Ty King-Wall | |
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Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1] Waihi, New Zealand |
Occupation | Artistic Director |
Employer | Royal New Zealand Ballet |
Spouse | Amber Scott |
Children | 2 |
Ty King-Wall is a New Zealand ballet dancer, an ex principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and current Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
Dance career
King-Wall was born in Waihi, New Zealand.[2] He started dancing aged seven and trained at the Dance Education Centre, Tauranga.[3] He was a Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance before joining the Australian Ballet School at the age of 16.[2]
After graduating Dux with Honours he joined The Australian Ballet in 2006 becoming soloist in 2010, senior artist in 2011 and principal artist in 2013.[4] King-Wall won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award in 2010.[3] He retired from dancing in 2022, became the Dancers' Director on the Board of the Australian Ballet and a classical teacher at the Australian Ballet School.[3] Whilst dancing he also earned a Bachelor of Arts from Massey University in Classical Studies and Psychology, and holds a Master of Arts (distinction) from the University of Melbourne in Arts and Cultural Management.[3][5]
In 2023, King-Wall was appointed the Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.[3][6]
He is married to Amber Scott, also an ex principal dancer with the Australian Ballet. They have two daughters.[7]
Selected repertoire
- Ceyx in Tim Harbour's Halcyon (2006) (Harbour created the role on King-Wall)[4]
- Prince Florimund in Stanton Welch's The Sleeping Beauty (2009)[4]
- The Prince in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker (2010)[4]
- Lensky in John Cranko's Onegin (2012)[4]
- Prince Siegfried in Stephen Baynes' Swan Lake (2012)[4]
- Principal Man in Harald Lander's Études (2012)[4]
- Basilio in Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote (2013)[4]
- Solor in Stanton Welch's La Bayadère (2014)[4]
- Albrecht in Maina Gielgud's Giselle (2015)[4]
Dance awards
- PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award, 2002[8]
- Silver Medal, Asia Pacific International Ballet Competition, 2005[4]
- Lissa Black scholarship, 2009[4]
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, 2010 (also nominee in 2008)[4]
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.
- 1 2 Dow, Steve (6 April 2013). "Arise, ballet's youngest principal star". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ty King-Wall appointed director of the Royal NZ Ballet -". Dance Australia. 18 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ty King-Wall". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ Lois, Leila (20 October 2023). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet Welcomes Ty King-Wall as Its New Artistic Director". Pointe Magazine.
- ↑ Lois, Leila (20 October 2023). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet Welcomes Ty King-Wall as Its New Artistic Director". Pointe Magazine.
- ↑ "How ballerina Amber Scott's keeps her balance between pirouettes and parenting". Sydney Morning Harald. 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "Past Winners". PACANZ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.