Celebrating our 2023 Summer Performances On Saturday 16 July our students illuminated the Royal Opera House main stage in their final performance of the year. This performance concluded our 2023 Summer Performance season, following our in-house performances at both White Lodge and Upper School, the Next Generation Festival at the Royal Opera House, and our […]
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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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Behind Don Quixote’s Vision Scene with Daria Klimentová Our staff and students are full of anticipation as our Summer Performances approach. We look forward to welcoming family, friends, and supporters to watch our young dancers shine. Our audiences can expect to see a dazzling rendition of the Vision Scene from Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote at
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Behind the scenes of Sechs Tänze with Shirley Esseboom Our Pre-professional Year students will be performing Sechs Tänze by Jiřà Kylián at our Summer Performances this year. They have been working on this piece with Shirley Esseboom, one of Kylián’s ballet masters. Shirley was a dancer with the Nederlands Dans Theater for 16 years and
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In conversation with Mikaela Polley on Fast Blue – a new dynamic classical work Performed on the magnificent Opera Holland Park and Royal Opera House stages, The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performances are the highlight of the School year. We sat down with Choreographic Course Coordinator and Tutor Mikaela Polley to discuss her upcoming new
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Behind MacMillan’s The Four Seasons with choreologist Giacomo Bevilacqua Kenneth MacMillan’s 1975 piece The Four Seasons will be performed by our talented 1st and 2nd Year Upper School students in the upcoming Summer Performance season at Opera Holland Park and the Royal Opera House. Our students have had the pleasure of learning from expert choreologist
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Our students work on stagecraft with Stephen Wicks We’re lucky to have some wonderful guest répétiteurs helping to prepare our students for the stage. Last week, 1st Year students were thrilled to work on stagecraft with beloved alumnus and Sadler’s Wells and The Royal Ballet dancer of 18 years, Stephen Wicks. Stephen helped the students
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