Posted On: October 27th 2026, 02:52 pm
We're delighted to announce the winners of The Bedells Bursary 2026!
Thea Martin won the main bursary while Ichika Tsuchihara won the Musicality Award and Stuart Rankine won the Choreographic Award.
Congratulations to all the amazing candidates who took part in the competition yesterday and Sunday 25 October. This year saw a record 48 candidates, the largest in the competition's history.
The Bedells Bursary presents a pathway to The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, one of the leading ballet competitions in the world.
📷 Paul Madeley