31^st March 2008

Samantha Barks

31^st March 2008

Andrew Lloyd Webber becomes President of Arts Educational Schools London

1. Arts Educational Schools London was founded in 1919, and was a collaboration between a dance school and a drama school – originally called the Cone Ripman School. It was this unique combination of drama and dance that helped to feed a new generation of young dancers into Alicia Markova’s remarkable new company – which later became English National Ballet. The school’s former students include Julie Andrews, Darcey Bussell, Adam Cooper, Nigel Havers, Sarah Brightman, Will Young, Martin Clunes, Nigel Harman, Jane Seymour, Stephanie Lawrence, Hugo Speer, Bonnie Langford and David Hemmings.
2. Arts Educational Schools London now provide full-time training for over 450 students, 160 in its high-profile secondary school, and the other 300 students in higher education in acting and musical theatre at both BA and MA

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1. to explore new ideas of music theatre which reflect the lives of people in the 21st Century;
2. to identify, encourage, foster and develop new talents in performance, writing, composition, choreography and direction;
3. to create new music theatre pieces for stage and screen which push forward the boundaries of the art form;
4. to share expertise and new ideas between the profession, the multi-cultural communities of the UK, educators, and aspiring practitioners;
5. to explore new ways of training the next generation of musical theatre talent.

1. creation of new full-time and part-time training programmes including summer schools and regional week-end projects;
2. the commissioning of new work;
3. creation of national and international networks of good practice and expertise.

1. Lord Lloyd Webber has agreed to become President of Arts Educational Schools, taking on the role vacated at the death of Dame Alicia Markova;
2. The Boards of Arts Educational Schools London and The National Youth Music Theatre have agreed on developing a long-term partnership, which will see NYMT and Arts Educational Schools London collaborating on a variety of projects and programmes in pursuit of the objectives of the new centre;
3. The School has appointed Phil Willmott (free-lance director) and Chris Hocking (choreographer) as joint directors of Music Theatre;
4. Plans are afoot for collaboration between Arts Educational Schools London and a University partner on a range of new courses;
5. Arts Educational Schools London is launching a new two year sixth form foundation course in music theatre from September 2008;
6. Arts Educational Schools London has commissioned an independent study to create new opportunities for the development of media training, including pioneering work in music theatre on screen.

1. Arts Educational Schools London was founded in 1919, and was a collaboration between a dance school and a drama school – originally called the Cone Ripman School. It was this unique combination of drama and dance that helped to feed a new generation of young dancers into Alicia Markova’s remarkable new company – which later became English National Ballet. The school’s former students include Julie Andrews, Darcey Bussell, Adam Cooper, Nigel Havers, Sarah Brightman, Will Young, Martin Clunes, Nigel Harman, Amara Karan, Jane Seymour, Stephanie Lawrence, Hugo Speer, Bonnie Langford and David Hemmings.
2. Arts Educational Schools London now provide full-time training for over 450 students, 160 in  its high-profile secondary school, and the other 300 students in higher education in acting and musical theatre at both BA and MA level. Another 500 part-time students are also involved with the school’s programmes.