Lucas Jervies —

Lucas Jervies is a dance and theatre maker for audiences of all ages.

One of Australia’s most sought after Directors, he has created work for The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Opera Australia, Queensland Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Louisville Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Expressions Dance Company, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Sydney Chamber Opera, Griffin Theatre Company, JACK Productions, Hèrmes, Buzz Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company Pre Professional Year, Korzo Theatre Den Haag, Noverre Society Stuttgart Ballet, CoDarts Rotterdam University for the Arts and The Australian Ballet School.

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and The Australian Ballet School (Honours graduate 1998) Lucas danced professionally performing both classical and contemporary repertoire with The Australian Ballet, Dance Works Rotterdam and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, contributing as collaborator/ dancer to over 60 contemporary creations and world premiere seasons. Lucas retired from dance in 2010 and co-founded JACK Productions in Melbourne, presenting three ballet-theatre productions over two years.

In 2012 Lucas was accepted into The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) to study Directing. Following his graduation, Lucas became an Affiliate Director with Griffin Theatre Company where his physical theatre work The Witches based on the book by Roald Dahl has toured nationally to critical acclaim. In October 2013 he was appointed Artistic Director of Buzz Dance Theatre, Australia's premier dance theatre company for children and young people 1986-2015, to create a final season for the company. In August 2014 Lucas joined Sydney Dance Company as interim Rehearsal Director and from January 2015 became a freelance artist choreographing works for Opera Australia, Sydney Dance Company, Louisville Ballet and Dramaturge for The Australian Ballet.