Alumni spotlight: Sophie Apollonia Sophie Apollonia Larson joined The Royal Ballet School at age 11 and graduated from Upper School in 2008. Since then, she has built a multidimensional career as a dancer, movement director and founder of Studio Apollonia, drawing creative inspiration from her early ballet training. She reflected on her journey with Content Marketing Executive Amy Watts. When did […]
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In review: 2026 Summer Performance at the Royal Opera House Saturday 18 July marked the final show of our 2026 Centenary Summer Performance season on the Royal Opera House main stage, following four performances of The Next Generation Festival and Graduate Showcase at the Linbury Theatre in June and five at Opera Holland Park in early July. The Royal Opera
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Students share their highlights performing at Opera Holland Park Our students completed a brilliant week of shows at Opera Holland Park earlier this month, braving an intense heatwave with grace and lots of ice. The centenary Summer Performance programme, curated by Artistic Director Iain Mackay to showcase heritage works and new creations, was met with rousing applause from an audience of families, faculty and supporters. These
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100 stories: Princess Margaret As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of Princess Margaret, President of The Royal Ballet School from 1956-2002. HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was born on 21 August 1930, the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, and sister to Her
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End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving ceremonies 2026 As another academic year comes to a close, we celebrate our White Lodge and Upper School students’ extraordinary achievements over the past year at The Royal Ballet School. Year 11 Celebration Friday 26 June marked one of the highlights of the School calendar for our White Lodge Year 11 students: their graduation from
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100 stories: Karen Paisey As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of alum Karen Paisey, former Principal of The Royal Ballet, who is closing a chapter on a remarkable 35 years of teaching with The Royal Ballet School’s Associate Programme. Karen joined the School aged 10 and trained at both White Lodge and Upper
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Remembering David Norman, 1941-2026 The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that David Norman, Chairman of The Royal Ballet School from 2000-2009, has died. David Mark Norman was born on 30 January 1941 to a prominent British banking family. He attended Eton College from 1953-1959, graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1962 and earned a Master
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Behind the designs with centenary collection illustrators Aimee Tregunno and Catja Christensen In-house illustrators Aimee Tregunno, Digital Marketing Apprentice, and Catja Christensen, Marketing and Communications Executive, teamed up to design the School’s centenary merchandise collection, now available to shop online and at the School. The Royal Opera House gift shop will also sell the products in a limited-time pop-up, coinciding with the School’s Summer Performance matinee on Saturday, 18 July. Aimee and Catja sat down to talk
Dr Anna Meadmore awarded The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal at Opera Holland Park On Tuesday 7 July, Dr Anna Meadmore, Manager of Special Collections, was awarded with The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal on the Opera Holland Park stage. The medal was presented by Jeanetta Laurence OBE, Governor and Vice Chair of the Royal Ballet Companies, alongside Isabel McMeekan and Alexander Whitley, both
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Alum Louise Flanagan on designing the costumes for Cathy Marston’s A Line in Reflection We were thrilled to welcome alum Louise Flanagan back to the School this year to design the costumes for fellow alum Cathy Marston’s new work, A Line in Reflection, created especially for our Centenary Summer Performances. Louise drew from her experience
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