We are delighted to invite all alumni to a very special Alumni Diamond Jubilee Celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of White Lodge, in Richmond Park, being home to Royal Ballet School students. Please join us on Saturday 6 June (Dame Ninette de Valois’ 117th birthday) in the beautiful grounds of White Lodge (1- 5pm) to reconnect […]
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Our students were proud to represent the School this month by taking part in the 799th annual Lord Mayor’s Show. Wearing bespoke period hats designed by millinery students of Kensington and Chelsea College, 15 of our students joined the The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers’ stunning float, riding in two Delaunay-Belleville automobiles and a Stanley Steam
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We are pleased to announce an event bringing together the country’s leading dance schools in a collaboration at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio Theatre in March 2015, hosted by The Royal Ballet School. Spring Celebration: A showcase of British dance training, will be a special evening celebrating the very best of British ballet training.
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The first ever Royal Ballet School Summer Concert was held at White Lodge earlier this month in our Margot Fonteyn Theatre, giving students a chance to demonstrate their musical and theatrical talents. There were excellent performances from pupils across all the year groups based at White Lodge (Years 7 to 11). The school’s choirs performed beautifully alongside
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This weekend our Year 10s will dance with pupils from Feltham Community College and Richmond Park Academy in Firebird, an original piece of choreography set to Stravinsky’s ballet score, performed by young musicians from Hounslow Music Service and Richmond Music Trust. The performances, which take place at White Lodge on Friday and Sunday, are the culmination of an innovative music
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The Royal Ballet’s new production of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale opens tonight at the Royal Opera House, starring some of the biggest names in ballet – some of whom started their careers in our Junior Associate programme. Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, Royal Ballet Principal dancers Lauren Cuthbertson (playing Hermione) and Edward Watson (playing Leontes), Soloist James Hay
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A very special exhibition is being mounted this spring to mark the fifth anniversary of White Lodge Museum & Ballet Resource Centre, based at The Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park. Darcey Bussell: from Student to Star of The Royal Ballet will chart Darcey Bussell’s life as the nation’s favourite ballerina, from her days as
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 Yesterday the Ninette de Valois Junior Choreographic Award 2014 took place at our base at White Lodge, Richmond Park. This year the award inspired 24 entries, from which 14 works by students from Years 7, 8 and 9 were shortlisted to perform at the competition. The winner was Gene Goodman (Year 9), with his work Arachnid,
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Earlier this month we hosted a visit from American Ballet Theatre Studio Company (ABT) as part of a repeat exchange with the company. The exchange is aimed at helping students learn about different styles and teaching methods, and is a fantastic opportunity for them to build networks, share expertise and meet new people. The ABT
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Royal Ballet School student Erik Woolhouse, 17, was named Young British Dancer of the Year 2014 at the finals of the Award at the Royal Opera House on Saturday. Erik performed Albrecht’s variation from Act 2 of Giselle, followed by the Male Pas de Deux variation from Le Corsaire. His prize was £3,000. Second prize went to Royal Ballet
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