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RBS Annualreport 201516 Fin ANNUAL REPORT 2015/ 16 PATRON MISSION & VISION HM THE QUEEN PRESIDENT OUR MISSION & VISION HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES Our mission is to nurture, train and educate VICE PRESIDENT exceptional young dancers for the Royal THE LADY SARAH CHATTO Ballet companies and other leading UK FOUNDER and international companies and to inspire DAME NINETTE DE VALOIS OM CH DBE the future of classical ballet training. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER POWNEY Our vision is to be the best classical ballet school in the world. GOVERNORS CHAIRMAN THE DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON OBE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN RICKI GAIL CONWAY CONTENTS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MADELEINE PLAUT OUR REVIEW 2 HIGHLIGHTS SUNEEL BAKHSHI JONATHAN CHENEVIX-TRENCH 4 CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW SARAH DORFMAN 6 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT CLARISSA FARR DAVID FLETCHER 8 OUR YEAR CANDIDA HURST-BROWN JANET LAMBERT PROFESSOR MARGARET MADEN (UNTIL JUNE 2016) OUTREACH & ACCESS NANCY MARKS 10 INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE MENNA MCGREGOR 15 KEVIN O’HARE OUTREACH & ACCESS STATISTICS ZITA SAUREL DR STEPHEN SPURR OUR ACHIEVEMENTS KENNETH STEELE 16 ACADEMIC REPORT GOVERNOR EMERITUS 21 EXAMINATION RESULTS THE LADY SAINSBURY CBE OUR FINANCES SENIOR STAFF 22 BUSINESS REVIEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 25 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES PIPPA ADAMSON (FROM JANUARY 2017) ALAN WINTER (UNTIL FEBRUARY 2017) 26 BALANCE SHEET ACADEMIC & PASTORAL PRINCIPAL KAREN DAVIES OUR SPONSORS 28 SPONSORS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PASTORAL & WELFARE JILL TAIT-HARRIS HEAD OF OUTREACH & ACCESS MARK ANNEAR HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS SARAH ELIOT-COHEN HEAD OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION KATHERINE GARDINER HEAD OF SITE OPERATIONS ROGER ATKINSON For a full staff list please visit royalballetschool.org.uk/people THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 1 Cover: Graduate Joseph Sissens. Photo: © Royal Ballet School/Johan Persson Ballet School/Johan © Royal Photo: Joseph Sissens. Graduate Cover: OUR REVIEW Excellence is the hallmark of The Royal Ballet School and 2015/16 proved to be another extraordinary year. 100% 100% OF GRADUATING STUDENTS ALL EIGHT OF OUR DIPLOMA OF DANCE 98% OF GCSE PASSES WERE AT GAINED PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS TEACHING STUDENTS GRADUATED A*-C GRADE, WELL ABOVE THE FOR THE 10TH YEAR RUNNING FROM THE TWO-YEAR COURSE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 66.9% 12 Coming to one of the top ballet schools in the NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART 12 LEADING FIGURES FROM CREATIVE WE LAUNCHED OUR HEALTHY world was a dream, I never BOARDING FACILITIES WERE AND OTHER SECTORS WORKED DANCER PROGRAMME TO thought I’d be able to CREATED FOR 1ST AND 2ND WITH STUDENTS AS PART OF OUR UNDERPIN THE PHYSICAL AND achieve something like this. YEAR STUDENTS CREATIVE ARTIST PROGRAMME PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR YOUNG DANCERS CHARLOTTE TONKINSON GRADUATE, 2016 EXCEL2 LENCE3 Persson Ballet School/Johan © Royal Photo: CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW Any of you who were able to get to our Summer Performances in July will know that the school is flourishing. extraordinary act of selfless teamwork. 25 GRADUATES JOINED 15 These staff have the profound gratitude and COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD admiration of the Governors. The students IN 2015/16: and staff have settled into their new home JOSEPH SISSENS and are taking advantage of its proximity to THE ROYAL BALLET Covent Garden, the neighbourhood and all GABRIEL ANDERSON BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET the improved facilities compared to our old AITOR GALENDE BRIZUELA buildings at Baron’s Court. Our thanks, as ever, BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET to the munificence of the donors, especially ESTELLE BOVAY Aud Jebsen, who made it possible. THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME The Governors decided to form a new ARIANNA MALDINI Pastoral and Compliance Committee to THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME regularly monitor and report on these CHARLOTTE TONKINSON important concerns for all schools. The THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN chairman of the committee and I are trained YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME to Level 3 in Child Protection and MARIA LUISA CASTILLO YOSHIDA Safeguarding and all the Board to Level 2. THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME We await news of government funding GIACOMO ROVERO THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN via the Music and Dance Scheme to support YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME Country Life Country our students. We have coped with six out FRANCISCO SERRANO of seven years of standstill funding. We have THE ROYAL BALLET AUD JEBSEN Photo: Photo: cut back our overheads, improved our income YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAMME THE DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON The artistic direction put together a wonderful and relied on the generosity of our wonderful JOHANNE MONFRET OBE BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET programme which showed the variety and supporters. Of our many friends, all of them (APPRENTICE) reach of