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Royal Ballet and Opera Reveal 2025/26 Cinema Season

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025/26 Cinema Season, bringing world-class theatre to cinema screens around the globe. With nine...

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News

Lewis Major returns to Edinburgh Fringe with ‘TRIPTYCH Redux’

After captivating audiences at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Lewis Major returns with TRIPTYCH Redux, a stunning new triple bill featured in...

Itziar Mendizabal in The Royal Ballet's 'The Firebird.' Photo by Tristram Kenton.

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Interviews

Itziar Mendizabal to join faculty at The Royal Ballet School

The Royal Ballet School has announced that Itziar Mendizabal, First Soloist of The Royal Ballet, will join the Upper School as a...

Photo courtesy of The Royal Academy of Dance.

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Dance Teacher Resources

The art of teaching: Royal Academy of Dance offers degree programs

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has been training teachers for over 100 years. When you picture RAD, what comes to mind?...

Wayne Kitchener with a student. Photo by Pierre Tappon.

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Featured

Royal Ballet School joins International Youth Dancer Health Alliance as part of global health initiative

The Royal Ballet School has collaborated with the International Youth Dancer Health Alliance (IYDHA) to share its passion for dancer well-being globally...

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Events

Carlos Acosta’s ‘The Maiden of Venice’: World Premiere by Birmingham Royal Ballet

The Maiden of Venice, Carlos Acosta’s groundbreaking reimagining of the 19th-century classic, La Bayadère, will receiveits world premiere at Birmingham Hippodrome in September...

UKYD Classical Runner Up Sienna Murphy, Lauren Cuthbertson, Marchioness of Londonderry Doreen Wells, UKYD Classical Winner Poppy Griggs, Leanne Benjamin, Jacquie Brunjes, UKYD Classical Runner Up Ella Mitchell and Gary Avis. Photo by James Hudson Pictures.

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Featured

Looking for potential: Arlene Phillips and Leanne Benjamin on UK Young Dancer

Now in its third year, the UK Young Dancer is a groundbreaking competition designed to discover and nurture young talent across the...

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Events

Sadler’s Wells announces line up for first edition of YFX Festival

Sadler’s Wells launches the inaugural YFX Youth Festival in July 2025, a vibrant celebration of youth dance across the UK. Partnering with...

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Events

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Dream Ballets’ at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill with award-winning musical theatre choreographers Julia Cheng, Shelley Maxwell and Kate...