Annual Report 2008 - 2009 HRH The Prince of Wales, President School Annual Report 2008 - 2009

‘It is the policy of The Royal Ballet OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE OUR GOALS ARE TO: • Maintain a high employment rate of graduating School not only to produce dancers Our mission is to train and educate outstanding • Provide, in a caring environment, artistic and dancers, with many being recruited to The Royal of excellence but also dedicated, classical ballet dancers for The Royal Ballet, academic training of the highest possible calibre, Ballet or . Birmingham Royal Ballet and other top offering all students of the School a positive balanced, well-mannered, thinking • Expand the international exposure of the international dance companies, and in doing so learning experience which is constantly individuals who will be an asset to students of the School by participating in to set the standards in dance training, nationally monitored for potential improvement. any community and in any international competitions and festivals. and internationally. • Achieve recognised accreditation for the environment – not only a joy to • Provide state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities The School offers an eight-year carefully vocational curriculum. watch but a pleasure to know.’ which will enhance the teaching and learning structured dance course, aligned with an • Offer students as many performing opportunities opportunities for the students. AM, Director extensive academic programme, giving students as possible. the best possible education to equip them for a • Conduct an extensive Audition and Outreach

career in the world of dance. • Ensure that the students have close practical and programme.

artistic access to The Royal Ballet companies. 1 Johan Persson Johan Chairman’s Report

I was honoured to be invited to take We have also been profoundly blessed by the grateful to the Department for Children, Schools over as Chairman last September. The philanthropy, advice and support of Dame Vivien and Families for their contribution which enables last 10 years of the School's direction Duffield, Lord and Lady Sainsbury, Ricki Gail this. This year we will have worked with 2,380 Conway, the Weston family and the Mercers’ students around the country, 1,671 of those will in the hands of David Norman and Company amongst others. have been involved in projects that lasted 6 to 12 Gailene Stock have been a decade of weeks. It is difficult to overstate the importance In October 2009, Charles Parker retired from the extraordinary development. of taking classical dance into schools, raising Board of Governors. His contribution during nine awareness of potential, creating enthusiastic The building of the Upper School at Floral Street years was wide-reaching but of particular note was collaborations and helping The and its beautiful, practical and symbolic bridge to his skilful overseeing of the works programme at to reach out to talent all over the country. the , the acquisition of three White Lodge and the new Upper School, both new halls of residence and the redevelopment of delivered on time and on budget. It is hard to find The School's worldwide reputation and its students White Lodge are considerable achievements. words to express our thanks for the time he gave and are a credit to the Staff. I have immensely enjoyed David's dedication to the School reaches back over the judgment he brought to this. He is much missed. my first six months. I am deeply impressed by the

Hugo Burnand Hugo 30 years. I know that present and past students, In June we opened Parker House, a new house for the commitment of the Staff and the Governors and staff and governors wish to pay tribute to his Lower School students named in recognition of his wish to thank them for the opportunity to Chair energy, passion and generosity: a very hard act work as Chairman of the Building Committee. the Board. to follow. The School has continued to manage its finances Following the glamour of the Royal Gala at White carefully and prudently, with a small operating Lodge last spring to thank our munificent surplus of £33,000 being reported in the end-of-year supporters, attended by TRH The Prince of Wales accounts (see page 19 for more details). The Board of Governors, with the invaluable assistance of our and The Duchess of Cornwall, the School returned The Marchioness of Douro OBE experienced Finance Committee, will continue to with renewed energy to teaching, auditioning, Chairman monitor our overall budget performance closely. Opposite: TRH The Prince of Wales and performing and to the realities of this unpredictable April 2010 The Duchess of Cornwall – our honoured financial climate. On behalf of the Governors I would like to guests at White Lodge congratulate the Staff on another year of success. An impressive network of collaborators continue Above: HRH The Duchess of Cornwall For the third year running all of our Graduate with star Graduates, Lauren Cuthbertson to support us. Fundraising for bursaries and the students were recruited by major ballet companies. and Sergei Polunin never-ending quest to improve our facilities carries They have gone on to some 19 companies Top: The Marchioness of Douro OBE on apace. In February, Mrs Aud Jebsen opened the including The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal house she funded at White Lodge and the hall of Ballet, , the Royal Danish residence she refurbished near the Upper School in Ballet, The Australian Ballet and the National Ballet – both named in gratitude to Aud of Canada. and Kristian Gerhard Jebsen. Mrs Jebsen’s generosity and interest in our work is admired The Partnership and Access Programme reaches throughout the School. further and further afield. We are profoundly

2 Hugo Burnand Johan Persson Director’s Report

In a world currently facing shrinking where they received overwhelming applause and the completion of the £22m White Lodge Johan Persson employment markets, it is a pleasure excellent reviews for their pas de deux. redevelopment, this event was an opportunity to thank our generous donors who have helped to to report that our Graduates achieved Success was also achieved in international awards, make it all possible. It was a splendid evening and a remarkable 100% employment rate when 3rd Year students Elisa Badenes and Jonathan White Lodge looked very beautiful indeed. All of Hanks travelled to New York to compete in the for the third year running, being those who have contributed to this redevelopment Finals in April. Elisa was offered professional contracts with must be very proud of what has been achieved. presented with the Gold Medal in the Female companies around the globe. Division and Jonathan gained a very creditable Former and current professional dancers who had Four of our dancers were taken into The Royal sixth place in the Men’s Division. benefitted from training offered by The Royal Ballet Ballet, one into Birmingham Royal Ballet and three Closer to home, Laura Day and Matthew Astley School kindly donated their services for the into English National Ballet, including Vadim (both Year 11) tied for first prize in the Phyllis glittering Gala performance. Our sincere thanks go

Muntagirov who was offered a First Artist contract Johan Persson Bedells Award, presented by the Royal Academy of to Sir , Dame Antoinette Sibley, and, within months of joining the Company, has Dance. Choreographically, the students also , Lauren Cuthbertson, Sergei Polunin, already danced Albrecht in at the continue to excel with Katrina Lyndon (2nd Year) Liam Scarlett, Natasha Oughtred, Jamie Bond, Coliseum. A full list of our Graduate contracts can winning the Ursula Moreton Award at the Upper Marguerite Porter and Stephen Wicks for making be seen on page 25. We are equally proud of all of School, while at the Lower School, Andrew McNicol this such a memorable occasion. them and wish them well as they progress with (Year11) won the Kenneth MacMillan Award and their careers. The White Lodge redevelopment includes a Grace Paulley (Year 7) took first prize in the unique Ballet Museum and Resource Centre, the Throughout the year, students from both the Award. first of its kind in the UK, which records the Lower and Upper Schools regularly performed with The 10th anniversary of the Young British Dancer fascinating development of British dance alongside The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet and of the Year Award was a very special event, due the history of White Lodge and The Royal Ballet have benefitted greatly from this experience. entirely to the generosity of Ricki Gail Conway and School. Dedicated in memory of HRH The Princess Working alongside their role models is enormously her interest in promoting talented young dancers. Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and officially Opposite: A positive learning experience advantageous, particularly when the students have The Gala Final on 15 March 2009 included opened by our Vice President, The Lady Sarah – always a top priority for Director, seen some of these professional dancers recently performances from the nine previous winners, all Chatto, on 25 February 2009, the Museum has Gailene Stock progress through the School. of whom are now with either The Royal Ballet or already attracted hundreds of visitors – a trend we Top: Backstage congratulations at Young International performances in Alcobaça, Florence Birmingham Royal Ballet, with the exception of our expect to continue for many years to come. My British Dancer of the Year 2009 and a graduate tour to Salt Lake City were current 3rd Year student, William Bracewell, who sincere thanks to Jay Jolley and Anna Meadmore Above: Flying high – Vadim Muntagirov, particular highlights of the year. The participating will be joining Birmingham Royal Ballet for the for their work in bringing this landmark resource joint winner of Outstanding Graduate of dancers excelled themselves at all times and were 2010 season. It is truly fitting that Yasmine Naghdi, to fruition. the Year wonderful representatives for Great Britain and who was pronounced the tenth winner, took up her The academic results have again been very The Royal Ballet School. contract with The Royal Ballet in April 2010. pleasing, thanks to the dedication and Similarly, Graduates Shiori Kase and Benjamin Ella Another exciting Gala took place on 13 May at commitment of the academic teachers, led by distinguished themselves at the Critics’ Circle White Lodge in the presence of TRH The Prince of Martin Fosten and Phillippa Hogg-Andrews. My Dance Awards at Sadler’s Wells in January 2009, Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Celebrating thanks also to Diane van Schoor and Hope Keelan

