Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2023 Our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performances were held on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May in front of an enthralled crowd of family, friends and supporters. As part of the Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer programme, 2nd Year students experience working as professional choreographers and are tasked with developing a […]
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An enlightening week – Assemblée Internationale 2023 From April 30 to May 6, Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney, Chief Operating Officer Pippa Adamson and 2nd Year Ballet Teacher Paul Lewis travelled with four of our 2nd and Pre-professional Year students, Caspar, Emile, Katie and Sasha, to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Canada’s National Ballet
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A weekend of celebration – King Charles III’s Coronation On Saturday 6 May, our President King Charles III was coronated and celebrations took place across the country in honour of this once-in-a-generation occasion. Staff, students, and alumni all joined in the festivities throughout the weekend. Two of our alumni, Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé, took
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Empowering student voices – Assemblée Internationale 2023 Next week, four of our students and Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney will travel to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Hosted by Canada’s National Ballet School, AI23 is a festival to empower young artists as leaders and creatives. This student-centred gathering aims to form meaningful connections between
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Dame Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer presentation 2023 On Thursday 30 and Friday 31 March our Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer performances took place at White Lodge. These performances are a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their choreographic creations to an audience. Twelve student choreographers presented their own devised pieces, set to music selected
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Solos Evening 2023 Last Thursday 23 and Friday 24 March, students from all three years of the Upper School performed a range of solo variations from the classical repertoire at a special Solos Evening event for our donors, staff, and parents. The students had been studying these pieces for their school assessments and were thrilled
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Turning the spotlight onto our backstage team for World Theatre Day This World Theatre Day, we’re turning the spotlight onto the just some of the people who quietly add beauty, depth, and meaning to our performances, and, crucially, make them run. Gareth As the School’s Senior Theatre Technician, Gareth’s role is to facilitate all the
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The highlight of our year — Summer Performances repertoire announced Our annual Summer Performances are a chance for students to learn how to prepare mentally and physically for the stage, how to transform the ballet vocabulary they’ve been mastering into a magical experience for the audience, and have the special opportunity to see themselves in
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Student diary — 10 days at the Prix de Lausanne Created in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is an international ballet competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18 with the goal of discovering, promoting and supporting the finest talents around the world. We’re proud to have been a partner of the Prix de Lausanne
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Honouring our Chairman’s Circle with a special event On Thursday 19 January, we were delighted to welcome our Chairman’s Circle—some of the School’s biggest supporters—and their guests, to a special event at Upper School to express our gratitude for their enduring generosity. We also welcomed our School Governors and Governors of The Royal Ballet and
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