Ty King-Wall
Ty King-Wall is a New Zealand ballet dancer, and a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet.
Ty King-Wall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 36–37)[1] Waihi, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Employer | The Australian Ballet |
| Spouse | Amber Scott |
| Children | 2 |
Dance career
King-Wall was born in Waihi, New Zealand. He started dancing aged seven and trained at the Dance Education Centre, Tauranga. He was a Junior Associate of The New Zealand School of Dance. He joined The Australian Ballet School at the age of 16 and The Australian Ballet in 2006 becoming soloist in 2010, senior artist in 2011 and principal artist in 2013.[2] King-Wall won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2010, jointly with Dana Stephensen.[1]
He is married to Amber Scott, also a principal dancer with the Australian ballet. They have a daughter.[3]
King-Wall is Artistic Director from November 2023 of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company. [4]
Selected repertoire
- Ceyx in Tim Harbour's Halcyon (2006) (Harbour created the role on King-Wall)[2]
- Prince Florimund in Stanton Welch's The Sleeping Beauty (2009)[2]
- The Prince in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker (2010)[2]
- Lensky in John Cranko's Onegin (2012)[2]
- Prince Siegfried in Stephen Baynes' Swan Lake (2012)[2]
- Principal Man in Harald Lander's Études (2012)[2]
- Basilio in Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote (2013)[2]
- Solor in Stanton Welch's La Bayadère (2014)[2]
- Albrecht in Maina Gielgud's Giselle (2015)[2]
Awards
References
- "Ty King Wall leaps into award books". Bay of Plenty Times. Tauranga, New Zealand. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
- "Ty King-Wall". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- "How ballerina Amber Scott's keeps her balance between pirouettes and parenting". Sydney Morning Harald. 1 December 2019.
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/300970204/royal-new-zealand-ballet-appoints-new-artistic-director
- "Past Winners". PACANZ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
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