On Tuesday 19 April, White Lodge students received a visit from Stopgap Dance Company member, Laura Jones. She spoke to them about her work with the company which creates performances and offers training for the collaboration of disabled and non-disabled artists. Laura spoke about her work with Stopgap, which began with a three month contract, yet has turned […]
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On Monday 18 April 2016, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Sir Ben Ainslie CBE came to speak to our Upper School students about his career. A continuation of our Creative Artist Programme, an inspiring series of talks and lectures offering students an insight into the careers of artists from all areas of the creative industries,
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On Friday 26 February, our Upper School students were treated to a visit from theatre and film director, Stephen Daldry. This was part of our Creative Artist Programme, an inspiring series of talks and lectures, offering students an insight into the careers of artists from all areas of the creative industries. Previous guests have included
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Our 1st Year students took part in an energetic and inspiring rhythm workshop today with renowned Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale. The students were introduced to new beats and were asked to examine three complex rhythms and improvise to them, embodying them in relation to their ballet practice. The workshop helped them to learn to introduce the
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This year we have an exclusive line-up of speakers joining us to explore creativity in ballet education and training including: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp OBE, FRSA (Chief Executive, The Place) Alastair Macaulay (dance critic for the New York Times) Jonothan Needlands DSc, FRSA (Professor of Creative Education, Warwick Business School) Pearl Chesterman (Director of Learning, Birmingham
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Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, visited the School yesterday to talk to our 2nd Year students in Covent Garden about the choreography of Frederick Ashton’s ballet The Dream. The students are currently working in collaboration with other secondary school pupils to create new choreography inspired by The Dream. Students study Dance Appreciation as
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We were lucky today to have former Royal Ballet principal ballerina and Director Dame Monica Mason DBE at the School to talk to 2nd Year students about her career. The talk formed part of the students’ Btec Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) where they learn about different jobs roles. The students had lots of questions
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