Spring Intensives 2023 We held our annual Spring Intensives this April in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. We are always delighted to have so many young dancers from around the world attend these courses. Several exciting guest teachers taught classes this year along with our Artistic staff. Through cross-group teaching, students learned from multiple teachers, […]
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An environmental legacy — celebrating a new woodland for The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative As part of The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, The Royal Parks charity created a new woodland, beginning with the planting of 70 trees in Richmond Park, to celebrate the 70 years of The Queen’s reign and mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.
Spirit of the Ballet at Dorich House Museum Staff and students at White Lodge may have noticed that several familiar bronze heads and statues have disappeared from their usual pedestals around the building. That’s because they have been loaned to our nearby neighbour, Dorich House Museum for a special exhibition trail entitled Spirit of the
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Enabling flexible and agile working at The Royal Ballet School The way we all collaborate has changed so much in the past two years. As an organisation that prioritises continuous evolution and creating community, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we share knowledge and build upon our research both internally and with
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‘I absolutely loved every minute’ — our first Autumn Intensives During the October half term, we ran a series of new one-day regional courses for ballet students aged 11 to 14. Throughout the week, we taught classes to 281 students in London, Manchester, and Leeds. These courses were really special to us because they were non-selective
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World Ballet Day and a very special Nutcracker rehearsal Yesterday, Wednesday 2 November, we took part in the biggest-ever global celebration of dance, World Ballet Day 2022. A collaboration between The Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet, the day showcased the very best of the art form, with behind-the-scenes rehearsals, live-streamed performances, and exclusive interviews
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Black History Month We’re about to reach the end of Black History Month, a time to reflect on all of the work there is to do to achieve racial equity in ballet and the arts, to celebrate the achievements of Black dancers, choreographers, and companies, and cerebrate on their experiences. Here are just a few
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Intensive Courses on Demand: train with The Royal Ballet School, anytime, anywhere We’re always working to increase global access to our world-class teaching. We get so much joy from bringing our masterclasses to locations across Europe, Hong Kong, Korea, and Brazil among other places, and we have been developing new ways to expand our reach
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Dancers in Leeds can now access the full Senior Associate Programme We’re thrilled to be able to expand our world-class training in the unofficial capital of Yorkshire. For the past two years, we’ve been running short courses in Leeds that spanned six three-hour sessions over the school term. These comprehensive sessions extended and complemented the
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Primary Steps demonstrations kick off in Dagenham and Blackpool For the past 17 years, The Royal Ballet School has been working with schools to introduce ballet and creative ballet training to children who might not otherwise have access through its Primary Steps programme. Through these partnerships with schools and other arts and government organisations, the
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