Just in: Royal Academy of Music to move east

The venerable institution is shifting some of its activities to Docklands, whereis has been offered premises at peppercorn rent.

press release:

The Royal Academy of Music has today announced plans to create new teaching and rehearsal spaces on London City Island in Docklands in a major project to expand facilities, improve the student experience and widen access to world-class musical opportunities. The 200-year-old institution joins cultural organisations including the BBC, V&A and Sadler’s Wells in creating additional space in east London.

Dominating the new site are four large, acoustically separated studios (up to 160 square metres each) which will transform possibilities for students in every department and especially the training prospects for opera and musical theatre. These will be augmented with 10 teaching and practice rooms, each including a grand piano and in-built recording facilities. The new studios will create 2,000 square metres of additional space. The Academy has no plans to increase the intake of students, and these new facilities are designed solely to improve the student experience.

The Academy’s main home on Marylebone Road in central London NW1 will continue as the primary location for the majority of teaching, practice and rehearsal, and all public performances will happen there. Just 22 minutes by tube, the new building will provide additional opportunities for students, relieve pressure on the main building and create supplementary space for the Academy’s growing Widening Participation initiatives which identify, train and mentor young people from under-represented backgrounds.

The post Just in: Royal Academy of Music to move east appeared first on Slippedisc.