5 Director’s Report

who ensure that the artistic teaching at White The summer performance season at the Linbury 2009 and, in a very short period of time, has Lodge is of the highest standard possible and that Studio Theatre and on the main stage of the proved himself to be invaluable to the Johan Persson Johan their young charges are well prepared for the Royal Opera House was a resounding success. organisation. future as they graduate from the Lower School. The most ambitious piece that we presented was In summary, it was again a very stimulating and Sir ’s and thanks to The 2009 International Summer School in successful year and I thank all of our staff, the the coaching from Sir Anthony Dowell, Dame July/August was once again very well attended and Chairman and the Board of Governors for their Antoinette Sibley and Christopher Carr, the the standard was so high that I was able to offer invaluable and unflagging support. As a team, we students excelled themselves. Due to a last minute full-time places in the Upper School to eight of the will continue to achieve our mission statement injury, Joseph Caley, First Soloist with Birmingham participants. The excellent organisation of Summer and set the international standard for classical Royal Ballet and our Honours Graduate of 2005, School is a credit to Kathryn Wade and her very dance training. stepped into the role of Oberon and inspired all of committed team in the Outreach Department, as the students with his elegant and professional are the Audition tours, Teacher Link events and rendition of the work. Associate Programmes throughout the year.

Johan Persson Johan Other very successful pieces on the programme The Partnership and Access Programme goes from included Stanton Welch’s Les Jeunes Hommes, the strength to strength under the leadership of Jay joyous Larina Waltz by Ashley Page and Antonio Gailene Stock AM Jolley, ably assisted by Ginny Brown. We are very Castilla’s Reawakening, beautifully choreographed Director proud of this facet of our work, enriching the dance for a large cast of Lower School students. experience of primary and secondary state sector schools across the UK. The students acquainted The entire Royal Opera House matinee performance with our School now number in the thousands. was dedicated to David Norman to thank him for his years of devotion and work for The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet School Teachers Course saw School. Stepping down as Chairman of the Board of several more graduates receive their Diplomas Governors, a role he had held for the past ten years, Opposite: Benjamin Ella – joint winner of Outstanding Graduate of the Year and we congratulate Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani, Mari David led the team of very committed people to MacKenzie, Brian Maloney, Carol Pakri and Yohei fundraise and build the magnificent Upper School in Top: Graduates Jonathan Hanks and Sasaki on their success in this course. We wish Giorgio Galli in Stanton Welch’s Les Covent Garden and to also achieve the superb Jeunes Hommes them well for their future in dance training. redevelopment of White Lodge.

Above: Ready to take flight – fairies Congratulations are also due to the recipients of We now warmly welcome Lady Douro as the onstage for The Dream rehearsal at the the various awards that were presented to Chairman of the Board of Governors and wish her Royal Opera House students at the completion of the academic year. much happiness and fulfilment in this role. She has Most notable were the Dame Ninette Award, already shown great empathy towards the School, presented by the London Ballet Circle to 3rd Year the students and our future goals and I look student Elisa Badenes and the Outstanding forward with great pleasure to working with her to Graduate of the Year, awarded jointly to Benjamin achieve these objectives. Similarly, Alan Winter Ella and Vadim Muntagirov. joined us as Chief Operating Officer in February

6 Johan Persson Patrick Baldwin Outreach Programme

Being the first point of contact for OUTREACH ON GUERNSEY alumna of the School, Viviana Durante, Francesca Johan Persson Johan Persson dance teachers, parents and young In September 2008, a team from Outreach Zumbo, Federico Bonelli and Brian Maloney. including Hubbard, Associates Coordinator, dancers looking for advice and We were joined at White Lodge by another former Tania Fairbairn, Laurajane Lavender, Events ballerina and alumna, now a teacher on the information on vocational training is Coordinator, pianist Anna Tilbrook and myself were Associate programme Karen Paisey, Kenneth Tharp both a priority and a privilege for the invited to Guernsey to participate in a special day and Hakeem Onibudo who conducted Street Outreach Programme. of dance by Mrs Hayley de Putron. Dance at White Lodge. SUPER SUNDAYS Attracting 77 dance students aged between 8 and We are welcoming student dancers from even Reaching out to young, aspiring students and the 18, this very enjoyable first visit received such an more countries than before and expect the truly wider dance community is our raison d’etre and enthusiastic response from the Channel Islands’ International Summer Schools to keep building nowhere is this more successfully realised than at teachers, headed by Lesley Blondel, that return on and exceeding our past successes. our Super Sundays held at the Upper School visits are a likely annual event. It is gratifying to be throughout the year. able to share the School’s teaching expertise ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME beyond the shores of the UK. These immensely enjoyable events feature guest EVENTS teachers of the highest calibre, which this year AUDITIONS Our ‘Be a JA for a Day’ events for dancers aged 8 No less than 847 candidates travelled to London, included internationally acclaimed Principal dancer to 10 years are an accessible introduction to The Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Livorno (Italy) or sent of The Royal Ballet, Tamara Rojo and Francesca Royal Ballet School’s System of Training. Held at DVDs as preliminary auditions from overseas in Zumbo, former Paris Opera Etoile and now a various centres throughout the UK, these are always 2008 - 2009. The Graduates’ high employment distinguished teacher at L’Ecole du Ballet de very well attended. Similarly, ‘Audition Insight Days’ statistics have led to increasing interest in the l’Opéra de Paris. generate considerable interest and are specifically School which is most encouraging. Open to students from private and vocational designed to demystify the audition process, making schools across the country, visiting teachers As ever, our Auditions Coordinator Liz it as positive an experience as possible. Opposite: Tamara Rojo, Principal Dancer Thorrington’s superbly efficient organisational particularly enjoy the question and answer We attempt to dispel the myths and stories that of The Royal Ballet, gave an inspirational skills kept everyone informed, on time and calm sessions at the conclusion of the classes, as do the abound and welcome prospective young dancers masterclass on the audition days. guest teachers. Their warmth and enthusiasm are who might one day join us as either Associates or Top: All smiles at the International contagious and very uplifting for all. INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS enrolled full-time students, accompanied by their Summer School – attracting candidates from 27 countries The students were certainly left in no doubt about The two International Summer Schools which run teachers and parents. The classes are taught by Above: Energy and personality abound in some of the technical demands made of them, as concurrently at Floral Street, Covent Garden and Associate and Lower School ballet teachers during White Lodge were runaway successes thanks to half-term holidays or weekends and are a very Character class Miss Rojo demonstrated perfectly what was the efficiency and vitality of Summer School informal way of encouraging communication at required. Her visit was so successful that Director, Coordinator, Shona Devine and the Outreach all levels. Gailene Stock invited her to become our Resident Programme team. Guest Teacher, so our own students will have the In April 2009, the Outreach Programme hosted a benefit of regular teaching by one of the world’s This year the regular teachers were augmented at mime workshop for Associate boys at the Upper leading ballerinas. Covent Garden by former Royal Ballet ballerina and School in Covent Garden. We welcomed guest

