The Australian Ballet School is the premier ballet training facility in Australia, located in Melbourne.
The Australian Ballet School | |
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2 Kavanagh Street , , 3006 Australia | |
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School type | Private |
Established | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Founder | Dame Margaret Scott |
Status | Active |
Specialist | Vocational Classical Ballet |
Director | Lisa Pavane Dip ABS, VGCEBI |
Executive Director | Kirsty Ritchie |
Gender | Co-educational |
Feeder to | The Australian Ballet |
Website | www |
The Australian Ballet School was founded in 1964 as the primary training facility for The Australian Ballet by Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE.[1]
It is part of the Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre, which is located in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, Southbank in Melbourne, Victoria.
The school is a registered charity, with about a third of its income provided by the Australian Government, about a third by tuition fees, and the rest via philanthropy, corporate support and box office.[1] It is one of eight "national elite training organisations" funded by the Office for the Arts as part of its or ARTS8 (Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence) group of colleges.[2][1]
The Australian Ballet School is a registered training organisation.[1] The Australian Ballet company draws 95% of its dancers from the school, and many graduates dance as principals and soloists around the world.
Offered are:
Prospective students must audition for entry to the school.
Since 1980, students in the graduate year (Level 8) of the school can take part in The Australian Ballet's national tours.[citation needed]
Marilyn Rowe House is the school's boarding house for students aged 13-18.
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