Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer 2019 On Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 March, we saw the return of the annual Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer, dedicated to the memory of the School’s founder. At each of the performances, 12 pieces were showcased by our White Lodge students. Each piece was performed in front of an […]
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Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer performance 2018 On Thursday 13 December, Year 10 and 11 students presented their choreographic creations as part of the Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer programme. The performances were the culmination of several months’ of preparation for the nine shortlisted choreographers. After the performance, a panel of experts including Federico Bonelli, Petal Miller-Ashmole,
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Developing our approach to choreographic training This year, the School’s choreographic training has been developed to create a new approach to our three annual choreographic competitions. This comes as a result of a review led by Christopher Powney, Artistic Director, and involving an independent think-tank of prominent choreographers including David Bintley, Christopher Hampson, Russell Maliphant,
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Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award 2018 The winner of the 2018 Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award was Grace Donovan with her composition Cloudburst. The Award is dedicated to the memory of our Founder and is part of the School’s strong tradition of nurturing young choreographic talent. This year 12 young choreographers, aged 11-14, were selected from
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Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award 2018 Congratulations to Kele Roberson and Damen Axtens, winners of this year’s Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award 2018 with their piece Introspection. Introspection, set to music composed and arranged by violinist Anna Phoebe, asks the question ‘can you, if only for a second, allow your mind to be quiet?’ On Tuesday 30 January
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Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Award 2017 Congratulations to Anna Daly, winner of the Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Award 2017. This year’s Award took place on Tuesday 13 December at the Margot Fonteyn Studio Theatre, White Lodge and was open to Year 10 and 11 students. The students not only created eleven unique ballets, presented to an audience of
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Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award 2017 On Wednesday 10 May 2017 our 2nd Year students at the Upper School in Covent Garden performed a selection of their choreographies for the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award. Nine students were shortlisted to show their choreography, collaborating with fellow dancers to direct and stage the work. Each piece was then performed to an
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Photo: Ella Mansford (Year 11) The Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award 2017 On Thursday 30 March 2017, our White Lodge students took part in the annual Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award. This year the Award inspired a total of 37 entries choreographed by students in Years 7, 8 and 9. Of these pieces, 13 were
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On Thursday 8 December 2016, the annual Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Award took place in the Margot Fonteyn Studio Theatre at White Lodge. The audience of staff, students and special guests were treated to a performance of nine individual pieces of original choreography, which had been created by our Year 10 and 11 students. The award recognises
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On Thursday 11th February 2016 our 2nd Year students at the Upper School in Covent Garden competed for the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Awards. Seven students were shortlisted to show their choreography, collaborating with fellow dancers to direct and stage the work. Each piece was then performed to an audience, including the judging panel: David Bintley,
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