Junior Associates in Crystal Pite’s Light of Passage Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite has been praised by The New York Times as ‘one of the most talented and intriguing choreographers working today’. In 2017, she created the stunning Olivier Award–winning one-act contemporary ballet piece, Flight Pattern, a moving exploration of the refugee crisis. Now, she has […]
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Alumni perform at charity gala at Athelhampton House Stars of The Royal Ballet and other companies and musicians of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House took to the stage last weekend for two gala performances in the grounds of beautiful Athelhampton House. The annual event was created by Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace
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Graduates perform at Young Dance Festival in Korea Two of our 2022 graduates, Luc Foskett and Scarlett Harvey, performed in Korea last week as part of the Young Dance Festival, at the invitation of the World Dance Alliance Korea. This was the second Young Dance Festival, with the first being held last year. 500 dancers
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Reflections on our performances at Opera Holland Park From Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 July, students from all years at White Lodge and Upper School performed 5 triumphant shows at beautiful Opera Holland Park. This was the first time the School had performed at the venue since 2019, and it’s safe to say the excitement
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Celebrating our 2022 Summer Performances Saturday 16 July saw our students take to the stage at the Royal Opera House for their final performance this academic year. It was an exuberant, emotional occasion as the whole School were able to perform together for the first time since 2019, in what Artistic Director Christopher Powney described
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Graduation 2022 Following their outstanding final Summer Performance at the Royal Opera House on Saturday 16 July, the graduation ceremony for our Pre-professional students was held in the Linden Studio Theatre at Upper School, attended by students’ families, friends, supporters and special guests. It was a joyful and emotional celebration of our graduating students and
Celebrations and prizegiving assemblies 2022 As we come to the end of the academic year, we have been celebrating the incredible dedication and talent that our students have showcased across the past three terms. Year 11 Celebration Day On Friday 24 June our Year 11 Celebration Day was held at White Lodge. After a challenging
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Insight into Raymonda Act III Upper School students have been working on Raymonda Act III, which they will be performing in this year’s Summer Performances at Opera Holland Park and the Royal Opera House. Our Upper School Artistic staff, Zhan Atymtayev, Justine Berry, Ricardo Cervera, Jessica Clarke, Daria Klimentová, Nicola Tranah and Zenaida Yanowsky, have
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Insight into Neumeier’s Yondering Since the beginning of the year, students have been preparing for their upcoming Summer Performances in July at Opera Holland Park and the Royal Opera House. Our 2nd and Pre-Professional Year students have been rehearsing John Neumeier’s Yondering. Yohan Stegli and Konstantin Tselikov from the Hamburg Ballet have been working with
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Students dance in The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate Some of our White Lodge students were involved in the creation and performance of Christopher Wheeldon’s new work for The Royal Ballet, Like Water for Chocolate. The ballet had its premiere run at the Royal Opera House from 2-17 June. It was a wonderful opportunity
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