Insights: The Royal Ballet School – A Centenary Celebration

Saturday 3 October 2026 1pm

Please note that casting is subject to change up until the start of the performance. Please continue to check the website for the most up-to-date information.

Approximate Timings

This event lasts approximately 3 hours with 1 interval.

Cast

Presenter
Samira Ahmed
Director of The Royal Ballet
Kevin O'Hare
Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet School
Iain Mackay
Former Director of The Royal Ballet
Monica Mason
Guest Principal Répétiteur, The Royal Ballet
Christopher Carr
Ballet Teacher, The Royal Ballet School
Sarah Kundi
Manager of Special Collections, The Royal Ballet School
Anna Meadmore
Writer & Broadcaster
Sarah Crompton
Pianist, The Royal Ballet
Haruka Kawaguchi
Dancers of The Royal Ballet
Millán de Benito
Luc Foskett
Bomin Kim
Alecsia Maria Lazarescu
Emma Lucano
Nadia Mullova-Barley
Pianist, The Royal Ballet School
Domenica Cardullo

Insights

Director of Learning and Participation
Tina Ramdeen
Head of Public Engagement
Emma Head
Insights Producer
Aisling Henihan

The Royal Ballet

Director
Kevin O’Hare CBE
Music Director
Koen Kessels
Resident Choreographer
Sir Wayne McGregor CBE
Artistic Associate
Christopher Wheeldon OBE
Administrative Director
Heather Baxter
Rehearsal Director
Christopher Saunders
Clinical Director Ballet Healthcare
Shane Kelly

Programme

This Insight includes a range of works from David Bintley, Frederick Ashton and Ninette de Valois.

Beauchamp's GardenChoreography – David BintleyMusic – Francis PoulencRépétiteur – Sarah KundiDancers – Millán de Benito, Alecsia Maria Lazarescu, Emma Lucano

Birthday OfferingChoreography – Frederick AshtonMusic – Alexander GlazunovArrangement - Robert IrvingStaging – Christopher CarrDancers – Bomin Kim

Checkmate SuiteChoreography – Ninette de ValoisMusic – Arthur BlissPrincipal Coaching – Monica MasonDancers – Luc Foskett, Nadia Mullova-Barley

Guidance

Suitable for all

Further information

Digital cast sheets

We are working hard on our commitment towards becoming more sustainable and are striving for our net zero goal of 2035. By using digital cast sheets and e-tickets, we have reduced our paper consumption by over five tonnes per year. You can view our digital cast sheets on a computer, tablet or smartphone by scanning the QR codes displayed around the building using your smartphone’s camera app. They are also displayed on screens outside the auditoria. Cast sheets are generously supported by the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.

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