9 Outreach Programme

teachers Andre Portasio, until recently First Artist world and enjoying such a wonderful experience We are pleased to announce that Susan Lucas and with English National Ballet and Matthew has been inspirational for them. Jenny Murphy, both alumni of The Royal Ballet Johan Persson Johan Paluch, a Royal Ballet School Graduate and also School, have joined the team of Associate teachers All of the Associate teachers have since said a dancer with English National Ballet and other in Birmingham and we welcome them to the team. that the young dancers returned to their classes prestigious companies before starting his greatly enthused and even more focused on their While saying our farewells, we thank retiring teaching career. ultimate goals – which is exactly the objective of Chairman of the Board, David Norman, who has The group of 28 eager boys was taught not only the initiative. been so supportive of our Programme. His interest classical ballet’s basic mime vocabulary developed in all our activities over the years has been greatly ASSOCIATE AUDITIONS from Commedia dell'Arte, but also how to use a appreciated. A total of 933 excited young candidates range of visual language incorporating dramatic auditioned for the Junior Associate classes held at Kathryn Wade movement and facial expression. our seven centres across the UK, commencing in Principal - Outreach Programme Throughout the workshop, the Associate boys September 2009. Associates Coordinator, Sylvia responded with great enthusiasm, throwing Hubbard, Associate teacher, Helen Farrell and I Patrick Baldwin Patrick themselves into their characters and were most impressed by the candidates and characterisations, many showing a natural would urge those not invited to join in September dramatic flair that complemented and 2009 to consider auditioning again when they are demonstrated the strength of their ballet training. slightly older. The door to the Associate Programme Inventiveness and tradition were the elements is never closed. fundamental to the day, a fusion resulting in fresh It is encouraging to note that during the 2008 – perspectives and enjoyment. Carabosse’s classical 2009 academic year we proudly had 77 former balletic mime from The Sleeping Beauty was the Associates enrolled at Lower School and 34 at focus of the afternoon session, with the boys Upper School. Above: Starting at the very beginning – splitting into groups and re-enacting the histrionic young dancers build firm friendships and section from the famous ballet’s Prologue. FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES sound foundations in ballet technique at It is with sadness that we say a fond farewell and Junior Associate classes ASSOCIATES VISIT THE ROYAL BALLET send our grateful thanks, and those of their pupils, Director of The Royal Ballet, Dame to two of our greatly valued, respected and DBE showed her support for the Associate inspirational teachers: Marion Tait CBE who has Programme by inviting Associates from all UK taught the Senior Associates in Birmingham for centres to attend pre-general rehearsals by the some years and Jessica Clarke, now teaching at the Company at the Royal Opera House in Covent Lower School, who has been teaching the London Garden. Senior Associates. Both have assured us that, Many of the young dancers have never had the subject to their commitments, they will continue opportunity to see a live ballet or orchestra. to teach the Associates from time to time which is Visiting one of the most famous theatres in the of much consolation to us.

10 Outreach Programme Statistics

Audition Analysis: 2008 – 2009 Junior Associate Auditions Foreign Students For entry September 2009 Centre No. of Girls Girl Boys Boy American 6 Italian 10 Candidates Intake Intake Australian 7 Japanese 6 APPLICATION FORM ANALYSIS London 360 296 32 64 13 Belgian 1 New Zealander 1 Summer School 2009 Birmingham 159 142 20 17 8 Brazilian 2 Norwegian 2 Applied Accepted Girls Boys Bristol 89 80 10 9 4 Danish 1 Russian 1 Junior 856 259 201 58 Eastleigh 75 66 14 9 7 Dutch 1 Slovakian 1 Senior 363 132 89 43 Exeter 34 31 10 3 1 French 3 Spanish 3 Total 1219 391 290 101 Leeds 98 88 12 10 5 Hungarian 1 Manchester 118 107 16 11 2 Total 46 Lower School, Upper School & Associates for entry in Total 933 810 114 123 40 September 2009 Senior Associates Girls Boys Total Girls Boys Total London 37 10 47 SUMMARY Lower School 314 62 376 Birmingham 16 0 16 Total number of applications Upper School 191 53 244 Total 53 10 63 (Lower School, Upper School & Associates) 2151 Junior Associates 810 123 933 Total audition candidates 1841 Mid Associates 346 58 404 Mid Associates Girls Boys Total Number of students applying for more than one course 245 Senior Associates 112 21 133 London Weekly 37 16 53 Birmingham Weekly 26 4 30 Bristol Fortnightly 26 5 31 AUDITION NUMBERS BY VENUE Student Numbers: 2008 – 2009 Eastleigh Fortnightly 13 2 15 Mid & Senior Associates, Lower School & Upper School Leeds Weekly 24 4 28 Girls Boys No. of % Lower School Girls Boys Total Total 126 31 157 Candidates Year 7 13 10 23 London 304 74 378 44.6 Year 8 14 13 27 Junior Associates Girls Boys Total Birmingham 117 19 136 16.1 Year 9 12 11 23 London Weekly 38 16 54 Bristol 104 13 117 13.8 Year 10 11 12 23 London Fortnightly 20 18 38 Leeds 111 16 127 15.0 Year 11 14 12 26 Birmingham Weekly 25 8 33 Private 14 6 20 2.4 Total 64 58 122 Birmingham Fortnightly 7 8 15 Video 56 13 69 8.1 Bristol Fortnightly 28 3 31 Total 706 141 847 100.0 Upper School Girls Boys Total Eastleigh Fortnightly 9 8 17 1st Year 14 15 29 Exeter Fortnightly 11 4 15 Overseas for Upper School 2nd Year 15 15 30 Leeds Weekly 16 10 26 Girls Boys No. of Candidates 3rd Year 14 14 28 Manchester Weekly 30 4 34 Livorno 51 10 61 Total 43 44 87 Total 184 79 263

11 Partnership and Access Programme

The successful launch of a second were then invited to audition for a ‘Gifted and by the two groups, at the Linden Studio Theatre Talented’ dance group, formed at King Edward VI on 13 and 14 February 2009. Brian Slater Brian three-year aDvANCE National High School as part of our aDvANCE programme. Partnership Scheme and a third centre The second aDvANCE collaboration, between being added to the primarySTEPS A second project group was formed comprising students from Forest Hill School, Sydenham Girls programme, marked 2008 – 2009 as students aged 14 to 18 years from King Edward VI School and the Year 10 Lower School students, a year of continued progress. We have High School. Over a five month period, both groups was a fascinating project with the National met weekly with Partnership and Access Dance Gallery in London. This initiative, appropriately now introduced ballet and the work Artists, Matthew Paluch and Bim Malcomson to named Art Moves, was led by Bim Malcomson, of the School to 2,380 students in 30 explore ballet creatively and make original dance assisted by Liz Forster, who worked closely with schools across England. pieces for performance. The result was two wonderful Al Johnson, a sculptor and lecturer regularly works, Geometrix by Bim Malcomson and Local involved with the National Gallery. ADVANCE NATIONAL Libretto by Matthew Paluch, performed at the New The first National Partnership Scheme which A selection of famous paintings and sculptures Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich on 27 March 2009.

