Brett Chynoweth

Brett (he/him) was born on Wurundjeri country (Naarm/Melbourne).

At age five, he began training at a local dance school, before moving to The Australian Ballet School a couple of years later. There he received, among other awards the Dr HC (Nuggett) Coombes Travelling Scholarship, enabling him to train in New York and Toronto - which sparked his interest in travel and international learning. He graduated dux from The Australian Ballet School with honours and joined The Australian Ballet in 2009. He received the Walter Bourke Prize in 2013 which took him to the Royal Ballet where he had the opportunity to perform in multiple ballets with the company. He also travelled to Holland to work with Nederlands Dans Theatre.

Brett was promoted to Principal Artist in 2018 on his hometown stage and was a Guest Principal with Birmingham Royal Ballet that same year. During his time with The Australian Ballet, Brett has performed a wide variety of classical and contemporary works from Acosta, Duato, Kylián, Lightfoot & Leon, McGregor, Ratmansky, Tharp and Wheeldon. His principal roles include works by some of the greats of the 19th and 20th century - Ashton, Balanchine, Lifar, MacMillan, Petipa and Wright.