Last week our Artistic Director and Principal, Christopher Moore, arrived in Japan after being invited to create a specially commissioned ballet performance to commemorate the 2011 Tsunami devastation. The work brings together British and Japanese classical dancers and the ancient art of Japanese Noh (a traditional style of mime used to portray characters) featuring renown Noh actor Reijiro Tsumura and a new original score. Mr Moore workshopped some of the choreography on gra

As a School we see the importance of classical competition such as the Genee and the Prix de Lausanne as they not only provide dancers with a platform to be seen by influential members of our industry but they also provide dancers with recognised status, especially if they reach the finals and more so win in a category. In addition, events such as these provide great networking opportunities where dancers meet their peers from around the world. This year a new classical compe