The Royal Ballet School is this week launching an exclusive programme of creative lectures and workshops with a roster of internationally renowned creative, cultural and commercial figures. The new programme, called The Creative Artist, is aimed at providing additional influences that will support a more rounded education for students, so the School can continue to produce […]

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Jul 28 2015

Junior Associates meet a very special dog

School life

Click photos to enlarge Our Junior Associates (JAs) were recently treated to a visit from a very special four-legged friend. Angel, a guide dog from the Guide Dogs Association, came to watch class with her puppy walker Donna. The JAs gave Angel lots of cuddles and noted that she was very well behaved and had

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Jul 10 2015

School Assembly Awards 2015

Performances and events, School life

Click photos to enlarge Yesterday the School held a special prize-giving assembly to celebrate students in the 1st and 2nd Year who have achieved particularly high levels of attainment or progress during the year in either their academic or artistic work. Congratulations to all the prize-winners, listed below. The ceremony was attended by David Bain, Chairman of

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Jun 16 2015

Ballet Boyz perform at White Lodge

Alumni news, School life

Our younger students were treated to a very special performance and Q&A session with the Ballet Boyz this week at White Lodge. The Ballet Boyz, which was co-founded by Royal Ballet School-trained Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, performed an impressive contemporary piece by alumnus Alexander Whitley called The Murmuring from their latest production The

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Jun 15 2015

Year 8 boys visit Strathmore School

Community and outreach, School life

Today our Year 8 boys were invited to spend the afternoon at Strathmore School, a community special school for pupils aged between 7-19 who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties. They joined Strathmore students of all ages in a range of different activities from role-play pretending to be astronauts, through to cooking and gardening.

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Jun 3 2015

The Lady Mayoress of London visits the School

School life

We were honoured to welcome The Lady Mayoress of London today to the Upper School in Covent Garden. She was accompanied by the wives of Ambassadors from Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Slovenia and South Korea who met students from their respective countries currently training at the School. The Royal Ballet School is very grateful to have been

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May 21 2015

Open Day and Summer Fair 2015

Community and outreach, School life

Our annual Open Day and Summer Fair will take place at White Lodge, Richmond Park, on Saturday 13 June. We are pleased to announce that this year the event will be opened by alumna of the School and Royal Ballet Principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson. We hope you can join us there.

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May 11 2015

Charity readathon raises £660

School life

Pupils in Year 7 and 8 took part in a six week charity Readathon in March and April this year. The Readathon was in support of four children’s charities including CLIC Sargent, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s charity, Readwell and Together For Short Lives. All four of these charities support seriously ill young people. The total raised

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Apr 29 2015

The New York Diary

School life

In April 2015 a group of 3rd Year students travelled to New York City to meet, work and perform with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company as part of an ongoing exchange programme with the company. Here 3rd Year student Grace Horne documents an inspiring week in New York. Click photos to expand and see captions Day

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Apr 9 2015

Firebird project nominated for top London award

Performances and events, School life

We are proud to announce that Firebird, a partnership project we ran with local schools last year, has been nominated for Outstanding Music Partnership Award, sponsored by the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation, at the Mayor of London’s London Music Awards 2015. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Roundhouse on 11 June. Firebird was an innovative music and

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