Kat09 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I see that RBS have posted graduate destinations congratulations to all …. http://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/2016/06/7303/ Wondering if any of the other schools have posted yet? Eight of our 2016 graduates to join The Royal Ballet - Royal Ballet School We are proud to announce that eight of our 2016 graduates will take up much-coveted places with The Royal Ballet … royalballetschool.org.uk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So that's one to join the RB, and seven to join the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme. Any news about the other RBS students? It looks like students who were in the Aud Jebsen Programme the previous year have also been accepted into the company, so perhaps that is becoming a bit of a pathway in, though it's not been running long. I see also that Prix de Lausanne winner Julian McKay has now left the RB after his year's apprenticeship. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletsoccermom Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Julian MacKay has left and joined the Mikhailovsky as a second soloist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenlily17 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 It is encouraging to see more that last year's apprentices have got jobs and that more apprenticeships have been given this year. Does anybody know what they get paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenlily17 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Sorry, a bit inarticulate there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Any more Graduate news anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'm curious too! I think RBS publish a list at their end of year performance which is on 9th July if I'm not mistaken so hopefully we will have more news then. I'm interested to know how many RBS graduates got contracts with BRB. When do ENBS, Elmhurst and Central usually release info? Good luck to everyone still job hunting. It's tough out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 In addition to the 8 young dancers who have full or 'apprentice' contracts with the Royal Ballet, the programme for the RBS performance in Holland Park lists the following destinations: Birmingham Royal Ballet: Gabriel Anderson and Altor Galende Brizuela American Ballet Theatre Studio Company: Kiely Groenewegan Boston Ballet II: Gabrielle Beach Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre: Lorenzo Silingardi English National Ballet: Connie Vowles Hong Kong Ballet: Nana Sakai Northern Ballet: Lorenzo Trosello Royal Swedish Ballet: Kaho Yanagisawa and Karl-Erik Wigle Andersson Sarasota Ballet (Apprentice): Thomas Bradshaw Scottish Ballet: Grace Paulley Teatrul de Balet Sibiu: Maya Negishi and Rio Sato Tulsa Ballet II: Simone Acri Vienna State Opera Ballet: Scott McKenzie I am correct in thinking that there are more 'apprentice' type contracts secured this year than previously - 11 overall, including the 7 joining the Aud Jebsen scheme. If so, it is surely an indication of how very competitive it is for new graduates seeking a job. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 And very few 'full' contracts with the UK companies although the apprentice positions under the auspices of the Aud Jebsen programme compensate for that to some extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) And very few 'full' contracts with the UK companies although the apprentice positions under the auspices of the Aud Jebsen programme compensate for that to some extent. Perhaps some of them may be international students who weren't planning on staying to work in the UK anyway, and that could explain why they have contracts overseas? Edited July 1, 2016 by taxi4ballet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Congratulations to everyone! Sad to see Simon Acri won't be staying in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabitha Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Perhaps some of them may be international students who weren't planning on staying to work in the UK anyway, and that could explain why they have contracts overseas? I think it is just so tough to get a contract that you take what you can get, and not many have a choice of company or country. Reports are that it has been even tougher this year, with fewer contracts than usual around. Sadly doesn't look like it has been 100% employment record this year either. Any news on other schools? I believe it was the ENBS graduate performance yesterday and it is usually printed in their programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 I think it is just so tough to get a contract that you take what you can get, and not many have a choice of company or country. Reports are that it has been even tougher this year, with fewer contracts than usual around. Sadly doesn't look like it has been 100% employment record this year either. Any news on other schools? I believe it was the ENBS graduate performance yesterday and it is usually printed in their programme. Graduate destinations not printed in the programme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucinda Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Here is the link to the graduate destinations for the Dutch National Ballet Academy: http://www.ahk.nl/en/theaterschool/news-and-events/2016/06/21/over-thirty-contracts-in-the-netherlands-and-abroad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) I see that, in addition to the contracts listed above, Johanne Monfret has an apprenticeship with BRB. This is on the RBS website. Edited July 9, 2016 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Regarding the Royal upper school how many are in 3rd year? I did think they took nearly 40 into 1st year.x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitingmum Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 30 in Year 1 28 in year 2 26 in year 3 Regarding the Royal upper school how many are in 3rd year? I did think they took nearly 40 into 1st year.