathering aims to form meaningful connections between […]

Dame Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer presentation 2023 On Thursday 30 and Friday 31 March our Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer performances took place at White Lodge. These performances are a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their choreographic creations to an audience. Twelve student choreographers presented their own devised pieces, set to music selected

A timeline of women at The Royal Ballet School Our School has been shaped by influential women throughout its history and continues to count inspiring women among its leaders today. During Women’s History Month, we’ve been reflecting on some of the exceptional women in the School’s past and the impact they have had on our

Rodrigues reappointed as The Royal Ballet School heads towards its second century The Royal Ballet School is delighted to announce that our Chairman, Christopher Rodrigues CBE, will extend his tenure until 2026. Christopher took up the post of Chairman in January 2020, succeeding The Duchess of Wellington OBE. The Chairman said: I am honoured to

Our values At The Royal Ballet School, we are deeply passionate about what we do. Our work spans our world-class full-time ballet School, our recreational dance programmes and our ongoing work in professional development, both in the UK and internationally. Our team comprises professionals across specialist areas from dance to academics, pastoral and healthcare to

Dr Julian Widdowson (1959-2022) The Royal Ballet School are shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Dr Julian Widdowson has died suddenly. Our most heartfelt condolences and the thoughts and sympathies of all at the School are with his wife and children at this very sad time. Dr Widdowson worked with The Royal Ballet School