‘I don’t want to be a dancer. I want to be an artist.’ Creative Artist Talk with Mavin Khoo Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming internationally recognised dance artist, teacher, choreographer and artist scholar, Mavin Khoo, to Upper School to deliver a Creative Artist Talk to our students. Mavin sat down with friend […]
The School opens applications for Year 9 entry 2025 Following a review of the audition process, The Royal Ballet School will open applications for students wishing to audition for Year 9 entry to the School’s full-time training programme in September 2025. The School’s full-time training is structured into four clear programmes: Foundation Programme (Years 7-9,
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Celebrating International Choreographers’ Day At The Royal Ballet School, the art of choreography has always been integral to our mission. From the very beginning, we have strived to not only cultivate exceptional dancers but also to foster the creative voices of those who will go on to shape the future of dance. As we celebrate
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Each holiday season, The Nutcracker brings timeless magic to stages worldwide, and for students of The Royal Ballet School, it offers an extraordinary opportunity to work alongside professionals they look up to. This year, our Upper School had the privilege of joining Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Ballet in their productions.Â
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This year, alumni Ella Newton Severgnini and Viola Pantuso made their debuts as Alice in The Royal Ballet’s production of Christopher’s Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – we spoke with them both about their experience.Â
The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that Dr Susan (Susie) Cooper, former student and Choreography Tutor at the School, has died after a brief illness.
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The School has a long history of nurturing the next generation of choreographers, and our annual Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer event is one example of this. The performances was held last week at White Lodge, where ten students from Year 10 and 11 presented a new piece of choreography, created by them, to a captivated audience of supporters, staff, students, and a panel of industry judges.Â
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Thomas Forster joined Upper School in 2002 and graduated into American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. We spoke with Thomas online about his time at the School, the experiences he’s had in the company and his career highlights. Â
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Every student at The Royal Ballet School embarks on a unique journey, one that may lead to joining a company or inspire a new path entirely. Our mission is to nurture these young individuals into well-rounded artists.Â
Iain Mackay, our new Artistic Director, embodies this journey in a remarkable way. From being the only boy in his ballet classes as a child in Scotland to training at the Upper School in London, Iain’s path has come full circle as he returns to the School with a commitment to guiding the next generation of dancers. Recently, he spoke with our Upper School students during a Creative Artist Talk, answering their questions about his time at the School, his career, and his vision as Artistic Director.
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Some of our Pre-Professional students recently had the opportunity to perform in Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at The Royal Opera House. We caught up with four of those students: Edoardo Russo, Axel Mero, Sean Manzano Anderson, and Pietro Zironi, to see how their experience was. Â
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