FACILITIES AND RESOURCES Studios and Performance Space
The Philip Richardson Library
The Philip Richardson Library attracts dance scholars and researchers worldwide. The book collection comprises more than 5,000 titles covering all aspects of ballet and other dance genres, anthropology, biography, education, history, notation, medicine and psychology. The library is also home to a unique collection of Benesh Movement Notation scores, a large collection of audio-visual material and extensive runs of more than 30 international dance journals. The Library Archive comprises an enviable range of rare photographs and artefacts including programmes, playbills and costume designs as well as the RAD’s own historical archives which record the organisation’s governance and development. Library and Research Services are designed to support Faculty of Education programmes and takes into consideration the needs of individual students.
Information Learning Technology Suite
and Student Computer Suite The Information Learning Technology Suite and Student Computer Suite are used to support student study and, in particular, to develop ICT skills in dance education and teaching. Both suites contain a wide range of hardware and software including Benesh Editor, Labanwriter and Lifeforms.
Audio-Visual Resources
To enhance the development of teaching and self-evaluation skills, onsite students have access to digital video cameras and playback facilities to film and assess teaching. This may be used onsite and, with prior arrangement, may be taken into schools/colleges to record work with different groups of students. Lecture rooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards, laptop computers and screens. The video collection housed in the Philip Richardson Library enables students to use a range of professional dance works for resource- based teaching.
Faculty of Education Website
and Student Forums Both onsite students and our distance learning students have access to the Faculty of Education website from which they can access study materials and use online student forums.
Student Support
All students studying on the Academy’s programmes are supported by teaching and administrative staff in the Faculty of Education. The Student Support Officer provides individual advice and additional support for students whether they are studying onsite or by distance learning.
The Academy has superb facilities and resources which make it a centre of excellence for the study of dance.
Students studying at the RAD benefit from seven fully equipped dance studios named after key figures in its history. The Fonteyn Centre offers two professional sized studios (Ashton and de Valois), whilst the Genée Studio transforms into a studio theatre for student and community dance performances.
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