Facilities

The RAD has superb facilities and resources which make it a centre of excellence for the study of dance.

Our studios & performance space For the majority of our programmes, studying at the RAD includes attending sessions at our headquarters in London where you will benefit from a new state of the art building. Seven fully equipped dance studios will provide students with plenty of opportunity to practice and rehearse, alongside our purposebuilt 200 seater performance space/ theatre for student and community dance performances.

Learning technology Both on-site and distance learning students have access to the Faculty of Education’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) from which you can access study materials and use interactive learning and discussion forums. The VLE fully integrates Adobe Connect webinar software for online taught sessions, group tutorials and other interactive learning experiences on distance learning programmes.

To support learning and selfassessment of practical performance work and teaching, on-site students have access to a range of digital cameras and tablet devices, some with specialist movement analysis software. To support study skills and those students with additional learning needs, we offer access to computer equipment with specialist assistive technology. Our flexible lecture spaces are equipped with computers, Wi-Fi laptops, printers and charging pods, alongside video, DVD playback facilities and large TV screens.

Dance Library and Archive Our new, bespoke, state of the art library will feature a variety of bright, contemporary spaces for private and group study, including audio visual stations, a group study suite for collaborative working and a second study room dedicated to viewing material from the secure archive room.

Our library collections attract dance scholars and researchers from around the world and as an RAD student you will have access to these extensive book, serial and audio-visual collections, covering all aspects of ballet and other dance genres, anthropology, biography, choreography, criticism, education, history, notation, physiology and psychology, plus materials to support your writing and study skills. The library is also home to the RAD Archives which comprise an enviable range of rare photographs and artefacts such as letters and costume designs which support numerous teaching and research areas, including documenting the development of the RAD’s 100-year heritage. A unique collection of over 600 Benesh Movement Notation scores is available for consultation and the video collection enables you to use a range of professional dance works for resource-based teaching whilst on-site.

While off-site you will have access to the online Dance in Video database which offers a large collection of professional dance productions and documentaries. A selection of online journals and other resources will enhance your research opportunities.

You will be offered training in discovering and using these resources. Friendly library staff are available to support you throughout your studies and encourage individual and creative thinking.