Summer performance spotlight: ruth brill on her new work 

Summer Performance spotlight: Ruth Brill on her new work 

Performances and events, Summer Performances

Summer Performance spotlight: Ruth Brill on her new work   Ruth Brill is a freelance choreographer and the Artistic Director of the renowned London Children’s Ballet. As a dancer, she performed with both English National Ballet (2007-2012) and Birmingham Royal Ballet (2012-2019).  Ruth was last at the School in 2022, when she created Summer Dreams for our Year 7 students. This […]

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Steven mcrae performing the blue boy on stage at the royal opera house

Summer Performance spotlight: Vanessa Palmer on Les Patineurs

Performances and events, Summer Performances

Summer Performance spotlight: Vanessa Palmer on Les Patineurs  Former alumna of the School, Vanessa Palmer joined The Royal Ballet in 1989 before later moving up the ranks to Soloist and Assistant Ballet Mistress. She was awarded an I.S.T.D  Fellowship and has completed the RAD Benesh Movement Notation for Ballet course. In 2019, Vanessa was asked

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Ursula moreton emerging choreographer 2025

Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2025

Performances and events

Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2025  The Royal Ballet School’s commitment to fostering young choreographic talent was on full display at this year’s Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performance. Held at White Lodge, the event offered an inspiring showcase of original works created by students from Years 7, 8, and 9 as part of the Ninette de

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Male student waiting backstage at our summer performances at opera holland park.

Celebrating World Theatre Day with Production and Theatre Technician, Daniel Philipson

Performances and events, School life

Celebrating World Theatre Day with Production and Theatre Technician, Daniel Philipson  Today is World Theatre Day, and to celebrate we sat down with our Production and Theatre Technician, Daniel Philipson, to learn about his experience in theatre and his time so far at the School.  To create a production at the School involves a lot

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Let’s Dance 2025 

Community and outreach, Performances and events

On Sunday 2 March, The Royal Ballet School opened our doors to the public for the first time in our near 100-year history, as part of Angela Rippon’s nationwide Let’s Dance initiative. The initiative aimed to get the nation dancing, and we were thrilled to welcome people from all walks of life into our studios to experience the joy of movement firsthand, many of whom had never stepped foot in a ballet studio before. 

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Pre-professional Year student Shani performs in the 2025 Prix de Lausanne Partner School Choreographic Project

Performances and events, School life

Pre-professional Year student Shani performs in the 2025 Prix de Lausanne Partner School Choreographic Project The 53rd annual Prix de Lausanne was held in Switzerland earlier this month, featuring a week of classes, rehearsals, and performances designed to discover, promote and support exceptional young dancers from around the world to pursue a career in dance.  Continuing

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Let's dance at the royal ballet school

Angela Rippon CBE visits the School to launch the UK’s first Let’s Dance initiative

Community and outreach, Performances and events

Angela Rippon CBE visits the School to launch the UK’s first Let’s Dance initiative Last month, we were thrilled to welcome English broadcaster, former newsreader, writer and journalist, Angela Rippon CBE to Upper School to launch the UK’s inaugural Let’s Dance event.  A first in our near 100-year history, The Royal Ballet School will open

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The sleeping beauty, photographed by tristram kenton

The Royal Ballet School announces its 2025 Summer Performances

Performances and events, Summer Performances

The Royal Ballet School announces its 2025 Summer Performances The Royal Ballet School’s annual Summer Performances are a highly anticipated event on the School calendar and the pinnacle of the passion and dedication that our remarkable students apply to their training throughout the year.  Ranging in age from 11 to 19, students from White Lodge

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