100 events in 100 places – December

These events have now been cancelled. For more information on the Centenary programme, visit our COVID-19 page.

7 & 8 December

Gala Campinas

Campinas, SP Brazil

Teatro Shopping Iguatemi

A gala with affiliated schools.

19 & 20 December

The Nutcracker
Frutillar, Chile
Teatro del Lago, Frutillar

A celebratory performance of The Nutcracker, interpreted and performed by RAD students. The magic of Christmas and the dream of the protagonist next to The Nutcracker prince, who travel together the world of candies and all framed by the wonderful music of P.I. Tchaikovsky, is an inexhaustible source of joy at Christmas time.

For more information, visit here or contact escueladelasartes@teatrodellago.cl.

27 December

Performance gala
San Juan, Puerto Rico
CBA Performing Arts Center

RAD teachers will create a performance presentation to celebrate the centenary.

For more information, visit contact info@axdapr.com.

31 December

The RAD was founded 100 years ago today!

Throughout 2020

Dancestry

Canada (nation-wide)

An online history of the RAD in Canada, in the form of a living family tree, has been created to commemorate the Academy’s centenary. This crowd-sourced relationship map will connect the founding members to the earliest RAD practitioners in Canada, right through to the present. This exciting, dynamic map will continue to grow as more and more people with connections to the RAD in Canada participate, creating an invaluable resource into the future.

Visit the RAD Canada website or contact dancestry@radcanada.org.

December (Hanukkah)

Scholarship Day Competition

Kfar Saba, Israel

Conservatory of Music and Dance & Herzog  School

For the past five years, the Israel branch has held an annual summer school scholarship competition, for which winners are awarded scholarships to attend summer courses in the UK and Israel.

The competition provides RAD Israeli students aged 11-17 from all over the country, an opportunity to attend a festive day that includes a classic class, an experiential workshop, and advanced levels that reach the final stage to perform a solo dance.

Contact gali@rad.org.il.