Meet Senior Artist

Amy Harris

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Introducing Amy

Amy was born in Ararat, Victoria and began jazz and tap classes at her local ballet school at the age of three. From the age of ten, Amy trained in the Cecchetti method with Carole Oliver School of Ballet in Ballarat, and as a Cecchetti scholar won bronze and silver medals. In 1999, aged 15, Amy successfully auditioned for The Australian Ballet School. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2002 and was promoted to coryphée in 2007, soloist in 2011 and senior artist in 2012. 

Spellbinding

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Repertoire highlights

  • The Queen of Hearts in Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland© 2017
  • Wayne McGregor’s Infra 2017
  • Aurora and the Lilac Fairy in David McAllister's The Sleeping Beauty 2017
  • The Stepmother in Alexei Ratmansky's Cinderella 2016
  • Baroness von Rothbart in Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 2016
  • William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated 2016
  • Swanilda in Peggy van Praagh’s Coppélia 2016 
  • Romola in John Neumeier's Nijinsky 2016
  • Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room 2015
  • Hanna in The Merry Widow 2011

  • Stepmother in Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella 2013
  • Street Dancer, Queen of the Dryads and Lead Bridesmaid in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote 2013
  • 1st Theme and Choleric in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments 2013
  • Glen Tetley’s Gemini 2012
  • Hanna in The Merry Widow 2011

You may not know

Amy is married to fellow dancer Jarryd Madden, and they have a baby girl, Willow Ava Madden.

Professional accolades

Awards

  • Telstra Ballet Dancer Award 2012
  • Telstra People’s Choice Award 2010, 2008

Guest appearances

  • Principal Lady in Paquita and Odile in Swan Lake, The Dancers Company tour 2013