Brian Slater Brian collaborates with secondary schools and further including works by Titian, Giordano and education colleges in Liverpool is now in its third The second and third year of partnership will see Michelangelo were chosen as inspiration for the year. Such has been its success that the the launch of our primarySTEPS programme for project. The students subsequently created a Department for Children, Schools and Families ‘feeder’ primary schools in Suffolk, a collaborative collaborative dance work based on their (DCSF) and the Specialist Schools and Academies project with the aDvANCE schools and continuing impressions of these masterpieces, entitled Trust have asked for us to extend and create support for the ‘Gifted and Talented’ Dance Sculptural Forms. Drawing further inspiration from longer-term relationships with schools and their programme. Pergolesi’s music, the students performed this communities outside of London. As a result, our work to an audience of Lower School students and ADVANCE LONDON second national three-year programme in Suffolk staff at White Lodge on 8 May 2009, with a public There were two aDvANCE London collaborations commenced in autumn 2008. performance the following evening. in 2008 – 2009, the first differing slightly from Opposite: Life imitating art? Titian’s Our work centres around King Edward VI High previous projects where we have collaborated These students again represented the Dance famous Bacchus and Ariadne at the National Gallery provides inspiration for School, a secondary school in Bury St Edmunds. directly with another secondary state school. For Partnership and Access Programme at the White aDvANCE students With a mixed intake of boys and girls aged 13 to the first time, we engaged instead with a youth Lodge Gala on 13 May, performing for an 18 years, this specialist Sports Arts College has dance group called Impact Dance, led by the esteemed audience in the presence of TRH The Top: Sculptural Form – the work resulting from the National Gallery collaboration Arts Mark Gold recognition for its commitment irrepressible Hakeem Onibudo. Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. to the arts. Above: A picture of concentration – A 12-week project began in October 2008, led by ACCESS PROJECTS students make preliminary sketches of During the first year of partnership, we worked Paul Bayes-Kitcher and assisted by Bim Increased Access activities have included open the Titian painting with a cluster of middle schools identified by King Malcomson. The resulting joint dance piece, exhibition days at White Lodge where the general Edward VI High School: Hardwick, Horringer Court, devised by Impact Dance and our Upper School public has had an ideal opportunity to share in the St James and Westley Middle Schools. Each school students, was entitled Look to this Day, set to day-to-day workings of The Royal Ballet School. was offered an exciting range of activities music by , Coldplay and Michael We also hosted the Partnership in Dance Festival in designed to introduce their students to ballet and Nyman. The project culminated in a vibrant April, bringing together local community dance The Royal Ballet School. Participating students performance of this work, alongside other pieces groups to perform at White Lodge.

12 Brian Slater Brian Slater Partnership and Access Programme

Continuing our association with the DCSF, we PRIMARY STEPS take local dance classes at various centres in London, Brian Slater supported two of their current programmes – The primarySTEPS programme, with centres in thus achieving one of the Programme’s key aims. Centres of Advance Training (CATS) and Youth Dagenham and Swindon, has now expanded with WHITE LODGE BALLET MUSEUM AND Dance England – by providing day and residential a new centre in Blackpool. RESOURCE CENTRE courses at White Lodge. Students from CATS Two new primarySTEPS groups were introduced This new and important resource for the School centres (Laban, The Place, Swindon Dance, at Level 1 in Dagenham, East London and Swindon has opened its doors to over 2,000 visitors since DanceEast, Northern Ballet School, Dance City and in autumn 2008, with 600 students taking part. February 2009. The Museum encapsulates the DanceXchange) all took up residence for three Aimed at Year 3 children (7 to 8 years), this history of White Lodge and its royal inhabitants days in April 2009. The dancers participated in project has been established to introduce ballet while exploring the development of ballet from ballet classes led by Antonio Castilla, Jessica Clarke and initial ballet training creatively to identified the early 18th century. It also gives an interesting and myself and choreographic workshops led by primary school children who would not otherwise insight into British ballet from the beginning of

Bim Malcomson and Ginny Brown. Brian Slater have the opportunity. the 20th century until now, with an emphasis on A non-residential day in May was held in the Founder of The Royal Ballet School and Focusing on up to five primary schools in an collaboration with London Youth Dance (part of the Companies, Dame Ninette de Valois. identified area, each class receives six creative Youth Dance England network), involving youth introductory ballet workshops, teachers’ session The creative and practical logistics involved in dance companies Impact Dance, English National and resource material to support work with the delivering such a wide spectrum of activities are Ballet, Rouge and Tiffin School. An introductory pupils, an invitation to watch a demonstration of formidable. Sincere thanks are due to the Dance ballet class was followed by a creative session, and ballet training by Royal Ballet School students Partnership and Access team, our counterparts at in the afternoon students mixed in different groups and an opportunity for identified pupils to join a all participating schools and dance organisations, to create work to share with each other at the end of regular primarySTEPS dance class. Anna Meadmore and her team at the White Lodge the day. Teachers also had the opportunity to discuss Ballet Museum, and most of all the students for their experiences of working with youth groups and Our overall aim is to form the ‘first rung on the their unstinting hard work and enthusiasm. introducing ballet in a creative dance context. ladder’ of dance opportunities for participating children. Regular visits to local dance providers and Jay Jolley Opposite: The inaugural graduates from The development phase of our Course in Ballet primarySTEPS Dagenham perform and The Royal Ballet School Junior Associate classes are Assistant Director Education, in conjunction with the Royal Opera receive their certificates therefore an integral part of the Programme. House Education Department, has been very Far left: Something to cheer about – successful in its first year. The main focus of the PRIMARY STEPS GRADUATION - DAGENHAM Sam Lee is the first primarySTEPS pupil course is teaching ballet creatively and six inaugural It was a defining moment when our first to progress to the Junior Associates students have already completed their studies. The primarySTEPS centre graduated their level 3 Above: Exhibiting interest in the history course has been administrated by Lorna Saunders, students in July 2009 at Dagenham Park of ballet – aDvANCE students visit the White Lodge Museum and Resource Centre overseen by Ginny Brown, Programme Manager of Community School. At the culmination of three the Partnership and Access Programme and Clare years’ training, the children shared a short Thurman, the Royal Ballet Education Manager. Six performance with dancers from their area before further candidates were recruited for the second being presented with their diplomas. The students course which commenced in October 2009. who completed the course have all continued to

15 Academic Report

The academic results were once again the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). Marie- changes have been made to GCSEs and A/AS levels Louise retired in December 2009 and we wish her and a new range of BTEC qualifications begin in Brian Slater Brian very satisfactory with 100% pass rates in BTEC and A-level exams and a 91% great happiness in a new life that is bound to September 2010. involve travel and many visits to the ballet to see Somehow the students and their teachers have pass rate at GCSE, comparing very those former students hard at work. In her place, coped with change, sustained an excellent favourably with the national average we welcome Suzanne Mellor who joins us from a academic standard and reached ever greater of 67%. similar post at a school in Chester. heights in dance performance and technique. I am As ever, there were many stories and explanations In September 2008 we introduced a new sure that whatever happens in the future, The behind the figures. The GCSE pass rate at A*/A fell qualification, the Extended Project Qualification Royal Ballet School will maintain its position as the from 37% to 29%, reflecting once again how much (EPQ), which has the equivalence of an AS-level. leading school for classical ballet and at the same the academic ability of our small cohort changes This is tailor-made for our students who have a time retain that reputation for being innovative from one year to the next. The corresponding limited choice of subjects and allows them to and forward-thinking in providing students with a figure has been as high as 52% in 2006 and as low explore an interest in another subject beyond the range of academic and vocational qualifications

Patrick Baldwin Patrick as 18% in 2003. Those students who gained such existing curriculum. that will stand them in good stead for other opportunities, should it be necessary. fine GCSE results last year produced some of the The three students who successfully completed best AS results on record at the Upper School in this qualification chose fascinating topics. One Martin Fosten the summer. We are confident of them gaining produced a full ballet score in the style of Minkus, Academic and Pastoral Principal impressive A-level results in 2010. one analysed male partnering in classical Pas de Like many other international vocational schools, Deux and then gave a masterclass (with his dance we are drawing increasingly on the global market partner) to students at the Lower School. The and this is bound to have an impact on statistics. third overseas student, who had studied Hamlet However it is good to report that of the nine ESOL with the English A-level group but felt her English Academic studies are as important as students in Year 13 studying English as a second was not quite strong enough to take the final dance – an integral part of the School’s language (over 30% of the year group), seven were examinations, chose to write a ballet based on curriculum able to take BTEC or A-level examinations alongside Hamlet having compared and contrasted various ballet and film versions. Top: Performing artist at the Upper School their UK counterparts. Details such as these never Above: The White Lodge choir – at the appear in national league tables. As we embark on another academic year, I too have musical heart of the Lower School succumbed to the temptation of retirement and The teaching of ESOL students at the Upper School will leave the School at the end of August 2010. It has been covered by Marie-Louise Wohlgemuth has been a great privilege to be part of the School for the past 24 years. Under her guidance many of as it has undergone such fundamental changes to the great stars of the ballet world have taken their its buildings and curriculum. first faltering steps in written and spoken English. Students are prepared for a range of qualifications The world has changed with a much greater starting with the University of Cambridge emphasis on accessibility, compliance, inspection Preliminary English Test (PET) and progressing to and league tables. SATs have been abolished,

