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1st year students in red tutus and grey unitards pose in a pas de deux demonstration

Chair’s Circle 2026 opens a landmark year of centenary performances 

Centenary, Performances and events

Chair’s Circle 2026 opens a landmark year of centenary performances  On Wednesday 21 January, our Chair, Natasha Kaplinsky OBE, welcomed a group of our most dedicated supporters to our centenary edition of the annual Chair’s Circle event. This performance is the first of our 2026 season and kicks off our year-long celebrations. Our valued Chair’s Circle supporters enable the School to nurture and train exceptionally gifted young dancers and are vital in securing […]

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Deborah bull in a swan lake tutu and headpiece leaning on a counter and applying lipstick

100 stories: Baroness Deborah Bull CBE

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Baroness Deborah Bull CBE 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 and former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Baroness Deborah Bull CBE. Deborah trained at the School from Year 7 and, upon graduating, joined The Royal Ballet in 1981. She was

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Rishan benjamin wearing an olive green leotard balancing upside-down on her hands with her back arched and legs pointing down to the floor

100 stories: Rishan Benjamin

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Rishan Benjamin 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 and Scottish Ballet First Artist, Rishan Benjamin.  Rishan started dancing with the Chance to Dance programme run by the Royal Opera House. She joined the School as a Junior Associate and trained with us through Senior Associates. She then

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100 stories: thomas forster mbe

100 stories: Thomas Forster MBE

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Thomas Forster MBE 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, Thomas Forster MBE.  Thomas is a Principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. He joined The Royal Ballet School first as a Junior Associate then as an Upper School student in 2002. He graduated into

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© 2026 the royal ballet school. Founder dame ninette de valois at her retirement gala at the royal opera house. Photographed by donald southern.

Past, present, future: the School announce a series of insight events to open centenary year

Announcements, Centenary

Past, present, future: the School announce a series of insight events to open centenary year We are excited to kick off our public centenary celebrations with three insight days exploring the past, present and future of the School. Taking place across March 2026, these full-day events will explore the School’s 100-year evolution, examine current thinking and practices, and consider the living legacy of its founder, Dame Ninette de Valois, as

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Black and white photo on monica mason in a leotard, tutu and tiara in the arabesque position.

100 stories: Dame Monica Mason 

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Dame Monica Mason  As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future, which will be released over the next 12 months. Today, we share the story of alum Dame Monica Mason DBE, former Principal dancer, Répétiteur and Director of The Royal Ballet. In 2023, Mason returned to the School

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100 stories: dame ninette de valois 

100 stories: Dame Ninette de Valois 

Centenary

100 stories: Dame Ninette de Valois  As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future, which will be released over the next 12 months. Our story begins with Founder Dame Ninette de Valois.  Dame Ninette was born Edris Stannus on 6 June 1898 in County Wicklow, Ireland. After training at the Lila Field Academy for Children in London, she joined Sergei

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The royal ballet school launches centenary campaign

The School launches 2026 centenary campaign to celebrate 100 years of nurturing the next generation

Announcements, Centenary

The School launches 2026 centenary campaign to celebrate 100 years of nurturing the next generation We are thrilled to reveal The Royal Ballet School’s centenary campaign as we prepare to celebrate 100 years in 2026. In 1926, founder Dame Ninette de Valois created a foundation that would transform British ballet for years to come. A

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