We are proud to announce that eight of our 2016 graduates will take up much-coveted places with The Royal Ballet company this year. 3rd Year student Joseph Sissens will join on a full contract and the remaining seven students will join as part of the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme. Joseph Sissens – full contract Estelle […]
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Many congratulations are due on the success of our Year 9 and Year 11 pupils in the 2016, Young Art Exhibition at the Royal College of Art. Young Art is an exhibition for school students aged 4-18, raising funds for Cancer Research UK. It is a wonderful opportunity for aspiring artists to have their work judged
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On Monday 25 April 2016, students at the Upper School were paid a visit by Papillon, a new project by Anna Phoebe and Nicolas Rizzi, combining raw Eastern inspired violin and guitar melodies set within cinematic soundscapes. The students improvised dance in pairs to the live musical accompaniment provided by the duo. This forms part of their choreographic
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On Saturday 27 February, our 1st Year Upper School students hosted a charity event in aid of the NSPCC. The 1st Years invited younger Associate pupils, who train on Saturdays at our School in Covent Garden, to buy tickets to watch a demonstration class taught by Ballet Teacher, Paul Lewis. A cake sale and raffle were
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We are proud to announce that first year student, Amelia Townsend has been awarded the En Avant Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship will go towards funding Amelia’s training at The Royal Ballet School. Speaking about the award, Amelia said: ‘I’m so honoured to have this opportunity to dance at the School, and this scholarship will help me
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On 30 November at the Upper School in Covent Garden, our first years were joined by the Maxwell String Quartet, playing Prokofiev Quartet No. 2 Op. 92, to perform pieces they had choreographed as an ensemble. Students have been developing the scratch performances over the past four weeks in small groups, composing the work together using
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On Wednesday 9 December the students at White Lodge once again wore their Christmas Jumpers for charity, organised by Mrs Suzanne Gunton. This year we chose the PSP Association (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) a charity that supports those with this rare, incurable, neurological condition which robs sufferers of mobility and often of speech, and works with
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Students kicked off the festive season in full voice on Sunday at the School’s annual Christmas Carol Service, held at Christ Church in East Sheen. The White Lodge choir, made up of our younger, Richmond-based students, performed three pieces and the chamber choir sang two. The congregation, which included students, parents, staff and governors, also
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Some of our 3rd Year students were lucky enough to get an invitation from the Lady Mayoress, the Lord Mayor’s wife, Gilly Yarrow to an afternoon tea for diplomats’ spouses at Mansion House; the home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, on Monday. The tea was a chance for spouses and partners
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Our students were broadcast to thousands of ballet fans around the world yesterday as part of live streaming from the Royal Opera House for World Ballet Day 2015. The event saw five of the world’s top ballet companies air live recording from their classes and rehearsals, including interviews with top Directors, choreographers and dancers. The Royal Ballet’s portion
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