Lynette H Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 The programme booklet for the RBS performances at Opera Holland Park this week lists the contracts for this years graduates. Six join the RB Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (Bethany Bartlett, Sierra Glasheen, Seung See Han, Caspar Lench, Isabella Shaker, Blake Smith). Four join BRB / BRB2 (Ariana Allen, Tom Hazleby, Sasha Manuel, Alfie Shacklock). Other destinations include Joffrey Studio Company (2), Finnish National Ballet Junior Company, National Ballet of Canada, ABT Studio Company, Norwegian National Ballet 2, Royal Danish Ballet, Dresden, Houston Ballet II, Boston Ballet II, Orlando Ballet II, Europaballet, Hungarian National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet Junior Company. I can't find a link on the RBS site for this at the moment, hope I have transcribed correctly. 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Did it say where Milde is going. I had a feeling she might be too tall for RB and imagine she might choose one of the Dutch Companies. Very pleased to see Caspar Lench is joining the Royal though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, LinMM said: Did it say where Milde is going. She’s going to Semperoper Ballett Dresden. Edited July 6, 2023 by Bluebird 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Thankyou Bluebird! Lucky them! Edited July 6, 2023 by LinMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiaramum Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Well done to Caspar - he made it right from Year 7 at WL to Aud Jebsen young dancers. Edited July 6, 2023 by Tiaramum spelling 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Tiaramum said: Well done to Caspar - he made it right from Year 7 at WL to Aud Jebsen young dancers. That is a real achievement in the face of all the 'assessing out' which now goes on along that 8 year RBS journey. Congratulations Caspar. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, capybara said: That is a real achievement in the face of all the 'assessing out' which now goes on along that 8 year RBS journey. Congratulations Caspar. And he was very watchable in the recent run of Sleeping Beauty. He always looked as though he really enjoyed being on stage and watching the dancers in Act 3. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiB Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 8 hours ago, Tiaramum said: Well done to Caspar - he made it right from Year 7 at WL to Aud Jebsen young dancers. Beth and Blake have also been with The Royal since year 7. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Hello @NikkiB and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiB Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: Hello @NikkiB and welcome to the Forum! Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Yes I thought Bethany Bartlett had a very engaging stage presence when saw them at the Linbury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiaramum Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 12 hours ago, NikkiB said: Beth and Blake have also been with The Royal since year 7. Wow, they've all done so well. Massive congratulations to them all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Whoops! I’ve just caught a video of a dancer at RBS called Katie Robertson and I have a feeling I may have been muddling her with Beth Bartlett!! They were both dancing in Don Q on the 20th so unless they look very alike I’m sure now it could have been Katie’s performance as she had a solo part too. Anyway all the soloists were pretty good that night so very glad lots of these dancers have found such good placements for next years season. Still can’t find out what’s happening to Darrion Sellman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, LinMM said: Whoops! I’ve just caught a video of a dancer at RBS called Katie Robertson and I have a feeling I may have been muddling her with Beth Bartlett!! They were both dancing in Don Q on the 20th so unless they look very alike I’m sure now it could have been Katie’s performance as she had a solo part too. Katie was Amour in the June 20 performance of Don Q. https://static.roh.org.uk/digital/cast-sheets/NextGenerationFestival2023/NGF2023RBS20June-v3.pdf Edited July 7, 2023 by Bluebird 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD Driver Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 https://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/2023/07/06/graduate-contracts-2023/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 40 minutes ago, DD Driver said: https://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/2023/07/06/graduate-contracts-2023/ Does anyone know which of the headshots in this article belong to the 6 dancers joining the RB? It would be nice to know what they look like to try to spot them in the ensemble next season. (The headshots are clearly not in the order of the list of names.