Podcast » Julia Farron
Julia Farron was born in London in 1922. She was part of the vanguard of extraordinary talent that helped shape ballet in 20th Century Britain. In 1931 she was the first scholarship pupil to join the...
training » Vic-Wells Ballet School
Podcast » Pamela May
This ‘voice’ of British Ballet is that of Pamela May. She was born in 1917 and after retiring as a ballerina with The Royal Ballet became the teacher par excellence for generations of Royal...
Podcast » Jean Bedells
Jean Bedells talks about the 1930s as if it was yesterday. Full of detail and feats of memory, we are given an idea of the sense of foreboding that descended when their artistic home, Sadler’s...
Timeline Event » 1931 – The Vic-Wells Ballet School moves to Sadler’s Wells
The school attached to Ninette de Valois’ company took up residence at Sadler’s Wells Theatre from 1931 upon Lilian Baylis’ invitation. It provided the company with a basic income, ameliorated...