Ty King-Wall

Born in Waihi, New Zealand, Ty undertook his early training at the Dance Education Centre in Tauranga and as a Junior Associate at the New Zealand School of Dance. He won the 2002 PACANZ National Young Performer Award before leaving New Zealand to study at the Australian Ballet School, where he graduated dux with honours. He won the Silver Medal at the 2005 Asia Pacific International Ballet Competition and was accepted into The Australian Ballet in 2006.

Ty was promoted to Principal Artist in 2013 and performed featured roles across the company’s repertoire through his seventeen-year career. He danced with The Australian Ballet on international tours to Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Beijing, and performed as a Principal Guest Artist with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Houston Ballet.

Ty holds a Bachelor of Arts (Classical Studies/Psychology) through Massey University, and a Master of Arts and Cultural Management through the University of Melbourne. Since retiring from The Australian Ballet in 2022, he has worked as a teacher for the New Zealand School of Dance, National Theatre Ballet School, and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, and was a classical teacher at the Australian Ballet School in 2023. He served as Dancers’ Director on the Board of The Australian Ballet from 2022-2023.

Ty was appointed Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet November 2023.