Ballet training: how much is enough? A thinkpiece by Mark Annear, Head of Training & Access at The Royal Ballet School For as long as I have been involved in auditioning students for vocational training I have been asked: ‘how much should my child be doing before an audition?’ My answer is usually ‘no more […]
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Celebrating #WorldBalletDay 3rd Year students Maddison Pritchard and Denilson Almeida joined Royal Ballet Principal dancers Yasmine Naghdi and Ryoichi Hirano in a Concerto masterclass coached by Alfreda Thorogood and Gary Avis. The masterclass was live streamed on Wednesday 23 October as part of the sixth annual World Ballet Day. Maddison said ‘Yasmin and Ryoichi are
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Remembering Maria Fay by Amanda Maxwell, former Character dance teacher at The Royal Ballet School The Hungarian teacher Maria Fay, who had a significant association with The Royal Ballet School, died on 17 October aged 91. To many dancers and ballet companies around the world, since her flight from the Hungarian Uprising in 1956, Maria
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Valerie Adams FRAD 1935-2019 We were deeply saddened to hear the news that Valerie Adams FRAD died earlier this week. Valerie was an alumna of the School and the founder of our Teachers’ Training Course in 1964. Her legacy will live on at the School as her work continues to inspire our great teachers. Our
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Dame Darcey Bussell DBE is made Artist Laureate of The Royal Ballet School Former student Dame Darcey Bussell DBE has been awarded the honorary title of Artist Laureate of The Royal Ballet School in recognition of her continuous contribution to the School and to ballet. The title has been created especially for Dame Darcey to
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Summer Intensive 2019: your response A total of 584 students from all over the world came to London to attend courses at White Lodge, and at Upper School this July and August. We asked them how they found it: ‘It was a fantastic experience to train at The Royal Ballet School while also having access
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Graduation 2019 After an incredible performance at the Royal Opera House and their final Grand Défilé, our 3rd Year students graduated from The Royal Ballet School. Family, friends and supporters of the School gathered in the Linden Studio Theatre for the graduation ceremony. Christopher Powney, Artistic Director, introduced the students and gave them some parting
Prize-giving assemblies 2019 Last week, students from across the School were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements at prize giving assemblies. On Thursday 11 July, there were also some special prizes and scholarships announced at White Lodge: Scarlett Harvey and Caspar Lench were presented with The April Olrich Award, kindly supported and presented by
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Thank you Jay Jolley It was with heavy hearts this month that we said farewell to Jay Jolley. As our former Acting Artistic Director; Assistant Artistic Director and ballet teacher; Jay retires after 24 years at the School. He has supported and inspired hundreds of students as a teacher and many thousands more through his
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Summer Performances 2019 Throughout June and July, the students took part in seven sell-out performances: two at the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre as part of the Young Talent Festival, four at Opera Holland Park and the final performance on the Royal Opera House Main Stage. It was an invaluable opportunity for students to perform
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