Discover! Creative Careers Week 2024

Discover! Creative Careers Week is an opportunity for young people to gain insights and pathways into job roles in the creative industries. English National Ballet is taking part in this initiative by offering workshops in schools, and we also have great digital resources and teachers workshops available.

In-person Workshops

Southampton and Portsmouth

English National Ballet is excited to offer in-school Nutcracker Insights Workshops in Southampton and Portsmouth during the Discover! Creative Careers week (18 – 22 November).

This 2-hour creative dance workshop will include a career-in-the-arts presentation and give students in Key Stages 2-4 a behind-the-scenes preview into the making of our new production of the Nutcracker, choreographed by English National Ballet’s Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, and Olivier Award-winner Arielle Smith.

For more details and to book a workshop please email engagement@ballet.org.uk. Please note bookings are limited and subject to availability and scheduling, and for schools with a Southampton or Portsmouth postcode only.

London

On 22 November 2024, we are hosting an in-person CPD workshop for Key Stage 3 and 4 teachers at the Mulryan Centre for Dance, exploring our critically acclaimed production of Akram Khan’s Giselle.

This experience offers teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in this visionary work, learn how to deliver this to students, experience the cross over of ballet and kathak and be inspired by the emotive and powerful work. Find out more and book here.

Digital Opportunities and Resources

Students in Key Stages 2-4 can enjoy English National Ballet’s wide-range of online digital resources, which can be used by students and teachers alike to enrich their dance education.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake on Demand

Give children a first taste of the magical world of ballet, in our beautifully adapted version for children aged three upwards.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake is available to watch on demand here and also an audio-described version here which contains content for blind and visually impaired audiences.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake Resource hub 

Videos from the show, teaching clips, read alongs, downloadable activities and much more all available in our My First Ballet resource hub here.

We are also working in partnership with Widgit to make ballet more accessible to children with learning difficulties and disabilities, by creating a range of symbol resources, available to explore here.

School Resource Packs (KS3 and KS4)

Explore our print and digital interactive schools resource packs taking an in depth look into a number of Akram Khan’s productions with English National Ballet:

• Akram Khan’s Giselle Explored – valuable insights and creative tasks, perfect for KS3, KS4 and BTEC students
• Lest We Forget – Exploring the themes, concepts and movements of Akram Khan’s Dust
• Akram Khan’s Creature Explored – repertoire, music and insights from the production, including cross-curricular tasks to continue further learning
• Khan Retrospective – Digital resource pack exploring in depth three of Akram Khan’s works – Dust, Giselle and Creature

Click here to find out more.