The Royal Ballet School

Remembering Susan Lucas

The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that Susan Lucas, a former Birmingham A...

100 stories: Lauren Cuthbertson

As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of alum Lauren Cuthbertson, now Guest Principal Artist of The Royal Ballet and current student of our Diploma of Dance Teaching, and how she has come full circle through the ecosystem of the S...

The School announces future changes to Upper School full-time training audition

We are pleased to announce a change to full-time training at The Royal Ballet School’s Upper School.

Effective from September 2026. 2nd Year students will no longer be required to audition to enter the Pre-professional (3rd) Year at Upper School, and will instead take part in...

The Royal Opera House opens part one of The Royal Ballet School’s centenary exhibition, designed by Exhibitions Curator Robin Footitt

Early on Monday, 18 May, the Royal Opera House lobby transformed into a flurry of mannequins, archival costumes and light fixtures to set The Royal Ballet School’s centenary exhibition.

Designed by the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Exh...

Alum and artist Jake Walker on creating movement through brushstrokes 

From The Royal Ballet School to Slade School of Fine Art, alum Jake Walker has expanded his artistry in exciting, multidisciplinary forms. He returned to the School for the first time in over a decade this April, reminiscing on his time in the Associate Programme and full-time t...