About Us

Our Mission

Trinity Laban is the UK’s first conservatoire of music and contemporary dance. Its mission is to provide specialist education of the highest international quality, which reflects the increasingly collaborative world of artistic practice and supports the lifelong career development of students and professional performing artists.  

Our Vision

Trinity Laban, at the leading edge of music and dance training, is forward thinking, contemporary and world-class. It enriches society and empowers individuals to fulfil their artistic potential.

Our Mission Goals

1. To provide world-class training in the fields of music and contemporary dance and equip students for successful and rewarding professional and artistic careers
2. To build life-long relationships
3. To inspire and support creativity, innovation and artistic excellence
4. To build a new model for collaboration in the performing arts
5. To contribute to artistic and educational opportunity and social inclusion
6. To restructure our financial profile to invest in excellence
7. To develop the reputation and profile of Trinity Laban
   

TrinityLaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance comprises two institutions, bothacknowledged as world leaders in their respective fields - Trinity College ofMusic in Greenwich and Laban which is based close by in Deptford.

Trinity College of Music

Located within the beautiful Wren designed King Charles Court at the Old Royal NavalCollege, Trinity College of Music richly deserves its international reputationas one of the premier institutions in the United Kingdom for the study ofmusic.

The College is celebrated for its fine facilities, which include state of the artpractice rooms equipped with superb pianos, the outstanding Jerwood Library ofthe Performing Arts and the magnificent concert halls in nearby Blackheath.

We have long been acknowledged for fostering and promoting a caring and supportiveenvironment in which our students can flourish and we are particularly proud ofthe high profile of our professorial staff, who work as acclaimed soloists orbelong to top London orchestras and opera companies.

Ourexciting relationship with Laban, our beautiful site set alongside the RiverThames and Greenwich Park, our highly distinguished and talented professorialstaff and our innovative and comprehensive course provision make TrinityCollege of Music the natural choice for all who seek the best in professionalmusic performance training.

Laban

Laban is one of Europe’s leading centres forthe training of professional contemporary dance artists.  At the heart of South East London'sthriving arts community, Laban is a creative and cosmopolitan community ofperformers, choreographers, teachers, designers and researchers, and is acknowledgedinternationally as a leader in the contemporary arts.

To accompany the largest team of specialistcontemporary dance artist teachers in the world, Laban has the most advancedfacilities.  Our awe-inspiringlandmark building recently received the highest architectural award; theStirling Prize, Britain’s ‘Building of the Year’.  Our facilities include a 300-seat theatre, studio theatreand outdoor theatre, 13 purpose-built dance studios, one of the largest Pilatesstudios in the country and an extensive library and archive.

'The atmosphere inside is exhilarating - it'sa place you want to spend time in and is recognised as being one ofthe world's leading dance training institutions.' Tony Hall, Chief Executive, Royal Opera House, Evening Standard,March 2007

At Laban we believe that contemporary dancehas a vital part to play in everyone's lives. Our unique mix of energy andcreativity advances the dance art form and fuels the dance world, connectingpeople to the exhilarating possibilities that dance offers.  Our linkswith the professional dance world, local communities and other artsorganizations ensure that an experience at Laban will be a rich and rewardingone.