The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal appointed to the BBFC’s Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal, David Gajadharsingh, has been appointed to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing (APCV).   The APCV was established in 1999 and advises the BBFC […]

Reducing our carbon footprint at The Royal Ballet School The School has recently trialled several measures to reduce our carbon footprint whilst maintaining the quality of products we use. These trials have proven successful and we have taken the decision to roll out these changes across the School. We have begun using refillable soap dispensers

UK Spring Intensive 2022 Applications are now open for our UK Spring Intensive 2022. We’ve taken a new flexible approach this year, offering a non-residential course with the option to attend for one day or multiple days. The Intensive will take place at Upper School between 4-8 April for students aged 12-15 years, taught by

Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2021 Last week four of our Pre-professional Year showcased their own choreography in our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performance. Normally, our 2nd Year students choreograph pieces in workshops with our Choreographic Course Coordinator & Tutor, Mikaela Polley and perform them to an audience of family, friends and supporters. Due to

World Ballet Day 2021 Last week, the School celebrated World Ballet Day. A record breaking 51 companies participated from across the globe with 24 hours of free content available on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. The School took part in the largest ever global dance challenge, Jump for Joy.     The Royal Ballet and Birmingham

Summer Intensive 2021 This Summer we hosted our first hybrid Summer Intensive, offering in-person and online classes. Even though there were challenges due to the pandemic, the School successfully hosted 432 participants in-person and 591 participants online. We were delighted to welcome a great number of international students at both White Lodge and Upper School.

Celebrating our 2021 Summer Performances  Sponsored by Imagination   Our annual Summer Performances came to an end on 10 July after a run of performances over three weeks at four venues: the Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House, the Margot Fonteyn Theatre at White Lodge, the Linden Studio Theatre at Upper School and, for

Prize-giving assemblies 2021   In the final weeks of term, students at both Upper School and White Lodge were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements. On Wednesday 7 July, there were some special prizes and scholarships awarded at White Lodge: Ravi Cannonier-Watson was presented with The Frank Freeman Summer Scholarship. This is kindly given