Join us for a panel discussion examining society's perception of the female ballet dancer, marking International Women's Day 2022. The discussion will take the image of the 19th-century dancer as the starting point for a wider discussion about preconceptions, prejudices and shifting representations of women in ballet up to the present day.

Former Director of The Royal Ballet Dame Monica Mason will be joined by current Principal Sarah Lamb, Curator of Dance at the V&A Jane Pritchard, and dramaturg Uzma Hameed, who worked on Wayne McGregor’s trailblazing The Dante Project. The event will be hosted by TV presenter Brenda Emmanus.