Our auditions are now open – in conversation with Mark Annear and Kim Sheard Applications to train at The Royal Ballet School full-time and as part of our Mid, Senior and Advanced Associate programmes from September 2024 are now open! Each year, we look forward to opening applications to aspiring young dancers from the UK […]
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Reflecting on our 2023 Summer Intensive with our guest teachers Last month, we welcomed 628 students to White Lodge and Upper School for The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Intensive. Over five weeks, students had the opportunity to participate in an intensive period of world-class ballet training with the School’s Artistic staff and renowned guest teachers.
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Ten things you didn’t know about The Royal Ballet School’s auditions Every year, we look forward to welcoming aspiring students to the School for our full-time and Associate Programme auditions. Applications open on 5 September, and the prospect of applying may seem daunting. We want anyone considering auditioning to feel reassured about the process, so
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Inspiring individuality – looking back at Daria Klimentová’s nine years of teaching We bid a fond farewell to our 2nd Year Ballet Teacher Daria Klimentová at the end of this summer term. After nine years of teaching at the School, Daria is now moving on to explore new opportunities, including focusing on her successful International
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The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Intensive 2023 Over the past five weeks, from 17 July to 18 August, the School has welcomed aspiring young dancers from all over the world to our White Lodge and Upper School studios for this year’s Summer Intensive. Our Summer Intensive aims to introduce dancers to The Royal Ballet School’s
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Upper School ballet teacher Zhan Atymtayev reflects on his journey with The Royal Ballet School After nine and a half years with The Royal Ballet School, we say farewell to 1st Year Ballet Teacher Zhan Atymtayev. Zhan is relocating to Stockholm to join The Royal Swedish Ballet as Rehearsal Director. Before teaching his final classes,
Reflecting on close to a decade of teaching – in conversation with departing ballet teacher Kenta Kura As the School year ends, we bid farewell to Kenta Kura, a long-serving staff member who has taught with The Royal Ballet School for nearly a decade. Kenta will return to Japan as the newly appointed Director at
Performing Romeo and Juliet with The Royal Ballet in Japan Earlier this month, four Upper School 2nd Year students had the thrilling opportunity to perform with The Royal Ballet as part of the company’s Japanese tour. Liberty, Yeju, John, and Javier performed in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet in Japan alongside A Royal Celebration, a
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End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving assemblies 2023 As the School year draws to a close, we have been taking the time to celebrate and acknowledge the diligence and dedication our students have applied to their artistic and academic endeavours throughout the year. Year 11 Celebration On Friday 23 June, our Year 11 students donned their gowns
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The magic of our Summer Performance season – behind the scenes with our students at Opera Holland Park Our students have spent the past week performing at Opera Holland Park for their Summer Performance season. For some of our White Lodge students, this performance season marks their first, while many of our Upper School students
