Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research and pedagogy The theories and practices of learning
project. We support a cohort The emphasis on a cohort learning approach values collaboration and the contamination of ideas as we all work through our research in relation to each other.
of 13 artists to explore their singular Denise Ferreria da Silva argues for singularity rather than individuality, as a means to articulate specificities within larger plural entanglements. 
choreographic the choreographic can refer to choreography, and to the writing of dancing bodies, but it can also refer to modes of generating and circumscribing movement that do not register as dance, or as art works.
enquiries and to collectively imagine a schoolGathering places for teaching and learning. Also, a school of thought is an idiom that suggests the sharing of traditions of philosophical and intellectual practices. 
through which knowledges and practices can be developed and shared. There is no set curriculum or syllabus, and no predetermined outcome; the focus is on coming together as a community of artist researchers to discover the conditions we need for speculation and articulation. Each cycle of the School lasts two years, during which we offer access to studio spaces, mentoring and a research budget. The Artistic Faculty There is a permanent Faculty consisting of the Head and Assistant ProducerThe Artistic Faculty will change with every two-year cycleWe will also invite visiting artists and make connections with the wider staff teams of Sadler’s WellsArtists in the School can also nominate their own mentors
for this first cycle are Alesandra Seutin, Trajal Harrell and William Forsythe and they will invite engagement with their own research concerns and practices. Information about the first cohort The emphasis on a cohort learning approach values collaboration and the contamination of ideas as we all work through our research in relation to each other. is posted on the People page. We will open for recruitment for the next cycle in late Summer 2026.
The current cohort have collectively written a statement in solidarity with Palestine. It can be read in English or Arabic on our Publications page.
We propose a postdisciplinary This is a key term for us – linking our interest in educational practices that exceed academic disciplinary boundaries together with the critical rethinking of medium specificity and the notion of a dancerly discipline.
approach to the question of the choreographic the choreographic can refer to choreography, and to the writing of dancing bodies, but it can also refer to modes of generating and circumscribing movement that do not register as dance, or as art works. and engage with artists from all practices and inclinations for whom the concept of the choreographic the choreographic can refer to choreography, and to the writing of dancing bodies, but it can also refer to modes of generating and circumscribing movement that do not register as dance, or as art works. is a central concern. Our podcast series a sharp prickled growth on flower stems, found on roses.
thornsa sharp prickled growth on flower stems, found on roses., which can be found on our Publications page, invites a wider community of artists to speculate on pedagogy The theories and practices of learningand the choreographic the choreographic can refer to choreography, and to the writing of dancing bodies, but it can also refer to modes of generating and circumscribing movement that do not register as dance, or as art works.
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For more information visit the Glossary or Publications page where we expand on the ideas underpinning this project.