Ty King-Wall
Ty King-Wall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Employer | The Australian Ballet |
Ty King-Wall is a New Zealand ballet dancer, a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet.
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, 06 January 2018, Queenstown, New Zealand.
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
- PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award, 2002[3]
- Silver Medal, Asia Pacific International Ballet Competition, 2005[2]
- Lissa Black scholarship, 2009[2]
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, 2010 (also nominee in 2008)[2]
References
- ^ a b "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.
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- ^ "Past Winners". PACANZ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
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