elcome to the Royal Opera House Blog channel where you can follow the stories from the people directly involved with the action.

The blogs provide exclusive, behind-the-scenes insights into such different events as The Royal Ballet’s 2008 Tour to China and BP Summer Big Screens which will be coming to a city near you during June, July and August 2008.

If you want to find out what goes on in the rehearsal room, back-stage during a performance or what the artists get up to in their spare time, this is the place to be, so make sure you keep checking back for new diary entries, exclusive photographs and video clips.

The Royal Ballet China Tour 2008

As The Royal Ballet embarks upon its 2008 Tour of the Middle East, Artists James Wilkie and Kristen McNally will be sharing their experiences of life on the road with the Company, giving us regular updates on the entire on-stage and behind-the-scenes goings on in the form of diary entries and photographs.

James and Kristen became members of The Royal Ballet in 2002 and will be dancing in Manon, Sylvia and The Sleeping Beauty on tour, so check back regularly for their accounts of the rehearsal process,performances and backstage occurrences throughout the month-long visit to China and Japan.

Select Royal Ballet China Tour main category to see an overview of all Royal Ballet China Tour related blogs.

BP Summer Big Screens
As you prepare for an afternoon of live ballet broadcast directly from the main stage at the Royal Opera House, get a snapshot of life backstage as three dancers from The Royal Ballet take you through their experiences of the build up to the live transmission of Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet in Trafalgar Square on 1st June 2008.