Give in memory
Remember and celebrate a loved one by donating to The Royal Ballet School in their memory.
By donating in memory of a loved one, you are honouring their significance in your life and supporting the next generation of talented young dancers to reach their potential at The Royal Ballet School.
Around 90% of students rely on financial support to attend the School. In honouring a special person in your life, you will help ensure that the School can sustain its commitment to needs-blind recruitment so that talent and potential, not financial circumstances, determine who has the opportunity to train here.
The impact your gift will have on the lives of our students will serve as a lasting tribute to the impact someone had on your own life. Their story will live on in the next generation of dancers, choreographers and artistic leaders.
Ways to give in memory
- Join one of our giving circles below, ranging from annual or one-off gifts of £1,000 to £1,000,000+
- Mark a significant moment or anniversary by aligning a special date with The Royal Ballet School’s year-round programme
- Leave a gift in your will in memory of someone.
We welcome gifts in memory from individuals, charitable trusts and foundations.
In memory giving levels
Corps donors
- Esprit de Corps | from £1,000
- Corps de Ballet | from £5,000
Circle donors
- Patron’s Circle | from £10,000
- Director’s Circle | from £20,000
- Chair’s Circle | from £30,000Grand Tier | from £50,000
Centennials
- Centenary Circle | from £100,000
- Centenary Partner | from £250,000
- Centenary Funder | from £500,000
How your in-memory gift is recognised
We recognise in-memory donors in the following ways:
- We invite you to leave a dedication to your loved one on The Royal Ballet School memory wall
- Your generosity will be celebrated at a reception before the annual Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer performance in December
- In-memory donors receive all benefits associated with their giving circle including exclusive in-house events, updates and news
- In-memory donors in the Circle giving levels will also receive a personalised seat plaque in the School’s Linden Theatre
- For gifts of £50,000 or more, we invite a conversation about bespoke ways in which we can honour your loved one, in their memory.
The Royal Ballet School memory wall
An online tribute page for donors to leave a dedication in memory or celebration of someone special in their life.
Peter Cadbury, in memory of Sally Cadbury
‘My wonderful wife for nearly 52 years loved both ballet and the young, so The Royal Ballet School was the natural charity to support after she died tragically in 2021. Learning to love ballet was virtually a precondition of my marriage to her, so fortunately my own love of ballet continues as part of her legacy.’
Talk to us about an in-memory gift
To discuss an in-memory gift to the School, or if you have any questions on the information above, please contact our Development Manager Edmund Bishop: [email protected]
Questions about giving in memory
Giving in memory means making a gift to The Royal Ballet School in honour of someone who mattered to you. Your gift supports the training of talented young dancers. We remember your loved one on our memory wall and at donor events, and at Circle levels we add a personalised seat plaque in the Linden Theatre.
You can give in memory through The Royal Ballet School’s giving circles, which start at £1,000 a year with Esprit de Corps and rise to £500,000 and above with Centenary Funder. We list every level on this page. To discuss a different type of gift, contact Development Manager Edmund Bishop, who can talk you through the options.
We invite every in-memory donor to add a dedication to our online memory wall and to attend a reception before the annual Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer performance in December. Circle donors also receive a personalised seat plaque in the Linden Theatre at The Royal Ballet School. For gifts of £50,000 or more, we will discuss bespoke ways to honour your loved one.
Around 90% of students at The Royal Ballet School rely on financial support to train with us. In-memory gifts help us sustain needs-blind recruitment, so that talent and potential, not financial circumstances, determine who has the opportunity to train. Your gift helps shape the next generation of dancers, choreographers and artistic leaders.
Yes. You can mark a birthday, anniversary or other meaningful date by aligning your gift with an event in The Royal Ballet School’s year-round programme. Contact Development Manager Edmund Bishop, who can suggest the performances or occasions closest to the date you would like to remember.
Contact Development Manager Edmund Bishop to discuss an in-memory gift, add a dedication to our memory wall or ask any question about the programme. Edmund can explain each giving level, the recognition we offer and how your gift will support students at The Royal Ballet School.
Other ways to support the School
Leave a gift in your will
Create a lasting legacy that will help secure the future of The Royal Ballet School for the next 100 years.