16 Academic Examination Results 2009

GCSE A* A B C D E Entries Passes % Pass A-LEVEL 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 A*- C Rate Entries 11 12 14 10 11 A*- C Passes 11 12 14 10 11 Art 2 8 2 - - - 12 12 100 % Pass Rate 100 100 100 100 100 English - 3 15 6 2 - 26 24 92 English Lit. - 1 3 3 - - 7 7 100 AS-LEVEL A B C D E U Entries Passes %Pass Expressive Arts 26971 -252496 A - E Rate French 2 4 7 10 - - 23 23 100 Art -12---33100 Geography - 2 2 - 3 2 9 4 44 Business Studies ----1-11100 History - - 5 - - - 5 5 100 Dance* 3312 -110990 Maths -115712262388 English - - - 1 - - 1 1 100 Music* 1 4 4 - - - 9 9 100 EPQ** 1 1 - 1 - - 3 3 100 Science (Single) 1 4 5 10 5 1 26 20 77 French - - - 1 - - 1 1 100 Science (Double - Biology) 1343 -1121192 Maths - 1 - 1 - - 2 2 100 Science (Double - Chemistry) - - 9 1 - - 10 10 100 Total 463611212095 Total 9 46 70 47 12 6 190 172 91 % 5 24 37 25 6 3 100 *AS Dance was taken by some students when in Year 11 at the Lower School Cumulative % 5 29 46 91 97 100 **Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) - introduced in September 2008

*One student in Year 9 also gained an A* in music AS-LEVEL 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Entries 28 36 25 15 21 GCSE % with 5 % Pass Passes 28 33 24 14 20 A*- C Rate % Pass Rate 100 92 96 93 95 A*- C 2005 86.4 91.6 BTEC NATIONAL AWARDS PERFORMING ARTS 2006 91.3 95.1 Distinction Merit Pass Total 2007 83.3 87.5 Arts Management 7 11 1 19 2008 96.3 96.5 % 37 58 5 100 2009 85.7 90.5 Dance 22 1 - 23 % 96 4 - 100

A-LEVEL A B C D E U Entries Passes % Pass The National Award in Dance is taken by most students in their first year at the Upper School and the award in Arts A - E Rate Management by most students in the second year. Each award has the same university points tariff as an A-level. Art 1 1 - 1 1 - 4 4 100 English -1121 -55100 COMPARISONS WITH NATIONAL GCSE RESULTS A* A*/A A*- C French 1 1 - - - - 2 2 100 The Royal Ballet School 4.7 28.9 90.5 Total 23132 -1111100 UK National Average 7.1 21.6 67.1

17 Chief Operating Officer’s Report

Against a backdrop of continuing School is the ability and commitment to become The Summarised Income and Expenditure Account on a professional . Fees are charged to page 19 is a summary of the School operations only of

Johan Persson Johan difficult global economic conditions parents and students but there is considerable The Royal Ballet School. This statement excludes income and an exceptional year of activity, and expenditure in respect of designated and restricted support available to help them. We offer aided the School can be justly proud of its funds with the exception of the Restricted Partnership and places through the Music and Dance Scheme achievements in 2008 – 2009. Access Fund. This information has been extracted from the funded by the Department for Children, Schools full statutory financial statements and may not contain It was clear to me from the outset, when I joined and Families. In 2009, this amounted to 42% of our sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the School in February 2009, that the output of total income and we remain extremely grateful to the financial affairs of the School. The full Report of the Governors and financial statements has been subjected to both The Royal Ballet School staff and students is our much valued partner, the DCSF, for its support. an external audit and the audit report thereon was prodigious. In my first six months alone, major Equally important and vital to our success are the unqualified. The Directors approved the audited accounts achievements included the successful completion numerous charitable Trusts and Foundations, and report at the AGM on 17 March 2010 and they have of the White Lodge building redevelopment, the been filed with the Charity Commission and Companies individual donors, businesses and those who leave wonderful Gala celebration in May, a mesmerising House. A copy of these may be obtained by contacting the legacies. This money provides help for scholarships, Head of Finance at The Royal Ballet School, 46 Floral Street,

Johan Persson Johan end-of-year performance of The Dream at the Royal especially for our international students who fall Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DA. Opera House in July, 100% employment of the outside European funding guidelines, as well as for graduate year cohort, excellent academic results, Signed on behalf of the Directors by the Marchioness of building works and new equipment. The unerring the refurbishment of our student accommodation Douro OBE on 17 March 2010. work of the Parent Teachers Association is also at Barons Court and the opening of our new Solicitors: Forsters, 31 Hill Street, London W1 5LS greatly appreciated, raising funds to enable us to student house in the heart of Covent Garden. provide some of the extras that make student life Auditor: Howarth Clark Whitehill LLP, St Bride’s House, 10 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8EH I am able to make a positive financial report and more homely and fun. a summary of operational income and expenditure Bankers: Barclays Bank Plc, Education Team, Level 28, It has been a good year, but our team is not Churchill Place, London E14 5HP is shown on the page opposite, together with a complacent as it continually strives to make balance sheet as at 31 August 2009. Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, City of London, Dealing in futures: from students aged improvements to our operations. I would like to 39 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AU 11 years to Graduates on the brink of Thanks to excellent budget stewardship by take this opportunity to thank everyone associated their professional careers Registered Office: 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, colleagues across the School and the continuing with the School, who tirelessly go about their work London WC2E 9DA Top: Backstage – Year 7 boys wait in generous support of our funders and donors, a day-in, day-out to make the whole place ‘tick’. the wings Registered Charity No: 214364 small operating surplus of £33,000 was achieved Finally, I would like to acknowledge the students Above: Centre stage – Graduate Tristan in 2009. I am sure our supporters will be reassured whose dedication, commitment and good Dyer at the Royal Opera House that the School prides itself on spending the citizenship act as the greatest incentive and money it raises in any one year for the full benefit motivation to all of us at The Royal Ballet School. of our students. However, we exercise prudent Alan Winter caution to ensure that proper levels of resources Chief Operating Officer are applied without over-committing reserves.

Regular readers of our Annual Report will no doubt be aware that the only criterion for entry to the

18 Summarised Income and Expenditure Account - School Operations Summarised Balance Sheet For the year ended 31 August 2009 As at 31 August 2009

2009) 2008) 2009) 2008) £’000) £’000) £’000) £’000) INCOME FIXED ASSETS) School fees and grants 5,894) 5,814) Tangible assets 32,690) 31,898) Outreach activities 578) 507) Partnership & Access programme 600) 511) CURRENT ASSETS Performances and tours 129) 126) Debtors 1,246) 1,200) Donations 92) 36) Cash at bank and in hand 5,034) 2,887) Investment income 24) 53) 6,280) 4,087) Other income 22) 0) 7,339) 7,047) CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year School fees in advance (2,477) (2,235) EXPENDITURE Trade and other creditors (632) (1,659) Charitable activities: NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,171) 193) Full-time students 5,313) 5,270) Outreach activities 750) 682) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 35,861) 32,091) Partnership & Access programme 722) 523) Performances and tours 281) 245) CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year (1,500) (248) Cost of generating funds 127) 53) Defined benefit pension scheme (liability)/surplus (354) 129) Governance costs 113) 85) 34,007) 31,972) 7,306) 6,858) CAPITAL AND RESERVES NET INCOMING RESOURCES FROM SCHOOL OPERATIONS 33) 189) Unrestricted funds: School retained income 75) 572) Designated funds 32,171) 30,626) Restricted funds 1,761) 774) 34,007) 31,972)

The above income and expenditure account represents a summary of the School’s unrestricted general funds and the restricted Partnership and Access programme funds. For a full set of financial statements, please email [email protected]

19 Opposite: Fulfilling The Dream – Joseph Caley The Royal Ballet School Staff and Governors (Oberon), Elisa Badenes (Titania) and primarySTEPS graduate, Sam Lee (as the changeling)