the school’s teaching and the beleaguered with requests from countless KIELY GROENEWEGEN astonishing talent and dedication of our charities, I would like to mention Imagination. AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE students. I congratulate all who were involved. They have stepped in on so many occasions STUDIO COMPANY in the last six years and most recently in GABRIELLE BEACH Ten graduating students gained places in creating our ‘refreshed’ brand as part of BOSTON BALLET II the two Royal Ballet companies, for whom their sponsorship of the school. LORENZO SILINGARDI EKATERINBURG STATE ACADEMIC we are the official school. Thrillingly, a total 90 OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE of seven went to The Royal Ballet, one with In June we were honoured to receive a CONNIE VOWLES a full contract and six on the hugely popular visit from His Royal Highness The Prince ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET 90 YEARS SINCE THE SCHOOL Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme. of Wales, our President. He came to White NANA SAKAI WAS FOUNDED Three graduates joined Birmingham Royal Lodge, to see the work of the students HONG KONG BALLET Ballet, two on full contracts and one as an and to meet and congratulate all the staff. LORENZO TROSSELLO apprentice. In this, our 90th anniversary In particular, he recognised them pulling NORTHERN BALLET year, our founder Dame Ninette’s vision together while the school coped with the JOSEPH AUMEER is still alive. We work closely with both changes which had to be made in the face PARIS OPERA BALLET companies and are mindful of the mutual of dwindling government support. And all KAHO YANAGISAWA ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET benefits this delivers. this achieved without ever compromising 0 KARL-ERIK WIGLE ANDERSSON 10 GRADUATES JOINED THE our vision of excellence for the school. ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET ROYAL BALLET COMPANIES In April our 1st and 2nd Year Upper School THOMAS BRADSHAW students moved into Aud Jebsen Hall, our It has been another year of hard work and SARASOTA BALLET (APPRENTICE) new student residence in Pimlico. We knew stunning results. The Governors are deeply Previous page: 2016 graduate GRACE PAULLEY it was ambitious to have the start of the grateful to all the staff and are so profoundly SCOTTISH BALLET Charlotte Tonkinson Summer Term as our deadline to complete proud of our magnificent dancers. MAYA NEGISHI Right: 1st Year ladies’ classical class this capital project, so the scramble at the TEATRUL DE BALET SIBIU end came as only a small surprise. What Schuhlelewis.com RIO SATO was astonishing, however, was the atmosphere TEATRUL DE BALET SIBIU of creative determination that got the project SIMONE ACRI finished. The Operations and Pastoral teams, TULSA BALLET II in particular, gave freely of their time and SCOTT MCKENZIE THE DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON OBE VIENNA STATE OPERA BALLET effort to make this possible. It was an CHAIRMAN Ballet School/ © Royal Photo: 4 THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 5 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT This has been my second year as Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School and it has been another 12 fulfilling and successful one. I am very proud of 55 the artistic achievement of our students and the 100% unstinting dedication of The Royal Ballet School 100% OF GRADUATING FIVE EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER 12 EMINENT GUEST STUDENTS GAINED PERFORMANCES SPEAKERS ON OUR CREATIVE teachers and staff. PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS ARTIST PROGRAMME students, an excerpt from Swan Lake, Sir Matthew Bourne. These have been reinterpreted in choreography by Bim informative and inspiring talks which have Malcomson. This was part of The Advance provided our students with an invaluable Project, and an opportunity for our students insight into the lives and experiences of to work with their peers in a local secondary people at the top of their field in a variety school. It provides a valuable forum for of different professions and art forms. creative and social exchange through dance collaboration. I was delighted that we were In 2015, the school welcomed consultants able to present the impressive work, that from world-renowned design agency, resulted from this exciting and meaningful Imagination, to conduct a refresh of the project, to a wider audience. school’s branding. Their time was generously offered as part of their sponsorship of the We are fortunate enough to have strong school. I am pleased to report that the results relationships with other top schools and are now evident throughout the school companies from around the world and, as and in our materials, lending an improved such, our students enjoyed two very important consistency and a fresh, updated feel to the exchanges this year. A teacher exchange with school’s identity. The new brand also aligns the Paris Opera Ballet School in October the school more closely to that of the Royal Johan Persson enabled some of our students to experience Opera House and The Royal Ballet. For this classes in one of the most established styles we owe much gratitude to Imagination. of classical ballet. In May, we hosted a visit from the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company who worked with our 3rd One of my key aims Photo: © Royal Ballet School/ © Royal Photo: Year dancers as part of an ongoing exchange is to continue expanding CHRISTOPHER POWNEY I am delighted to report that our graduating project.
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