Alumni spotlight: Jade Heusen Jade Heusen attended the School and later went on to join Birmingham Royal Ballet until 2018. Jade recently started Ballet Buddy, an initiative to provide personalised mentorship that bridges the gap between dancer, teacher, and therapist, offering a safe space for guidance, reassurance, and clarity. We spoke with Jade about her […]
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We are always excited to welcome inspiring guests to our Creative Artist Talk series, offering our students the chance to learn from those who have carved out successful careers both within and beyond ballet.
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At the School, we are proud to nurture our young people into artists—whether they go on to join a company and continue to dance, or forge their own path outside of ballet, we hope that we’ve equipped them with the tools to be confident and determined in whatever they do. Â
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Each holiday season, The Nutcracker brings timeless magic to stages worldwide, and for students of The Royal Ballet School, it offers an extraordinary opportunity to work alongside professionals they look up to. This year, our Upper School had the privilege of joining Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Ballet in their productions.Â
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This year, alumni Ella Newton Severgnini and Viola Pantuso made their debuts as Alice in The Royal Ballet’s production of Christopher’s Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – we spoke with them both about their experience.Â
The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that Dr Susan (Susie) Cooper, former student and Choreography Tutor at the School, has died after a brief illness.
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Thomas Forster joined Upper School in 2002 and graduated into American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. We spoke with Thomas online about his time at the School, the experiences he’s had in the company and his career highlights. Â
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The art of acting with James Hay, First Soloist with The Royal Ballet At the School, we understand the importance of empowering and equipping our students with the tools for their careers as performers. Dancers are also storytellers, and acting forms an essential part of a dancer’s career. From classical ballets to abstract works, all
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In conversation with Kevin Emerton, Royal Ballet dancer and DDT graduate In October last year, alumnus and First Artist of The Royal Ballet, Kevin Emerton graduated from The Royal Ballet School’s two-year Diploma of Dance Teaching (DDT). Graduating into the Company in 2007, Kevin has performed a vast repertoire of roles, including Hilarion, Giselle, Demetrius,
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Congratulations to alumna Leanne Benjamin AM OBE, Queensland Ballet’s newest Artistic Director Congratulations to Leanne Benjamin AM OBE on her appointment as Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet, one of Australia’s leading classical ballet companies. In 2024, Leanne will take over from the celebrated Li Cunxin AO as the first female Artistic Director of the Company.
