Tanya Pearson Academy appoints new Managing Director in 2022!
The prestigious Tanya Pearson Academy is set to reach new heights in 2022 with Slava Tutukin, current Deputy Artistic Director and Company Manager of the Dortmund Ballet and the NRW State Youth Company, Germany, joining the academy as its new Managing Director.
TANYA PEARSON ACADEMY CREATES WORLD CLASS DANCE FACILITY IN SYDNEY!
We are excited to announce that in 2022, we will create a new state of the art world class dance facility in Sydney, which will become the new home for the prestigious Tanya Pearson Academy.
TPA JUNIOR WINTER WORKSHOPS 2022!
Bookings are now open for the TPA JUNIOR WINTER WORKSHOPS 2022!
Tue 5 to Fri 8 July 2022
We welcome all students from Primary Level through to Grade 5 level and equivalent to join us for this fun-filled and exciting workshops in Open Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz, Character and Conditioning.
VISION STATEMENT
As a leading provider of elite professional dance education, our aim at TPA is to facilitate our students’ lifelong pursuit of Excellence in Dance.
Through the development of each student’s creative talent and artistic voice we will empower students to fulfil their potential as unique contributors to the Artform of Dance, both nationally and on the world stage.
ABOUT US
Creative Director, Xanthe Geeves, as a former student of Tanya Pearson, recognises the importance of the contribution that the Tanya Pearson Academy has made to the dance education of generations of dancers in Australia, and the international dance world.
Xanthe, after a successful professional career in both classical and contemporary companies in the UK, Germany and the USA, has now returned to the Tanya Pearson Academy to share her knowledge with the next generation of TPA students. As Emerging Female Choreographer with The Australian Ballet, she is also sharing her experience and expertise as a choreographer to expand the artistic and creative performance opportunities of the students of TPA.
Gregor Thieler, Executive Director, has a wealth of international performance and choreographic experience in Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance and Musical Theatre, in Europe and USA. He brings his business acumen and international networking experience to the Academy, which will continue to position the Tanya Pearson Academy at the forefront of elite dance education worldwide. Gregor is also an experienced dance videographer and photographer and his work has been published in a number of national dance magazines.
Lucinda Dunn OAM, the longest serving Principal of The Australian Ballet, is now Artistic Director. Her focus as an experienced Classical Ballet coach, mentor and panellist at international competitions such as the Prix de Lausanne (as a previous scholarship winner) and Youth America Grand Prix, is now on expanding the school’s reputation and growth as an international institute of excellence. Lucinda has won numerous awards as a dancer, including Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance 2008 and 2015. In 2014, Lucinda has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), for her service to the performing arts through ballet.
TYLA
STEINBACH
TPA Graduate
Tyla Steinbach is an Apprentice with the San Francisco Ballet Company for the 2019/2020 season.
MISCHA
HALL
TPA Graduate
Mischa is currently a member of Theatre JKT Pilsen in the Czech Republic.
MARLEY
MOOSMAN
Part Time Student
I love ballet… Ballet has taught me everything – Life lessons, responsibility, discipline and respect … everything else, all the fun and friendship is a bonus.
ELLA
ORME
Full Time Level 2 Student
I started at TPA when I was 9 and in mid 2019 join the Full Time Cygnet Program.
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