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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Two 2nd Year students are taking part in a production of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale tonight at the Royal College of Music. The concert is part of a series commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, drawing on music written during the War. Tonight will be a fully-staged performance of Stravinsky’s wartime imagining
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Last week students performed in Advancing Creativity, a double bill that showcased the creative work of the School through two of our key projects: the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Competition and aDvANCE. These innovative projects provide opportunities for our Covent Garden-based students to explore their creativity and develop choreographic skills through original work. Ursula Moreton Choreographic Competition The event opened
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The annual Kenneth MacMillan Senior Choreographic Award took place today at our White Lodge base, with ten pieces of original choreography created by our Year 10 and 11 students. The award recognises creative talent and encourages students to work imaginatively with music, with choreography forming a key part of their training at School. This year
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