PATRON SENIOR STAFF PERIPATETIC STAFF Kenneth Tharp Contemporary – Lower School HM The Queen Assistant Director Jane Burn* Pilates/Body Conditioning – Upper School Stanton Welch Repertoire – Upper School Jay Jolley* BA (Hons) Dip RBS (PDTC) Lucy Galperin Gymnastics – Lower School * Repertoire – Upper School PRESIDENT Anya Linden CBE* Solos – Lower School Sherrill Wexler Spanish Workshop – Lower School HRH The Prince of Wales Chief Operating Officer Alan Winter Amanda Maxwell Dip RBS TCPD ARAD Character – Francesca Zumbo Classical – Upper School VICE PRESIDENT Upper School Academic and Pastoral Principal ACADEMIC STAFF The Lady Sarah Chatto Anna Meadmore MA Dip RBS (TTC) ARAD History of Martin Fosten BA (Hons) PGCE Ballet – Lower School Elizabeth Allinson Agharokh Science Laboratory FOUNDER Head of Lower School Mark Priestley Dip Ed Physical Education and Upper Technician Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE Phillippa Hogg-Andrews BEd (Hons) Body Instructor – Lower School Georgina Armitage PGCE BA (Hons) Geography Dineke Austen Dyslexia Action DIRECTOR Ballet Principal – Lower School Simon Rice Morris Dancing – Lower School Melanie Brice ARCM Dip Dalcroze Inst Senior Teacher, Gailene Stock AM ARAD Diane van Schoor FISTD (CSF) Fin Dip FRSA Sinead Rushe TCRG Irish Dancing – Lower School Head of Music, Ex Arts Grad Dip Ed (Visual and Performing Arts) (International Examiner) Christopher Tudor Contemporary – Upper School Principal – Outreach Programme Yolande Yorke-Edgell Contemporary – Lower School Simon Bushnell BA Deputy Head of Lower School, ICT GOVERNORS Danielle Costigan BSc (Hons) Grad Dip Ed Science Kathryn Wade* ARAD CHOREOGRAPHIC COURSE COORDINATORS Chairman: The Marchioness of Douro OBE Aurélie Derguesse Licence LLCE PGCE French, Library Head of Development Dr Susie Cooper PhD ARAD Dip PDTC Lower School Vice Chair: Ricki Gail Conway Alison Dormer MA PGCE Head of Science Sarah Eliot-Cohen Kate Flatt Dip RBS (TTC) Upper School Jonathan Chenevix-Trench Craig Fortnam BA (Hons) FLCM Music, Ex Arts Jennifer Jackson* MA (Dist) Upper School Nicolas Chisholm Head of Finance Martin Fosten BA (Hons) PGCE Business Studies, SIR Richard Cunis Pippa Adamson BSc (Hons) ACMA GUEST TEACHERS Dominique Foxton BSc (Hons) PGCE Head of Clarissa Farr Deputy Head – Lower School Avril Anderson Choreography/Music – Upper School Mathematics Tony Hall CBE Simon Bushnell BA Kim Brandstrup Choreography – Upper School Robert Green BA (Hons) PGCE Mathematics Candida Hurst-Brown Christopher Carr Repertoire – Upper School Suzanne Gunton BA (Hons) AKC PGCE Head of English, BALLET STAFF Janet Lambert Anthony Dowell* Repertoire – Upper School PSHCE Coordinator Gary Norman ARAD Grad Cert Ed (Visual and Performing Arts) Sir David Lees Viviana Durante* Classical – Upper School Phillippa Hogg-Andrews BEd (Hons) Geography Professor Margaret Maden Senior Teacher – Upper School Jeffrey Edwards Arts Management – Upper School Petal Miller-Ashmole* Grad Dip Ed (Visual and Performing Arts) Sarah Jane Mackay Dyslexia Action Dame Monica Mason DBE* Nicola Gaines Baroque Dance – Outreach Programme David Peden* ARAD Dip PDTC Anna Meadmore MA Dip RBS (TTC) ARAD Head of Patrick Maxwell Richard Glasstone Classical and Mime – Lower School Academic Dance Studies Madeleine Plaut Anita Young* FISTD ARAD Robert Hill Contemporary – Upper School Suzanne Mellor MA PGCE TESOL ESOL, Multimedia Meelis Pakri Anya Linden* Classical – Lower School Dame Antoinette Sibley DBE* Support, Librarian Edmund Wallis Katya Zvelebilova LISTD ARAD Dip PDTC (National Ballet Brian Maloney* Classical – Upper School Andrew Nowak BA (Hons) PGCE History, PE School of Canada) Alastair Marriott* Choreography – Upper School Sally Phoenix MA PGCE Head of Ex Arts, English, Drama GOVERNOR EMERITUS Diane van Schoor FISTD (CSF) Fin Dip FRSA (International Mark Morris Dance Appreciation – Upper School Catherine Pickston BA (Hons) PGATC Art, Ex Arts The Lady Sainsbury CBE* Examiner) Kerry Nicholls Contemporary – Upper School Hope Keelan Dip RBS (TTC) ARAD ATC (Hons) Mark Priestly Dip Ed SIR ADVISORY COUNCIL Ashley Page* Repertoire – Upper School Assistant Ballet Principal – Lower School Clare Quamina BA (Hons) PGCE Head of Art, Ex Arts CBE* Kirk Peterson Repertoire – Upper School David Yow Dip RBS (TCPD) LISTD BSc (Hons) Stephanie Ritchie MA PGCE Head of Modern Darcey Bussell CBE* Tamara Rojo* Resident Guest Teacher Antonio Castilla Languages Felicity Clark Classical – Upper School Nicola Katrak* ARAD Janet Swindall BA (Hons) MSc FRGS PGCE Head of Sir Anthony Dowell CBE* Liam Scarlett* Repertoire and Choreography – Alexandra Foley RAD Dip PDTC Geography, Mathematics Sir Peter Wright CBE* Upper School Tania Fairbairn BPhil (Hons) Dip RBS (TTC) ARAD AISTD (CB) Antoinette Sibley* Repertoire – Upper School Charlotte Taylor BA (Hons) PGCE English, SENCO Jessica Clarke* Dip RBS (PDTC) David Sutton-Anderson Choreography/Music – Emmanuelle Whale Licence ès Lettres French Nicola Tranah* Dip PDTD RAD Upper School Christine Young ESOL

20 Johan Persson Johan Persson The Royal Ballet School Staff and Governors Opposite: Exuberance personified – Graduate Shiori Kase in Larina Waltz by Ashley Page

