Centenary insight: our past
Revisiting the founding ethos and creative ambition of de Valois’ Academy of Choreographic Art: putting principles into practice
These three events will explore the past, present and future of The Royal Ballet School and its place in the wider cultural landscape through performance, student demonstrations and varied presentations.
Revisiting the founding ethos and creative ambition of de Valois’ Academy of Choreographic Art: putting principles into practice
These three events will explore the past, present and future of The Royal Ballet School and its place in the wider cultural landscape through performance, student demonstrations and varied presentations.
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Highlights
- 7 hours
- 16+
- In-person
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Location
The Royal Ballet School (White Lodge)
White Lodge
Richmond TW10 5HR
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Agenda
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Coffee and register
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Welcome and introduction
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The cultural contexts of De Valois' original School
Professor Susan Jones, Emeritus Professor of Modern Literature at St. Hilda’s, Oxford and a former member of Scottish Ballet, sets the historical and cultural context of de Valois’ original School, founded during the inter-war modernist period.