World Ballet School Day 2021 The Royal Ballet School were proud to be a part of the second annual World Ballet School Day, which took place on Saturday 13 November. This exciting event was created by young dance students and is a platform for young people in dance training to share and celebrate their experiences. […]
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Royal Ballet School Junior Associates’ Nutcracker workshop On 26 October, our Associate team hosted a workshop around The Nutcracker for our Junior Associates. 140 Junior Associates travelled from across the country to the Upper School in Covent Garden. In the morning our Junior Associates were treated to a demonstration of The Nutcracker by four members
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Liam Scarlett We were deeply saddened by the sudden death of Liam Scarlett in April this year, which came as an enormous shock to all who knew him. He was an alumnus of both White Lodge and Upper School, and a gifted choreographer. Our thoughts are with his friends and family following yesterday’s inquest. Photographer:
In-person preliminary auditions resume in Newcastle The Royal Ballet School were delighted to hold in-person preliminary auditions in Newcastle on Thursday 11 November. These were our first in-person preliminary auditions since 2019. The School holds auditions for our Full-time and Mid, Senior and Advanced Associate programmes between November and January each year, for courses commencing
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2nd Year students at The Royal Ballet School take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall We are thrilled to say our 2nd Year students will be performing alongside dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Wednesday 10 November. The students will be taking part in The Beauty of Ballet,
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Iain Mackay joins The Royal Ballet School as International Artistic Manager We are delighted to share the news that alumnus Iain MacKay will be joining the School in January in the part-time role of International Artistic Manager. As International Artistic Manager, Iain will shape the direction of our International Intensive courses, masterclasses and auditions. Our
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The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Director speaking at The Sport Performance Summit Our Artistic Director Christopher Powney will be speaking at The Sport Performance Summit at Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday 10 November. The summit is hosted by the Leaders Performance Institute, a global network for the high -performance community which connects over 100,000 sports industry
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Celebrating Black History Month Throughout October, the School has been celebrating Black History Month. We’ve been highlighting the work of prominent Black dancers, choreographers and companies in the ballet industry around the world. Everyone featured on our social channels during the month gave their consent to be featured. Here is a roundup of everyone we
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The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal appointed to the BBFC’s Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal, David Gajadharsingh, has been appointed to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing (APCV).  The APCV was established in 1999 and advises the BBFC
