About Us
Trinity Laban is the UK’s only conservatoire of music and contemporary dance. Leaders in music and contemporary dance education, we also provide exciting opportunities for the public to encounter dance and music, and access arts health programmes. The unequalled expertise and experience of our staff and our world-class facilities are housed in landmark buildings.
In 2005, Trinity College of Music and Laban, leading centres of
music and contemporary dance, came together to form Trinity Laban,
the UK's first ever Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Our
innovative course provision, exciting performances and
groundbreaking education, community and social-inclusion work make
Trinity Laban a leader in the advancement of creative artistic
practice. Our unique conjunction has created exciting opportunities
for collaboration between instrumentalists, singers, composers,
dancers and choreographers.
Principal, Professor Anthony Bowne
Executive Director, Professor Derek Aviss
Director of Dance, Mirella
Bartrip
Director of Music, Claire Mera-Nelson
Our Vision and
Mission
Our History
Ranked number 1 in both its specialisms - Music and Dance
Guardian Higher Education/University League Tables 2008
About Laban
Laban is one of Europe's leading centres for the training of
professional contemporary dance artists. At the heart of
South East London's thriving arts community, Laban is a creative
and cosmopolitan community of performers, choreographers, teachers,
designers and researchers, and is acknowledged internationally as a
leader in the contemporary arts.
With one of the largest teams of specialist contemporary dance
artist teachers in the world, our world-class facilities include a
300-seat theatre, studio theatre and outdoor theatre, 13
purpose-built dance studios, one of the biggest Pilates studios in
the country and an extensive library and archive.
At Laban we believe that contemporary dance has a vital part to
play in everyone's lives. Our unique mix of energy and creativity
advances the dance art form and fuels the dance world, connecting
people to the exhilarating possibilities that dance offers.
Our links with the professional dance world, local communities and
other arts organizations ensure that an experience at Laban will be
a rich and rewarding one.
About Trinity
Located within the beautiful Wren designed King Charles Court at
the Old Royal Naval College, Trinity richly deserves its
international reputation as one of the premier institutions in the
United Kingdom for the study of music.
Trinity is celebrated for its fine facilities, which include
state-of-the-art practice rooms equipped with superb pianos, the
outstanding Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts and the
magnificent concert halls in nearby Blackheath.
We have long been acknowledged for fostering and promoting a
caring and supportive environment in which our students can
flourish and we are particularly proud of the high profile of our
professorial staff, who work as acclaimed soloists or belong to top
London orchestras and opera companies.
Our exciting relationship with Laban, our beautiful site set
alongside the River Thames and Greenwich Park, our highly
distinguished and talented professorial staff and our innovative
and comprehensive course provision make Trinity College of Music
the natural choice for all who seek the best in professional music
performance training.
This page was updated on: 24/01/2012