ADMINISTRATION Edward Small Assistant Museum Cataloguer ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME Rachel Quested BPhty (Hons) MCSP MAPA SRP Suzi Abensur BA (Hons) Ballet Administrator – Lower Carla Smith Finance Assistant Melanie Agar BPhil (Hons) Dip RBS (TTC) Physiotherapist – Upper School School Gabrielle St John-McAlister BEd (Hons) Assistant Suzie Amiet Dip RBS (TTC) Frances Rees DEN School Nurse – Lower School Marius Arnold-Clarke BSc (Hons) ICT Technician – Lower Museum Cataloguer Amanda Armstrong* Dip PDTD Henry St Clair* Massage Therapist – Upper School School; Theatre Manager – Upper and Lower School Liz Thorrington Auditions Coordinator – Outreach Paul Bayes-Kitcher* Dip PDTD RAD HOUSE STAFF Carrie Brooke-Mellor School Secretary – Upper School Victoria Collinson Dip RBS (TTC) Programme Upper School Ginny Brown LRAD AISTD Programme Manager – Jayne Cooper Dip RBS (TTC) FISTD ARAD Hervé Voisin Dip in Business Management (TOGE) Iain Coyne, Jeanette Nap, Ruth Miller Partnership and Access Programme Helen Farrell Dip RBS (TTC) Administrator – Outreach Programme Pauline Kennedy, Alison Norsworthy Frances Button Estates Bursar Graham Fletcher* Dip RBS (TCPD) Suzanne Watt-Bertoni School Secretary – Lower School Accommodation and Pastoral Officers Sebastien Calabretto BVA Administrative Assistant – Helen Zeederberg Finance Support Coordinator Nicola Gaines BPhil (Hons) LISTD Outreach Programme Sylvia Hubbard Dip RBS (TTC) AISTD Lower School Pippa Cobbing LRAD ARAD primarySTEPS Coordinator – WARDROBE MISTRESSES Jessica Kidwell ACSM Simon Bushnell BA Head of Boarding Partnership and Access Programme Tessa Balls Upper School Harvey Klein BA RAD Stott Pilates Jane Linkin Deputy Head of Boarding Shona Devine BA RAD RTS Summer School Coordinator Carole Leicester BA (Manc) Lower School Susan Lucas* Lynne Hood Teaching Cert of Primary Education – Outreach Programme Jenny Murphy* MA Dip PDTD RAD Carol Jones PIANISTS Maria Falcao BA (Hons) Front of House Administrator – Annette Pain* Tony Linkin Guy Attew Lower School Upper School Karen Paisey* Klara Mottlova Dr Alastair Bannerman PhD Upper School Anna Fineman MA PGCE Museum and Archives Assistant Carol Pakri BFA (Hons) Dip RBS (PDTC) Greg Roberts Domenica Cardullo Perf Dip Conservatoire, Italy Jim Fletcher MA (Hons) PGCE Development Manager Catherine Royce Sue Roberts Upper School Emma Grant BSc (Hons) Administration Coordinator Samira Saidi* ARAD Dip RBS (PDTC) Stefano Curina Perf Dip Conservatoire, Italy Lower School FACILITIES, HOUSE SERVICES AND CATERING Sheila Gresswell Senior Administration Secretary – Nicola Tranah* Dip PDTD RAD Derek Downes GLCM FLCM LLCM (TD) Upper School Ian Cordery Estates Manager Lower School Neil Westmoreland Dip PDTD Rebecca Hallam Front of House Administrator – Elvira Gavrilova Upper School Lower School Upper School Olga Mazour Perf Dip Conservatoire, Russia Lower School MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF Samantha Fisher General Site Manager Dr Jonathan Barnes BSc MB BS MRCGP Natalie Hodgson BA (Hons) Development and Publicity Timothy Qualtrough Lower School Delia Bedeau General Duty Manager General Practitioner – Lower School Coordinator Tracey Renwick BMus (Hons) Upper School Tanya Williams Administration Duty Manager Dr Philip Bell MBChB MRCGP DipSportsMed FFSEM FISEM Rachel Hollings BA (Hons) ALCM Artistic Administrator Elizabeth Sluman Upper School Anna Davis Weekend Duty Manager Sports Physician Sylvia Hubbard Dip RBS (TTC) AISTD Associates David Smith LRAM (Hons) Perf Cert RAM (Hons) LGSM Gerald Gibbs Daily Maintenance Prof Robert Bor CPsychol CSci FBPsS FRAeS UKCP Coordinator – Outreach Programme Lower School Ron Elsmere Daily Maintenance Reg EuroPsy School Counsellor Laurajane Lavender Events Coordinator – Outreach Andrew West LTCL Lower School Brian Jones, Nick Cartmel, Graham Everett and Misha Botting BA (Hons) MSc BASES Performance Programme Eamonn Linton School Drivers Alexandra Leonard BA (Hons) Coordinator – INSTRUMENTAL TEACHERS Psychology Consultant – Lower School Partnership and Access Programme David Barry Percussion, Drum Kit Janet Briggs MSc MCSP Physiotherapist – Lower School Upper School Bim Malcomson BA (Hons) Artist in Education Rebecca Cooper RCM Singing Jasmine Challis BSc SRD Nutritionist/Accredited Michael Zammitt Daily Maintenance Craig Fortnam BA (Hons) FLCM Guitar Sports Dietician Fiona McNaught Publications Manager *Currently dancing or has danced with The Royal Ballet Nathan Hassall BMus (Hons) Clarinet, Saxophone Mr N J Goddard MB FRCS Orthopaedic Consultant Anna Meadmore MA Dip RBS (TTC) ARAD Special and/or Birmingham Royal Ballet (formerly Sadler’s Wells Susan Morfee ARCM LTCL Flute Dr Alison Joy MA DRCOG DCH MRCGP MRCP Medical Collections Manager Royal Ballet) Joanne Morgan BA (Hons) Front of House Administrator William Morris BA (Hons) Piano, Trumpet Officer – Upper School Dr Sabine Naghdi PhD Great Honours Assistant to the Geraldine Peach Dip TCL (Perf) Oboe, Piano Dr Sophie Jukes BSc MB BS DRCOG MRCGP General Manager – White Lodge Museum Hannah Pedley Singing Practitioner – Lower School Sue Oak Administration Manager Eleanor Percy BMus (Hons) FTCM Violin, Viola Dr Ian McCurdie MSc (SportsMed) FRCP FFSEM (UK) Carol Pakri BFA (Hons) Dip RBS (PDTC) Assistant to Harriet Roberts Singing Sports Physician Partnership and Access Programme Anna Tam BMus (Hons) Cello Dr Sanna Nordin BSc (Hons) PhD Performance Janice Regan BSc (Hons) School Secretary – Lower School Penelope Whinnett GMus RNCM (Hons) Piano Psychology Consultant – Upper School

23 The Royal Ballet School Sponsorship

In addition to the core Stanley Picker Charitable Trust Other Sponsors funding provided by the DCSF Madeleine and Timothy Plaut Joyce Bathke through the Music and Dance The Peter and Doreen Read Scholarship Bloomsbury Flowers Fund Scheme, the School is grateful William and Judith Bollinger Derek Redfern for support received from the The Boscawen Bequest Andre Rzym J Edward Conway Fund following: Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund The Clore Duffield Foundation Student Sponsors The Sutton Scholarship Fund The Fishmongers’ Company The Askew Scholarship Fund The Tait Memorial Trust Freed of London Limited Lorraine Barton Carolyn Usherwood Bequest Friends of The Royal Ballet School Mrs A G Beauchamp The Wall Trust Hindley and Abram Grammar School Sarah Bowden S D Whitehead Charitable Trust Foundation The Estate of John Dorick Brooks Olive Margaret Worth Fund Mr and Mrs Nigel Hurst-Brown The Veronica Bruce Trust Miss E B Wrightson’s Charitable Trust Isabella Flowers The Calleva Foundation Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd The Leverhulme Trust Ricki Gail Conway The Linbury Trust Gina Cromwell Sponsors of Awards The London Children’s Ballet Richard and Jennie Cunis Valerie Adams John McAslan Family Trust The Earmark Trust The Ballet Association Heather McCubbin The Gordon Edwards Charitable Trust Cyril Beaumont Andrew and Elizabeth Morison Dame Scholarship Fund Nina Finburgh Maurice Pinto The Headley Trust Audrey Harman Henman Fund Robert Kimber The Royal Ballet School PTA Hines Fund Cecil King Memorial Foundation David Rymer Charitable Trust HSBC Global Education Trust The London Ballet Circle Geoffrey Spackman Aud Jebsen Lady MacMillan Robin and Frances Tomkins Cathy Johnson Jocelyn Mather Pamela Dulcie Tilley Trust Patricia Kelly John Mitchell Penna and William Wells The Morris Kemp Fund Gail Monahan G B L Wilson Bequest John Lyons Charity NJL Foundation April Olrich Sir Kenneth MacMillan Fund for Young Frederick Ashton’s The Dream Dancers Pamela Self Clockwise from top left: Oberon and Mr John C MacMorrow VisasForDancers PLLC Puck (Joseph Caley and Jeremy Curnier); McDonald's Ballet Scholarship Peter Wilson Dream Lovers (Daniel Norgren-Jensen and Freya Thomas); a top Bottom (Jonathan The Mercers’ Company The Worshipful Company of Gold and Hanks); Fairy dell delight; and some The Gwynne Parry Memorial Fund Silver Wyre Drawers ribald Rustics

