An enlightening week – Assemblée Internationale 2023 From April 30 to May 6, Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney, Chief Operating Officer Pippa Adamson and 2nd Year Ballet Teacher Paul Lewis travelled with four of our 2nd and Pre-professional Year students, Caspar, Emile, Katie and Sasha, to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Canada’s National Ballet […]
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Daring to be different – A Creative Artist Talk with Kim Gavin Lauded as one of the UK’s leading Creative Directors, known for his creative vision and choreography, the artistic force that is Kim Gavin is no stranger to the stage. Kim started his journey to success in the halls of White Lodge, before landing
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A weekend of celebration – King Charles III’s Coronation On Saturday 6 May, our President King Charles III was coronated and celebrations took place across the country in honour of this once-in-a-generation occasion. Staff, students, and alumni all joined in the festivities throughout the weekend. Two of our alumni, Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé, took
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Our President King Charles III and the School Tomorrow, Saturday 6 May 2023, King Charles III will be crowned and festivities will commence across the country in his honour. We are excited to join the nation in celebrating our President. This week, we’ve been reflecting on King Charles’ history with The Royal Ballet School and
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Being brave, curious, and open – Leanne Benjamin gives a Creative Artist Talk at White Lodge Last week Leanne Benjamin came to White Lodge to deliver a Creative Artist Talk. Two of our Year 11 students Margarita Pigorini and Denis Teixeira interviewed Leanne in front of a rapt audience of staff and students. It was
Spring Intensives 2023 We held our annual Spring Intensives this April in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. We are always delighted to have so many young dancers from around the world attend these courses. Several exciting guest teachers taught classes this year along with our Artistic staff. Through cross-group teaching, students learned from multiple teachers,
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Celebrating our students’ creativity away from ballet – Young Art 2023 On Tuesday 25 April, eight of our students from Years 9 and 10 attended the Young Art Exhibition at The Royal College of Art. Young Art Young Art is an annual competition held to celebrate the work of young artists. Thousands of young people
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Empowering student voices – Assemblée Internationale 2023 Next week, four of our students and Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney will travel to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Hosted by Canada’s National Ballet School, AI23 is a festival to empower young artists as leaders and creatives. This student-centred gathering aims to form meaningful connections between
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How we help students and staff manage stress – Stress Awareness Month 2023 Stress Awareness Month falls every April and is an opportunity to reflect on the impact that stress can have on our daily lives. Here at the School, stress can affect both students and staff and it’s crucial that we can talk openly
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Dame Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer presentation 2023 On Thursday 30 and Friday 31 March our Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer performances took place at White Lodge. These performances are a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their choreographic creations to an audience. Twelve student choreographers presented their own devised pieces, set to music selected
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