Festive art at White Lodge Congratulations to Ellyne Knol (Year 10), who has won the White Lodge Christmas e-card competition with her festive painting of White Lodge in the snow, pictured above. The runner up was this merry and bright painting by Harriet Gibson (Year 9): The following artworks were also shortlisted: Blake Smith (Year […]
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Developing our approach to choreographic training This year, the School’s choreographic training has been developed to create a new approach to our three annual choreographic competitions. This comes as a result of a review led by Christopher Powney, Artistic Director, and involving an independent think-tank of prominent choreographers including David Bintley, Christopher Hampson, Russell Maliphant,
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Ballet competition culture: are we putting young dancers at risk? A statement from Christopher Powney, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School Competitions have long been a platform where student dancers can enjoy positive experiences and learn from sharing with like-minded, passionate young people. Many top professionals speak of how competitions gave them life-changing opportunities
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Happy #WorldBalletDay Our 2nd Year students joined the top ballet companies around the world to feature in the fifth ever World Ballet Day live stream event yesterday. World Ballet Day was a 20-hour live stream from The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and guest companies from across the world. The live stream provided viewers the exclusive opportunity
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Prize-giving assemblies 2018 Last week, students from across the School were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements at prize giving assemblies. Click here to see the full list of prize-winners. On Wednesday 4 July, Upper School students gathered in the Linden Studio to celebrate the academic and artistic achievements of their classmates; with awards ranging
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Year 11 Celebration Day 2018 On Friday 22 June, we held a celebration for our Year 11 students to mark their achievements during their time at White Lodge. The day started with the students performing for their parents, family, friends and teachers including; a demonstration ballet class arranged by Belinda Hatley and Zhan Atymtayev, excerpts
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New choreography with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company On Monday 21 May, we welcomed American Ballet Theatre Studio Company to the School for our annual exchange programme. The 3rd Year Royal Ballet School students took class with the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company and also rehearsed for a collaborative choreographic project. This year, guest choreographer
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Dress to express for Mental Health Awareness Week Our students celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) by focusing on celebrating themselves, their strengths and their individuality. On Wednesday 16 May, performance poet Hussain Manawer gave an assembly to both our White Lodge and Upper School students. The students enjoyed an dynamic performance by Hussain followed by some interesting and thought provoking
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White Lodge scaffolding for essential repairs Regular walkers in Richmond Park may have noticed White Lodge is gradually disappearing behind a cloak of scaffolding. We are working with Heritage England and London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to carefully pair the stonework, windows and roof on the central King’s Building, constructed in 1730. The work
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The Advance Project performance Year 10 students joined young people from Harris Academy Tottenham on stage this month for two special performances marking the culmination of The Advance Project. The Advance Project, held annually at the School, is a unique opportunity for our students to work with young people from local secondary schools on a
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