Marcus Morelli
Principal Artist
Marcus Morelli
Marcus Morelli was born in Melbourne and started dance classes at the age of ten. He studied at the Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and The Australian Ballet School and toured with The Dancers Company in 2013. He joined The Australian Ballet in 2014; he was promoted to coryphée in 2015, and to soloist in 2017, after dancing the Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty. He was promoted to senior artist after the 2018 season of Spartacus. Marcus was promoted to principal artist during the 2023 season of Anne Woolliams' Swan Lake.
Repertoire Highlights
- Des Grieux and Lescaut in Kenneth MacMillan’s, Manon 2025
- Don José in Johan Inger’s Carmen, 2024, 2025
- Romeo and Mercutio in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet 2022, 2026
- Prince Siegfried in Anne Woolliams' Swan Lake, 2023
- Basilio in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote, 2023
- Oberon and Puck in Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, 2023
- George Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, 2021
- Eros in Stanton Welch's Sylvia, 2019
- Spartacus in Lucas Jervies' Spartacus, 2018
Galas
- Julian MacKay & Friends: The Art of Dance (Tokyo): Romeo and Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux, 2026
- Tan Yuanyuan & Friends: Global Stars Gala (Shanghai): Romeo and Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux (MacMillan), and Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux, 2026
- BIG Live IV Gala (Australia): Don Quixote Act III Pas de Deux, 2024
Principal Artist Marcus Morelli, Sylvia (Welch) 2019
Photo Daniel Boud
Principal Artist Marcus Morelli, Don Quixote (Nureyev) 2023
Photo Rainee Lantry
Professional accolades
Awards
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominee, 2015
Marcus Morelli in Kunstkamer
You may not know
Marcus enjoys playing video games, watching TV, and skateboarding in his spare time.