Changes to the School’s Associate Programme As part of The Royal Ballet School’s commitment to widening access to classical ballet, the School will establish a new Associate centre in Edinburgh at the end of the 2023/24 academic year. The Dundee Associate centre will relocate to Edinburgh, supporting our ambition to grow the Associate Programme. The […]
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Graduation 2023 Following the final Summer Performance held at the Royal Opera House on 16 July our Pre-professional Year students were recognised for their remarkable accomplishments at a graduation ceremony in the Linden Studio Theatre at Upper School. The ceremony was attended by students’ families, friends, supporters, and special guests and was a truly joyous
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In conversation with the next generation of choreographers At our Summer Performances, several of our students’ choreographic creations were selected as part of the repertoire. Seeing their inventive pieces danced on the stage was a real reflection of their creative talent, and we were proud to watch their work come alive. We spoke to
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Performing Romeo and Juliet with The Royal Ballet in Japan Earlier this month, four Upper School 2nd Year students had the thrilling opportunity to perform with The Royal Ballet as part of the company’s Japanese tour. Liberty, Yeju, John, and Javier performed in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet in Japan alongside A Royal Celebration, a
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The Royal Ballet School welcomes four new Artistic staff We are excited to share that The Royal Ballet School will welcome four new highly-respected full-time Artistic teachers across White Lodge and Upper School in September. Larissa Bamber and James Butcher will join White Lodge’s teaching faculty, with Sarah Kundi and Stuart Cassidy joining the
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Celebrating our Opera Holland Park performances Saturday 8 July saw our students take the stage for their final performance at Opera Holland Park. Across the five glorious performances, our White Lodge and Upper School students showcased the results of countless hours spent rehearsing in the studios. Their performances brought immense joy and pride to parents,
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End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving assemblies 2023 As the School year draws to a close, we have been taking the time to celebrate and acknowledge the diligence and dedication our students have applied to their artistic and academic endeavours throughout the year. Year 11 Celebration On Friday 23 June, our Year 11 students donned their gowns
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Alumni promotions 2023/24 It never ceases to make us proud to hear of our alumni’s wonderful achievements. We were delighted to hear that many of our alumni have received promotions in The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Northern Ballet for the 2023/24 season. The Royal Ballet Mica Bradbury, Hannah Grennell, Joonhyuk
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The magic of our Summer Performance season – behind the scenes with our students at Opera Holland Park Our students have spent the past week performing at Opera Holland Park for their Summer Performance season. For some of our White Lodge students, this performance season marks their first, while many of our Upper School students
Graduate contracts 2023 We are delighted to report that our graduating students have achieved extraordinary success in their contracts. All 24 of our Pre-professional Year graduates have secured professional contracts with prestigious companies worldwide, including six with The Royal Ballet and four with Birmingham Royal Ballet. The graduating cohort’s 100% success rate is a true
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