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Q&a with artistic director christopher powney and healthcare manager karen sheriff

Q&A with Artistic Director Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager Karen Sheriff

Healthcare, School life

Q&A with Artistic Director Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager Karen Sheriff On our Instagram Stories, we gave our followers the chance to ask their questions on how to train from home during lockdown to Artistic Director, Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager, Karen Sheriff. Below is the transcription of this Q&A session, which includes advice for […]

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Royal ballet school visits belfast with melissa hamilton for insight weekend

Royal Ballet School visits Belfast with Melissa Hamilton for Insight Weekend

Community and outreach, School life

Royal Ballet School visits Belfast with Melissa Hamilton for Insight Weekend On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2020, The Royal Ballet School returned to Belfast for the annual Insight Weekend. The weekend was designed to offer aspiring young dancers aged 7 to 18 years old an insight into The Royal Ballet School’s System of

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Celebrating #worldballetday

Celebrating #WorldBalletDay

School life

Celebrating #WorldBalletDay 3rd Year students Maddison Pritchard and Denilson Almeida joined Royal Ballet Principal dancers Yasmine Naghdi and Ryoichi Hirano in a Concerto masterclass coached by Alfreda Thorogood and Gary Avis. The masterclass was live streamed on Wednesday 23 October as part of the sixth annual World Ballet Day. Maddison said ‘Yasmin and Ryoichi are

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Students gather at upper school to celebrate david bintley’s career

Students gather at Upper School to celebrate David Bintley’s career

Alumni news, School life

Students gather at Upper School to celebrate David Bintley’s career On Monday 24 June, we welcomed David Bintley CBE to the Upper School for a special farewell from students and staff as he steps down as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Students from White Lodge and Upper School performed their own choreography as well as

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Famous statue of dame margot fonteyn at white lodge is restored to former glory

Famous statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge is restored to former glory

Announcements, School life

Famous statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge is restored to former glory To celebrate the centenary of her birth, Maurice Lambert’s statue of Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge has been restored by specialists Hammond & Hammond. Hammond & Hammond carefully restored Margot’s bodice, tutu, eyelashes and the plinth which she stands on. The

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Out of step: the need for change in ballet teacher training

Out of step: the need for change in ballet teacher training

School life

Out of step: the need for change in ballet teacher training A thinkpiece by Karen Berry, Teacher Training Manager at The Royal Ballet School   ‘If Ballet is to survive as an art form, we need more truth seekers and less tight washers’ – Darryl Jaffray (Director of Education and Access, Royal Opera House, 1987–2006),

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