Alice McArthur
Corps de Ballet
Alice McArthur
Born in New Zealand, Alice began dancing at age three with the Mt Eden Ballet Academy. She joined The Australian Ballet School’s Intra/Interstate & International Training Program and later won a scholarship to train with the John Cranko Schule in Germany. Alice graduated in July 2023 and joined the Paris Opera Ballet. In 2024, Alice joined The Australian Ballet.
Repertoire Highlights
- Danse Arabe in Rudolf Nureyev’s The Nutcracker, Paris Opera Ballet
- Pas de deux from Uwe Scholz’s Die Schöpfung
- Waldfeen in Edward Klug’s The Nutcracker, Stuttgart Ballet
- Venus in Emanuele Babici’s La Nascita Di Venere, John Cranko Schule
- Grand pas de deux from Marius Petipa’s The Nutcracker
- Grand pas de deux from Marius Petipa’s Le Corsaire
- Choreographer, Present in Absence, John Cranko Schule
Accolades
- Royal Academy of Dance Fonteyn Competition, Genée Gold Medal Winner, 2021
- South African International Ballet Competition, 2 x Silver Medal Winner, 2020
- Youth American Grand Prix scholarship John Cranko Schule, Winner, 2020
- Peacocke Dance Trust Ballet Awards, New Zealand, Overall Winner, 2019
- Asian Grand Prix, Overall winner, 2019
You may not know
Alice loves being near the sea and enjoys swimming, sailing and fishing. She has also been known to go skydiving.