Visit from Holocaust Survivor, Joan Salter On Wednesday 1 March, our Year 10 and 11 students at White Lodge heard testimony from Holocaust survivor, Joan Salter, as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET). She gave a talk describing her experiences as a just a young baby when war broke out and […]
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The Royal Ballet School launches Ballet History Timeline On Tuesday 7 February we launched our Ballet History Timeline, a unique and exciting online project that traces the story of the founding of a national ballet in Britain. Visit the timeline now: timeline.royalballetschool.org.uk
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Students of The Royal Ballet School appear in BBC Two documentary, Dancing the Nutcracker Over the Autumn term, a secret project was brewing at The Royal Ballet School. As our students took class, attended auditions and worked hard in rehearsals, they were followed by a BBC film crew who discovered exactly what goes into staging The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera
Royal Ballet School Christmas Carol Service 2016 On Saturday 3rd December, we held our annual Christmas Carol Service at Christ Church in East Sheen. The whole School choir sang two pieces and the year 7, 8 and 9 choir performed another two. There were a number of readings as well as many traditional congregational carols.
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Sir Peter Wright’s 90th birthday celebrations at The Royal Ballet School On Monday 21 November 2016, the student body and artistic teaching staff gathered at the Upper School to wish ballet legend and long-term supporter of the School, Sir Peter Wright a very happy 90th birthday. The celebrations were a surprise event and as Sir
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Miyako Yoshida and Mr Naoya Kinoshita visit The Royal Ballet School On Friday 18 November, our students were visited by alumna and former Royal Ballet Principal, Miyako Yoshida and Mr Naoya Kinoshita who watched the morning ballet class. After the class, Miyako and Mr Kinoshita spoke with some of our Japanese students; 1st year Yu,
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Blesma visits The Royal Ballet School On Friday 4th November, our Upper School students received a visit from Simon Harmer, an ex-combat medic in the British Army who was speaking on behalf of Blesma, a charity that supports limbless and injured veterans for life. He spoke about his experience in the British Army, working in combat
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We are proud to announce that the 2016 Nadia Nerina Scholarship has been awarded to 17-year-old Yu Hang from China, marking the seventh year of this scholarship. The Nadia Nerina Scholarship, a gift in perpetuity to The Royal Ballet School from The Stitching Philip Loubser Foundation, is designed to support exceptionally talented students from beyond the European Union. A full
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Grand Opening of Aud Jebsen Hall Tuesday 27th September saw the grand opening of our new boarding house, Aud Jebsen Hall in Pimlico. The Royal Ballet School wanted to take the opportunity to thank the generous donors who contributed to the redevelopment of the site. With their incredible support, we have been able to create a comfortable
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The Royal Ballet School can announce that we have a 100% employment rate for our graduate year of 2016. Our 3rd year class will travel all over the world to prestigious ballet institutions and we wish them the best of luck as they begin their careers as professional ballet dancers. The graduate year students of
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