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Former Student Makes Music for Inclusive Dance Performance at Royal Ballet & Opera

Northern Ballet performed an inclusive dance piece at Royal Ballet & Opera’s International Draft Works with music by Zhouhan Du from Leeds Conservatoire.

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Acting Graduate Makes TV Debut in Channel 4 Drama Series

Tyler Pickles successfully auditioned for a new coming-of-age dance school drama during his training at Leeds Conservatoire. Now a graduate of the conservatoire’s Acting course, the 23-year-old can be seen in Channel 4’s Dreamers.

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Former Student Scores BAFTA Winning Short Film

Marcin Mazurek, who studied Film Music at the conservatoire, is the composer of Rock, Paper, Scissors which won Best British Short Film at the 2025 BAFTAs.

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Sound City Selects Four Leeds Conservatoire Artists for 2025 Festival

Sound City has selected four fantastic artists from Leeds Conservatoire to perform at this year’s festival; the ninth year in a row as part of an ongoing partnership.

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Former Student Celebrates Singing Role in Robbie Williams Biopic and Chart Success

Adam Tucker credits his studies for helping him to secure the job of singing as Robbie Williams in Better Man and a UK number one album.

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Acting Graduate Stars in Stage Adaptation of Coming to England

Solomon Gordon is now on a UK tour of the stage adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s personal story of moving to England in the 1960s.

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