WHITE LODGE MUSEUM & BALLET RESOURCE CENTRE
Explore the contents of our new museum via these six short videos.
 | 1 Introduction Explore the Long Gallery and compare the ideals of Classical Palladian architecture with the principles of Classical ballet. click to play video |
 | 2 Timelines Follow the history of White Lodge and its inhabitants over 300 years and the unfolding parallel with the development of Classical ballet. Tour the buildings, learn about the pointe shoe and see rare artefacts from The Royal Ballet School Collections. click to play video |
 | 3 Timelines - continued Discover the Romantic Era of Ballet. Watch ballerina Tamara Rojo depict bygone ballet star Marie Taglioni. Encounter Anna Pavlova’s death mask. click to play video |
 | 4 The formation of The Royal Ballet School and Companies Insights into Ballet in the 20th century including the formative years of The Royal Ballet School and Companies and the work of their founder, Dame Ninette de Valois. See archival material including an original School uniform and early film footage. click to play video |
 | 5 Temporary exhibitions and Resource Centre See changing displays of ballet costumes and artefacts and explore our Ballet Resource Centre’s interactive database. Learn about systems of dance notation and the Five Positions of the Feet. View school records, reports of famous alumni, technical notebooks of celebrated teachers, and film footage of daily life at White Lodge ‘then and now’. click to play video |
 | 6 White Lodge then and now and our unique choreographic heritage Find out more about life at White Lodge, The Royal Ballet’s unique choreographic heritage, and the legacy inherited by generations of dancers trained at The Royal Ballet School. click to play video |
Booking Form | email museum@royalballetschool.co.uk | tel +44 (0)20 8392 8440 - Option 7