Andrew Killian

Melbourne-born Andrew Killian, a student of The Australian Ballet School, joined The Australian Ballet in 2000 and was promoted to principal artist in 2011. During his time with The Australian Ballet Andrew has thoroughly enjoyed performing leading roles in the company’s extensive classical repertoire including Lescaut in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, the Prince in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker, Prince Siegfried in Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake and the Cavalier in George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial. Andrew has also been involved in the creation of many new works including Stephen Baynes’ Constant Variants and Tim Harbour’s Wa, and has performed in most of The Australian Ballet’s Bodytorque seasons. He enjoys working closely with choreographers and offers a unique versatility that places him in high demand. Andrew has toured with The Australian Ballet to Auckland, Tokyo, Shanghai, New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris.