A Creative Artist Talk with Lady Anya Sainsbury Lady Anya Sainsbury of Preston Candover, CBE, holds a significant place in the heart of The Royal Ballet School. Together with her late husband John, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG, their unwavering support has been instrumental in the success of the School and the broader success […]
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World Teachers’ Day 2023 We’re lucky to have a wealth of brilliant teachers working at the School, who value our students’ education. This World Teachers’ Day, we’re celebrating all our wonderful educators and their unwavering commitment to nurturing our young dancers. We spoke to Acting Senior Academic Teacher (Upper School) and Head of Degree Programme
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Audition tips with our students There’s less than one week left until applications for our full-time and Associate training programmes close. If you have a passion for classical ballet and want to train with The Royal Ballet School, make sure to submit your application before 10 October. To help you with some inspiration and advice
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Welcoming Sarah Kundi to The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic staff Following a flourishing 19-year performance career, Sarah Kundi has joined The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic staff as a ballet teacher across White Lodge and Upper School. Sarah is joined by three fellow new Artistic teachers, Larissa Bamber, James Butcher, and Stuart Cassidy. Sarah attended Central
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Welcoming Stuart Cassidy to The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Staff We welcomed Stuart Cassidy to The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Staff at Upper School this academic year. Stuart, who is an alumnus of the School, is one of four new ballet teachers who have joined the School across White Lodge and Upper School. Stuart has
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A thrilling day out at Thorpe Park On 24 September, all year groups spent the day at Thorpe Park for our annual whole School trip. As an essential part of our pastoral programme at the School, our whole School trips provide students with opportunities to form friendships and develop a sense of community both in
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Acting workshops with Emma Flett We’re proud to have talented alumni working across all sectors and it’s always a pleasure to have them return to the School. Emma Flett trained with us before going on to have an extensive career in dance, theatre, musical theatre, and film creation. On 14 and 15 September, we welcomed
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Welcoming James Butcher to The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic staff This week, we welcomed four new ballet teachers to The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic faculty for the start of the 2023/24 academic year. James Butcher, a former student of The Royal Ballet School, has joined our Artistic staff as a ballet teacher, teaching Years 8
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Audition tips with our auditions team It’s great to see so many applications for our full-time and Associate training already coming through this year and we can’t wait to welcome budding dancers to the School to present their potential. There’s still time to apply if you haven’t already! Applications close on 10 October. We asked
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From Cardiff to Bath: the journey from Primary Steps to Junior Associate This time last year, The Royal Ballet School launched a partnership with Rubicon Dance, bringing the Primary Steps programme to six new schools in Wales. Since the programme launched in Wales, 287 students have had a positive introduction to ballet and initial creative
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