Edward Pope —

Birthplace

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Age started dancing

Twelve

Training

Beth Caballero, Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Queensland Ballet Academy Pre-Professional Program

Queensland Ballet 

Jette Parker Young Artist 2019          

Repertoire includes

• Krzysztof Pastor's Dracula
• Jayne Smeulder's The Nutcracker
• Genesis, West Australian Ballet's contemporary season
• August Bournonville’s La Sylphide
• Gary Lang's Milky Way, Ballet at the Quarry, West Australian Ballet's contemporary season
• Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker
• Ben Stevenson's Swan Lake
• Derek Dean's Strictly Gershwin
• Paul Boyd's Tangled
• Gareth Belling's Muscle Memory

Favourite role to perform

Doll Boy solo in Jayne Smaulder's The Nutcracker for its technical challenges and musical precision.

Roles would love to dance

• Wayne McGregor's Chroma
• Christopher Wheeldon's A Winters Tale

Dance inspiration

The freedom to express myself through movement and discovering new ways to do so.

Awards and achievements

• Winner of the Australian Cecchetti Bursary award

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