Developing our approach to choreographic training This year, the School’s choreographic training has been developed to create a new approach to our three annual choreographic competitions. This comes as a result of a review led by Christopher Powney, Artistic Director, and involving an independent think-tank of prominent choreographers including David Bintley, Christopher Hampson, Russell Maliphant, […]

Ballet competition culture: are we putting young dancers at risk? A statement from Christopher Powney, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School Competitions have long been a platform where student dancers can enjoy positive experiences and learn from sharing with like-minded, passionate young people. Many top professionals speak of how competitions gave them life-changing opportunities

Robert Helpmann book launch On Wednesday 17 October, The Royal Ballet School hosted the book launch of a new Dance Books publication, Robert Helpmann: the Many Faces of a Theatrical Dynamo, edited by Richard Allen Cave and Anna Meadmore. Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) was a multi-talented Australian dancer, actor, choreographer and director of ballets, operas, dramas,

Happy #WorldBalletDay Our 2nd Year students joined the top ballet companies around the world to feature in the fifth ever World Ballet Day live stream event yesterday. World Ballet Day was a 20-hour live stream from The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and guest companies from across the world. The live stream provided viewers the exclusive opportunity

Inspire to be: an inspiring new teachers’ CPD series Teachers will soon have access to a brand new series of CPD days run by The Royal Ballet School as part of our Inspire programme. Inspire to be follows on from our popular Inspire seminars, and offers teachers the chance to observe a ballet class in action while

New: Insight Days coming to Belfast and Dundee The Royal Ballet School is coming to Northern Ireland and Scotland this autumn with four events aimed at giving young dancers an insight into our world-renowned training. We’re inviting students aged 7 to 17, their parents and dance teachers to attend one of two Insight Days in

Summer Intensives 2018 Thank you to all of the students who attended out Summer Intensive Courses at White Lodge and the Upper School this summer. This year we welcomed more than 530 students from around the world to train at The Royal Ballet School. During the first two weeks students were taught by The Royal

Graduation 2018 After a spectacular performance at the Royal Opera House and their final Grand Défilé, our 3rd Year students graduated from the School. On Sunday 8 July, parents, family and friends gathered in the Linden Studio Theatre for the graduation ceremony. Christopher Powney, Artistic Director, introduced the students and gave them some parting words of

The Royal Ballet School expands its search for talent Audition opportunities and competitions 2018/19 The Royal Ballet School is excited to announce that it is expanding its audition opportunities in 2018/19 at a series of intensive courses and auditions around the world. The School will also continue to recruit students at selected competitions that align

Prize-giving assemblies 2018 Last week, students from across the School were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements at prize giving assemblies. Click here to see the full list of prize-winners. On Wednesday 4 July, Upper School students gathered in the Linden Studio to celebrate the academic and artistic achievements of their classmates; with awards ranging