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I wonder if Katie might be too young to graduate this year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, LinMM said: Whoops! I’ve just caught a video of a dancer at RBS called Katie Robertson and I have a feeling I may have been muddling her with Beth Bartlett!! They were both dancing in Don Q on the 20th so unless they look very alike I’m sure now it could have been Katie’s performance as she had a solo part too. Anyway all the soloists were pretty good that night so very glad lots of these dancers have found such good placements for next years season. Still can’t find out what’s happening to Darrion Sellman. Via his Instagram DS is moving to Royal Swedish Ballet 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 32 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: Does anyone know which of the headshots in this article belong to the 6 dancers joining the RB? It would be nice to know what they look like to try to spot them in the ensemble next season. (The headshots are clearly not in the order of the list of names.) I've sent you a PM as I'm not sure it's OK to name students on a public forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 32 minutes ago, LinMM said: I wonder if Katie might be too young to graduate this year? Yes, she's a Second Year student. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 17 hours ago, NikkiB said: Beth and Blake have also been with The Royal since year 7. I've just checked an old RBS programme. The class lists, in these programmes, used to have an asterisk by the names of the students who, before joining White Lodge, had been Junior, Mid or Senior Associates of the RBS. Caspar, Beth and Blake all have asterisks - i.e. they've been associated with the School for more than 8 years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) I don’t know why ROH cannot update the dancers promotions when they are announced … other companies do. It’s easy to change their rank and write “xxx will dance as a soloist from 2023/24 season” Edited July 8, 2023 by FionaE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, FionaE said: I don’t know why ROH cannot update the dancers promotions when they are announced … other companies do. It’s easy to change their rank and write “xxx will dance as a soloist from 2023/24 season” Too busy cleaning up the DonQ mess? (Tongue firmly in cheek) Edited July 8, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 hours ago, FionaE said: I don’t know why ROH cannot update the dancers promotions when they are announced … other companies do. It’s easy to change their rank and write “xxx will dance as a soloist from 2023/24 season” But the website comes under the ROH umbrella, not the RB as such. The other companies are fortunate in being able to do their own thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 hours ago, capybara said: But the website comes under the ROH umbrella, not the RB as such. The other companies are fortunate in being able to do their own thing. I was thinking of Amsterdam and Munich, both of which have similar opera and ballet and theatre under one roof 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, FionaE said: I was thinking of Amsterdam and Munich, both of which have similar opera and ballet and theatre under one roof 😉 Good point. My thinking was limited to the other ‘home’ companies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 21:17, NikkiB said: Beth and Blake have also been with The Royal since year 7. Blake Smith has a really lovely FB page which has photos of his 'journey' from a tiny up until now! I suspect a proud relative helps out. He was a JA and has done so well to make it all the way through given the competition there is now: https://www.facebook.com/people/Blake-Smith/100051575174022/ Endearing photo & piece in a local newspaper, from when he was 10: https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/off-to-the-royal-ballet-school-for-local-gloucester-boy/ But for beauty in movement, look no further than the excerpts from Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour, one of his best abstract works that sees the dancers moving to music by Antonio Vivaldi and Ezio Bosso. Guillem Cabrera Espinach and Tom Hazelby were excellent in their visceral duet, while Sierra Glasheen and Blake Smith were all sensuality in their much more subtle, beautifully understated pas de deux. https://www.seeingdance.com/royal-ballet-school-230622/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Updating this thread as there is an interesting & thoughtful interview now published with Bethany (Beth) Bartlett, who, along with Blake Smith (see above) is 'home grown talent'. 😊 Rosemary Woodwark School of Dance Devon, JA, White Lodge, Upper School, now Aud Jebson dancer with the RB. https://www.roh.org.uk/people/bethany-bartlett From Student To Star | Bethany Bartlett | The Royal Ballet https://www.balletnews.co.uk/from-student-to-star-bethany-bartlett-the-royal-ballet/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiB Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ondine said: Updating this thread as there is an interesting & thoughtful interview now published with Bethany (Beth) Bartlett, who, along with Blake Smith (see above) is 'home grown talent'. 😊 Rosemary Woodwark School of Dance Devon, JA, White Lodge, Upper School, now Aud Jebson dancer with the RB. https://www.roh.org.uk/people/bethany-bartlett From Student To Star | Bethany Bartlett | The Royal Ballet https://www.balletnews.co.uk/from-student-to-star-bethany-bartlett-the-royal-ballet/ All in her own words 😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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