Behind Hora La Aninoasa with Tom Bosma The Royal Ballet School’s annual Summer Performances are the culmination of the year’s training for our dancers, featuring a range of works that represent the breadth and diversity of our art form. Students will perform works that showcase their skills and artistry, including classical ballet repertoire, heritage pieces, […]
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Congratulations to our ballet teacher Kenta Kura We are preparing to bid a fond farewell to ballet teacher Kenta Kura who will be returning to Japan after nearly a decade of teaching at The Royal Ballet School. At the end of the School year, Kenta will join one of Japan’s largest ballet schools, K-BALLET ACADEMY
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Primary Steps Graduation 2023 We held this year’s Primary Steps Graduation at Upper School on Saturday, 27 May. Level 3 students from all our Primary Steps centres came together for the celebration and performed to an enthusiastic audience of family and friends. Primary Steps The Primary Steps Programme offers creative ballet education to children in
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The Firebird with Dame Monica Mason at Chipping Campden Music Festival On Monday 22 May, two of our Upper School 2nd Year students performed an excerpt of The Firebird at the Chipping Campden Music Festival. Acclaimed ballerina, director, and devotee of The Royal Ballet School, Dame Monica Mason, presented two of our students, Francesca and
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Coping with anxiety – Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 Mental Health Awareness Week took place from 15-21 May. This year’s theme was anxiety, and staff and students explored the topic with activities throughout the week. At the School, we are committed to mental health as equally important as physical health. Students have access to in-house
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In conversation with Mikaela Polley on Fast Blue – a new dynamic classical work Performed on the magnificent Opera Holland Park and Royal Opera House stages, The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performances are the highlight of the School year. We sat down with Choreographic Course Coordinator and Tutor Mikaela Polley to discuss her upcoming new
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Behind MacMillan’s The Four Seasons with choreologist Giacomo Bevilacqua Kenneth MacMillan’s 1975 piece The Four Seasons will be performed by our talented 1st and 2nd Year Upper School students in the upcoming Summer Performance season at Opera Holland Park and the Royal Opera House. Our students have had the pleasure of learning from expert choreologist
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Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2023 Our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performances were held on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May in front of an enthralled crowd of family, friends and supporters. As part of the Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer programme, 2nd Year students experience working as professional choreographers and are tasked with developing a
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Exam season begins – an academic round-up Our students have been working hard in preparation for their exams starting this week. As exam season starts, we’ve been speaking to some of our Academic staff about what the students get up to all year round. The School is focused on helping our students reach their full
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An enlightening week – Assemblée Internationale 2023 From April 30 to May 6, Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney, Chief Operating Officer Pippa Adamson and 2nd Year Ballet Teacher Paul Lewis travelled with four of our 2nd and Pre-professional Year students, Caspar, Emile, Katie and Sasha, to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Canada’s National Ballet
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