Royal Academy of Dance

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'In Conversation with Dr Kerry Chappell' (University of Exeter, UK)

The fifth event in our Guest Lecture Series 21-22 features invited speaker Dr Kerry Chappell, Associate Professor in Education (University of Exeter, UK). In conversation with Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel on Wednesday 6 April 2022, Kerry Chappell spoke about post-humanist creativity, technologies and Higher Education. Drawing upon ‘Researching Posthumanizing Creativity: Expanding, Shifting and Disrupting’, Chappell discussed […]
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‘In Conversation with Professor John Baldacchino’ (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Guest Lecture Series events: Professor John Baldacchino on Unlearning in Arts Education The Guest Lecture Series 2021-22 continued to bring well-respected dance and education practitioners and scholars from world-learning universities to our RAD communities. Our series of events continued with the theme of arts education. On Wednesday 23 February, invited speaker Professor John Baldacchino (University […]
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'In Conversation with Emily Wilcox' (William and Mary, USA)

The sixth event in our Guest Lecture Series 21-22 featured invited speaker Emily Wilcox, Associate Professor in Chinese Studies (William and Mary, USA). In conversation with Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel on Wednesday 11 May, Wilcox discussed her book Revolutionary Bodies: Chinese Dance and the Socialist Legacy, published in 2018 by the University of California Press and […]
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'In Conversation with Professor Emerita Lynn Garafola' (Barnard College, retired)

The final event in our Guest Lecture Series 21-22 featured invited speaker Professor Emerita Lynn Garafola. In conversation with Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel on Wednesday 8 June, Garafola discussed her new book, La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern, published in 2022 by Oxford University Press. In this much awaited book, Garafola highlights the twentieth-century ballet’s premier […]
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RAD New Global Headquarters Digital Tour

Created as a new international home for dance, the new building in Battersea will enable the RAD to expand on its 100-year commitment to high-quality dance education and to bring the transformational power of dance to more people, regardless of age, ability, or location. Step inside our new building on this digital tour. #HomeForDance #ProudToBeRAD […]
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RAD Community Open Day 2022

On Sunday 8 May we threw open our doors to our neighbourhood and welcomed over 600 Wandsworth residents to our new building. The sun shone and the fun started outside with four groups of young musicians from the World Heartbeat Music Academy playing relaxed and funky music to draw people in. Inside, over 450 people […]