24 The Royal Ballet School Contracts

Congratulations to our 2009 Jonathan Hanks Graduates on being offered Estonian Ballet the following professional William Moore contracts: Estonian Ballet Ruth Bailey Lucas Lima The Royal Ballet Norwegian National Ballet Leticia Stock Lili Felmery The Royal Ballet Hungarian Ballet Tristan Dyer Giada Rossi The Royal Ballet Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux Benjamin Ella Bethany West The Royal Ballet Ballet de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux Benjamin Soerel Sergi Terns Goma Birmingham Royal Ballet Corella Ballet, Spain Nicola Henshall Giacomo Vitelli English National Ballet Corella Ballet, Spain Shiori Kase Mattia Vitelli English National Ballet Corella Ballet, Spain Vadim Muntagirov Alex Arshamian English National Ballet (First Artist) South African Ballet Theatre Jeremy Curnier Natalie Blosser Northern Ballet Ballet Tucson, Arizona Charlotte Barber-O’Donnell Giorgio Galli Dutch National Ballet National Ballet of Canada Elisa Badenes Ichigo Oguro Stuttgart Ballet Singapore Dance Theatre Freya Thomas Jessica Wood Munich Ballet The Australian Ballet Oda Groener Royal Danish Ballet Daniel Norgren-Jensen

Royal Swedish Ballet

25 Johan Persson Johan Opposite: Anna Rose O’Sullivan and James White Lodge Redevelopment Appeal Stephens (both Year 10) in Antonio Castilla’s Reawakening – a fitting tribute to a rejuvenated White Lodge following its £22m redevelopment

FOUNDING BENEFACTOR In memory of Atalanta C Goulandris Lord and Lady Douro FOUNDING SUPPORTER Mark and Sophie Lewisohn The Clore Duffield Foundation The Worshipful Company of Grocers Haruo and Keiko Enomoto Robin and Fiona Allen Mark and Liza Loveday Ricki Gail and Robert Conway Mrs Patricia K Hagan Peter and Judith Foy Karim Anabtawi Alan and Virginia Lovell Department for Children, Schools and Families Mr and Mrs Peter Hambro G D Charitable Trust The Ashendene Trust Miss Emma Lovell Aud Jebsen The Peter Harrison Foundation D C Gidwaney, Half Moon Properties Ltd Nicholas and Diana Baring Miss Lucinda Lovell The Mercers' Company The Headley Trust Mr and Mrs Basil Goulandris Barnsley, Hewett & Mallinson David and Mary Male The Monument Trust Mrs Charlotte Heber Percy Mr and Mrs Ross Graham Anthony and Eva Barton The Manifold Trust John and Anya Sainsbury Mr and Mrs Nigel Hurst-Brown Sir Ronald Grierson Keith and Merilyn Benham Lord and Lady Marshall of Knightsbridge The Garfield Weston Foundation Derek and Wendy Kingsbury Mr and Mrs Benjamin H Griswold IV Charles and Leonie Booth-Clibborn David and Ruth Martin The Marina Kleinwort Charitable Trust Jean and John Botts Dame Monica Mason KNIGHTS OF WHITE LODGE Mr and Mrs R Stephen Hale The Peter and Elizabetta Mallinson Trust Henry Boucher Joanna Millan Stephen and Caroline Butt Devens and Sandy Hamlen Andrew and Elizabeth Morison Sir Richard Brooke Bt Peter Moores Foundation Lloyd and Sarah Dorfman Andre and Rosalie Hoffmann David and Diana Norman David Brownlow Sir Bryan and Lady Nicholson Dr and Mrs Pavel Maslovsky Mr and Mrs Charles Hue Williams The P F Charitable Trust Buckingham Fine Art Publishers Ann Osborne David Norman Peter Jansen Charitable Trust Charles and Victoria Parker Mr and Mrs Michael Butt Diana Pilling Simon and Virginia Robertson Lord and Lady Kalms Rupert and Serena Prest Louise Buttery John and Geraldine Whittaker Mr and Mrs Sol Kerzner Janet Qualtrough Peter Canter The Priestley Family Robert and Susan Klein Dr Lisbet Rausing FOUNDING SPONSOR Mr Michael Carpenter John and Jill Ritblat Timothy and Isabella Knatchbull David Rymer Charitable Trust Madeleine and Timothy Plaut Felicity Clark Sir Evelyn de Rothschild The Laing Family Charitable Settlement Benjamin Schapiro UBS Mr and Mrs Nicholas Clive-Worms Sir Nigel and Lady Rudd Mr and Mrs D J Lemos Rose Scrope Sir Jeremiah Colman Gift Trust FOUNDING DONOR Sarasin & Partners Cynthia and Merrill Magowan Pamela Self David Davies Lord and Lady Harris of Peckham The Rt Hon The Lord Sterling of Plaistow Mark and Nina Magowan Dame Antoinette Sibley Kelly and George Davis Ron and Marina Hobson The Swire Charitable Trust Albert and Kay Mazzo Bellas Dennis and Charlotte Stevenson Mrs Linda de Picciotto Christopher Holdsworth-Hunt Robin and Frances Tomkins Mr Garth Milne Lady Henrietta St George Jennifer Edwards The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler The Steel Charitable Trust Gunna Nayar Rachael Stearns Helen Webb Michael Eggerton Foundation Richard and Rogy Nelson Mr and Mrs J W Steele Penna and William Wells Violando Embiricos Visa International Paul and Catherine Nix Stuart and Jill Steele The Wolfson Foundation Michael Foreman Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Sir Angus Stirling FOUNDING PRIMA PATRON Graham S Fletcher Ben and Christine Wrey Mr A J B Vernon John and Catherine Armitage Sammy and Aviva Ofer Annette Fraser Toby Ward Sir Anthony and Lady Bamford FOUNDING PATRON The Ogilvie Thompson Foundation Robert Gavron Harold and Olga Wienand Christina and Timothy Benn Mr and Mrs David Acland Mr and Mrs David Peake The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Sean and Anne-Marie Williams Dianne and Michael Bienes B Attitudes Foundation Mr and Mrs John Prenn Wyre Drawers Peter Wilmot-Sitwell Blavatnik Family Foundation The Band Trust Mike Richards Geoffrey Griffiths Philip and Catriona Wroughton William and Judith Bollinger Mr and Mrs Andrew Beeson John and Pit Rink Mrs Gabrielle Hungerford S Zimmerman Charitable Trust Ted and Mori Brian Tony and Gisela Bloom Kerry and Dimity Rubie Dr and Mrs John Ind Princess Josephine zu Lowenstein Bright Future Trust David Brazier The Audrey Sacher Charitable Trust Nina Irwin Susan and John Burns Michael Buckley Andrew and Denise Saul Sir Martin and Lady Jacomb FOUNDING CONTRIBUTOR N P H R Chamberlin Richard and Angela Burrows Fletcher Sibthorp Donald Kahn Miss A V Adams Antonio and Maria Correia Peter and Sally Cadbury Dominic and Antonia Slade Robert Kimber All Saints Church East Sheen The Crown Estate Mrs Lizzie Cathery Charles and Delphine Stevens Megan Kirley Mrs B J Allday Mr and Mrs Richard Cunis Lucy and John Chenevix-Trench Leila and Melville Straus Tim Landon Amanda and Martin Arkwright Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly The John S Cohen Foundation Robert and Patricia Swannell Janet Lambert Evalyn Bacon Dr Arabella Duffield Sir Ronald and Lady Cohen Johnny and Sarah van Haeften Lassalle Fund Ian and Gillian Bailey Julia Farron Mr and Mrs Karl Dannenbaum Mr and Mrs John Vartan Le Bas Investment Trust Ltd Toby Baines Flavia Gale Mr and Mrs Jonathan Davie Barry and Teri Volpert Susan James Laura Banes The Shauna Gosling Trust Ian and Penny Davis Henri Zimand Sir David B Lees Mrs Isla Baring

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