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Note that Joseph Aumeer The Royal Ballet – Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme has competed in the Paris Opera Ballet entrance audition and was ranked third place. He did not get a contract (the top 2 dancers did) but it is highly possible that he could get a temporary contract at POB. We will see which he will choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newballetfan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 On their website the Royal Ballet School are claiming a 100% employment rate for their 2016 graduates. But that isn't the case; if you compare the names of those in the third year and those who have contracts, there's one who doesn't yet, so how can they possibly claim 100% employment? I don't mean AT ALL to pick at the individual in question or indeed the school with this comment, because there are tons of reasons why that might be - they might have decided to stop dancing, or been prevented from auditioning due to injury, or simply still be on the audition circuit, I've no idea. I just find the way that they appear to be manipulating statistics here annoying, and to be honest, isn't it also misleading? Those stats work as a form of advertising for the school, after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 You're right, there are many reasons why a graduate may not yet have a contract, and as this is a young person we're talking about, I don't think we should speculate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 To be fair, there are still auditions going on so I think it's too early to say that the 100% graduate employment hasn't been upheld. There is still time for this student to get a contract for next season if that's what they're aiming for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newballetfan Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Oh absolutely - I'm sorry, I didn't at all mean to speculate about the students themselves. If anything I'm trying to speculate about the why the school states that it's 100% employment when it isn't yet. Why not wait until the end of the audition season and THEN put that up on the website? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Oh absolutely - I'm sorry, I didn't at all mean to speculate about the students themselves. If anything I'm trying to speculate about the why the school states that it's 100% employment when it isn't yet. Why not wait until the end of the audition season and THEN put that up on the website? Perhaps they know something that we don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 ENBS have just published this list of graduate destinations on their Facebook page. Claire Barrett Ballet de FranceAna Maria Gergely Estonian National BalletKatrin Kennedy Northern Ballet Graduate ProgrammeCharlotte Levy Washington School of BalletPhoebe Liggins Polish National BalletMiki Masaoka Compagnie MauduitShiori Midorikawa National Ballet of PortugalSayaka Nagahiro Vanemuine Ballet, RomaniaJuri Okada Ballet de FranceEmily Suzuki English National BalletIsabella Swietlicki Ballet de France/New English Ballet Theatre Ann Wall Apprentice, BalletcymruMarco Bozzato New English Ballet TheatreMiles Carrott Northern Ballet Graduate ProgrammeTimothy Dutson Birmingham Royal BalletAshley Hardwick Teatrul De Balet Sibiu, RomaniaDrew Jackson National Ballet of PortugalHanno Opperman Estonian National BalletValerio Palumbo Hungarian National BalletDylan Price Training as a Make up ArtistPablo Luque Romero New English Ballet TheatreInés Marroquín Semperoper DresdenRiccardo Rodighiero New English Ballet Theatre 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am correct in thinking that there are more 'apprentice' type contracts secured this year than previously - 11 overall, including the 7 joining the Aud Jebsen scheme. If so, it is surely an indication of how very competitive it is for new graduates seeking a job. I guess the reality is that somewhere like the RB can't carry on, financially or practically, taking on students in the sort of numbers that they have done for the last few years - at least, not unless they are going to start terminating dancers' contracts after a couple of years if they don't appear to be making a perceived grade, and I suspect that would be rather short-sighted, as dancers tend to mature at different rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Oh absolutely - I'm sorry, I didn't at all mean to speculate about the students themselves. If anything I'm trying to speculate about the why the school states that it's 100% employment when it isn't yet. Why not wait until the end of the audition season and THEN put that up on the website? That statement has been on their website for a while so I assume it refers to previous years. If the new season starts and there are graduates from this year who wanted a contract but didn't get one, then maybe they will reconsider keeping it on there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 That statement has been on their website for a while so I assume it refers to previous years. If the new season starts and there are graduates from this year who wanted a contract but didn't get one, then maybe they will reconsider keeping it on there! It says on the RBS Facebook page that it is 100% employment rate for 2016 grads, the post was on 9th July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessyB Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) See http://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/2016/07/the-royal-ballet-school-graduating-class-2016/ All got contracts but one student decided to continue her studies. Edited July 12, 2016 by JessyB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzpaws Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Wonderful achievement for Central Graduate Seren Williams - so lovely to hear such good news ! http://new-adventures.net/company/latest-news/red-shoes-cast-announced 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) Joseph Aumeer is going to POB next season ! Congratulations to him ! What a loss for RB, they should have proposed him a real contract ! Edited July 30, 2016 by MAX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Joseph Aumeer is going to POB next season ! Congratulations to him ! What a loss for RB, they should have proposed him a real contract ! I couldn't agree more - about the congratulations and the loss to the RB. He will surely flourish! [i know that Joseph has 'announced' this on his Facebook page but has he done so 'publicly'? Just feeling a little cautious about privacy.........] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I saw that announcement on instagram. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Well, I suppose that you could say that the RB has 'lost out' in not taking lots of talented dancers over the years. There just aren't enough places for all the promising graduates which it might wish to take. Some who accept contracts with other companies do make their way back to the RB after a year or two. I wonder whether the RB will continue to offer fewer full contracts to graduating students and offer apprenticeships under the auspices of the Aud Jebsen programme instead with the possibly of a full contract at the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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