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News and Updates
The Royal Ballet School partners with psychometric platform provider
Mindflik was founded by performance psychologists and a former England cricket captain.
Ikuko
Oct 2, 20251 min read
Liudmila Konovalova becomes guest artist with Vienna State Ballet
Konovalova joined the Vienna State Ballet in 2010 as a Soloist and was prompted to a Principal Dancer in the following year.
Ikuko
Sep 21, 20251 min read
Auditions: Ballet Black Junior Associate Programme
The programme is for girls and young women aged 12-16 years.
Ikuko
Sep 13, 20251 min read


What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 7: Anna-Babette Winkler
Anna-Babette, a recently promoted First Artist of ENB, shares lots of information with us. Your second toe is longer than the big toe? Then this is a MUST READ.
Ikuko
Aug 25, 20255 min read


Valentino Zucchetti is creating new Nutcracker
The Royal Ballet First Soloist is working on the well-loved Christmas ballet for New English Ballet Theatre.
Ikuko
Aug 14, 20251 min read
Auditions: Introdance, Humanhood Dance Company, Northern Ballet Conducting Fellowship, TanzHarz, Brisbane Ballet
The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia.
Ikuko
Aug 13, 20252 min read
Northern Ballet introduces new dancer ranks, promotes George Liang
The company is also hiring.
Ikuko
Aug 13, 20251 min read
Northern Ballet is looking for stage technician and accountant
Two positions up for grabs.
Ikuko
Jul 27, 20251 min read
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Carlos Acosta receives honorary degree, names a guest conductor
An honorary degree is the University of Birmingham's highest honour.
Ikuko
Jul 27, 20251 min read


What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 6: Julia Roscoe
The newly promoted Royal Ballet dancer wears the pointe shoe which everyone is talking about.
Ikuko
Jul 25, 20255 min read
London City Ballet to revive rare Jerome Robbins at Baryshnikov Art Centre
Quiet City will be performed at The Royal Opera House in November.
Ikuko
Jul 20, 20251 min read
English National Ballet celebrates ENB75, announces guest artists
It is an enjoyable online archive. Aslo, Alice Mariani and Ricardo Castellanos will guest dance for the 2025-2026 season.
Ikuko
Jul 19, 20251 min read
Obituary: Romayne Grigorova - The Royal Opera dancer, Ballet Mistress
Romayne was the history of The Royal Ballet and Opera, and also my teacher.
Ikuko
Jul 15, 20252 min read


Raymond Chai to host intensives in London and Singapore
London intensive in July (at one of the Royal Opera House studios) and Singapore intensive in September.
Ikuko
Jul 5, 20251 min read
Auditions: The Australian Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet
David Hallberg will host auditions in London and New York.
Ikuko
Jun 28, 20252 min read
UK National Dance Awards winners announced
The Outstanding Male Classical Performance Award was won by a non-ballet dancer for the first time in the Awards' 25 year history.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 27, 20251 min read


Retirement: Itziar Mendizabal, Caroline Roca, Olga Konosenko, Guillaume Côté, Patryk Walczak
They have danced more than 20 years on stage.
Ikuko
Jun 27, 20251 min read


Matthew Bourne receives the Freedom of the City of London award
His Swan Lake is almost a classic.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 9, 20251 min read
Auditions: New English Ballet Theatre, Parsons Dance
London and New York
Ikuko
Jun 1, 20251 min read
Birmingham Royal Ballet: new CEO, awards from Lord Mayer
Paul James succeeds Caroline Miller.
Ikuko
May 31, 20251 min read
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