Fostering a love for ballet and movement– primary steps on demand for home educators

Fostering a love for ballet and movement– Primary Steps on Demand for home educators

Fostering a love for ballet and movement– Primary Steps on Demand for home educators Part of our mission at The Royal Ballet School is to raise awareness of the benefits of dance and create opportunities for young people to engage with ballet and access high-quality creative dance education. Our accessible Primary Steps on Demand programme […]

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Reflecting on close to a decade of teaching - in conversation with departing ballet teacher kenta kura

Reflecting on close to a decade of teaching – in conversation with departing ballet teacher Kenta Kura

Reflecting on close to a decade of teaching – in conversation with departing ballet teacher Kenta Kura As the School year ends, we bid farewell to Kenta Kura, a long-serving staff member who has taught with The Royal Ballet School for nearly a decade. Kenta will return to Japan as the newly appointed Director at

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Changes to the school’s associate programme

Changes to the School’s Associate Programme

Changes to the School’s Associate Programme As part of The Royal Ballet School’s commitment to widening access to classical ballet, the School will establish a new Associate centre in Edinburgh at the end of the 2023/24 academic year. The Dundee Associate centre will relocate to Edinburgh, supporting our ambition to grow the Associate Programme. The

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Graduation 2023  

Graduation 2023  

Graduation 2023 Following the final Summer Performance held at the Royal Opera House on 16 July our Pre-professional Year students were recognised for their remarkable accomplishments at a graduation ceremony in the Linden Studio Theatre at Upper School. The ceremony was attended by students’ families, friends, supporters, and special guests and was a truly joyous

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In conversation with the next generation of choreographers 

In conversation with the next generation of choreographers 

In conversation with the next generation of choreographers   At our Summer Performances, several of our students’ choreographic creations were selected as part of the repertoire. Seeing their inventive pieces danced on the stage was a real reflection of their creative talent, and we were proud to watch their work come alive. We spoke to

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Performing romeo and juliet with the royal ballet in japan  

Performing Romeo and Juliet with The Royal Ballet in Japan  

Performing Romeo and Juliet with The Royal Ballet in Japan Earlier this month, four Upper School 2nd Year students had the thrilling opportunity to perform with The Royal Ballet as part of the company’s Japanese tour.  Liberty, Yeju, John, and Javier performed in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet in Japan alongside A Royal Celebration, a

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The royal ballet school welcomes four new artistic staff  

The Royal Ballet School welcomes four new Artistic staff  

The Royal Ballet School welcomes four new Artistic staff   We are excited to share that The Royal Ballet School will welcome four new highly-respected full-time Artistic teachers across White Lodge and Upper School in September. Larissa Bamber and James Butcher will join White Lodge’s teaching faculty, with Sarah Kundi and Stuart Cassidy joining the

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End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving assemblies 2023

End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving assemblies 2023

End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving assemblies 2023 As the School year draws to a close, we have been taking the time to celebrate and acknowledge the diligence and dedication our students have applied to their artistic and academic endeavours throughout the year. Year 11 Celebration On Friday 23 June, our Year 11 students donned their gowns

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