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Ty King-Wall

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Ty King-Wall
Born1986
Waihi, New Zealand
OccupationArtistic Director
EmployerRoyal New Zealand Ballet
SpouseAmber Scott
Children2

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

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King-Wall was born in Waihi, New Zealand.[1] He started dancing aged seven and trained at the Dance Education Centre, Tauranga.[2] He was a Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance before joining the Australian Ballet School at the age of 16.[1]

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.[3] King-Wall won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award in 2010.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2][4]

In 2023, King-Wall was appointed the Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.[2][5]

He is married to Amber Scott, also an ex principal dancer with the Australian Ballet. They have two daughters.[6]

Selected repertoire

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Dance awards

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  • PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award, 2002[7]
  • Silver Medal, Asia Pacific International Ballet Competition, 2005[3]
  • Lissa Black scholarship, 2009[3]
  • Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, 2010 (also nominee in 2008)[3]


References

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  1. ^ a b Dow, Steve (6 April 2013). "Arise, ballet's youngest principal star". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ty King-Wall appointed director of the Royal NZ Ballet -". Dance Australia. 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Ty King-Wall". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. ^ Lois, Leila (20 October 2023). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet Welcomes Ty King-Wall as Its New Artistic Director". Pointe Magazine.
  5. ^ Lois, Leila (20 October 2023). "The Royal New Zealand Ballet Welcomes Ty King-Wall as Its New Artistic Director". Pointe Magazine.
  6. ^ "How ballerina Amber Scott's keeps her balance between pirouettes and parenting". Sydney Morning Harald. 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Past Winners". PACANZ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.