George-Murray Nightingale
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
George-Murray (He/They) is an Experienced Classical and Contemporary Dancer. Resume includes 10 years of professional performance credits, including seasons at The Sydney Opera House, Sydney and The Royal Opera House, London. George is an alumni dancer of The Australian Ballet, The Royal Ballet of Flanders, The National Ballet of Romania and English National Ballet.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Classical Ballet Dancer
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET
02.2017 - Current
Artistic Director: David McAllister 2017-2020, David Hallberg 2021-2024.
The Australian Ballet School Graduate Year Mentor 2018-2023.
Promoted to rank of Coryphée in 2022.
Repertoire Highlights:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - The Mad Hatter, Fish, Dormouse and Gardeners, Christopher Wheeldon. Capitol Theatre Sydney, Arts Centre Melbourne and QPAC Brisbane.
Jewels - Emeralds Pas de Trois, Rubies and Diamonds, George Balanchine. The Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne and The Royal Opera House, London.
The Dream - Bottom, Sir Frederick Ashton. The Sydney Opera House.
Romeo and Juliet - Benvolio, John Cranko. The Sydney Opera House.
Everywhere We Go - Ensemble, Justin Peck. Arts Centre Melbourne, The Sydney Opera House and The Royal Opera House, London.
Kuntskamer - Cat and Mouse duet, Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon, Marco Goeke and Crystal Pite. The Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne.
Obsidian Tear - Soloist, Wayne McGregor. Arts Centre Melbourne and The Sydney Opera House.
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy, Yuri Possokhov. Arts Centre Melbourne and The Sydney Opera House.
Artifact Suite - Soloist, William Forsythe. Arts Centre Melbourne, Adelaide Festival Centre and The Sydney Opera House.
Four Temperaments - 1st Theme Pas de deux, George Balanchine. The Sydney Opera House.
Filigree and Shadow - Men's Trio, Tim Harbour. Arts Centre Melbourne, The Sydney Opera House and The Australian Open Margaret Court Arena.
Sylvia - Faun, Stanton Welch. Arts Centre Melbourne and The Sydney Opera House.
Grand - Alligator Crawl Duet, Graham Murphy. Arts Centre Melbourne and The Sydney Opera House.
Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dancer
THE ROYAL BALLET OF FLANDERS
08.2016 - 02.2017
Artistic Director: Sibi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Repertoire Highlights:
Pondway - Soloist, Merce Cunningham. Ghent Opera House and Opera Antwerpen.
Spartacus - Spartacus Companion, Yury Griogorovich. Opera Antwerpen.
Classical Ballet Dancer
THE NATIONAL BALLET OF ROMANIA
08.2015 - 04.2016
Artistic Director: Johan Kobborg.
Repertoire Highlights:
The Dream - Lysander, Sir Fredrick Ashton. Opera Nationala Bucharesti.
Manon - Dancing Gents, Kenneth McMillian. Opera Nationala Bucharesti.
La Fille Mal Gardee - Flute Boy, Sir Fredrick Ashton. Opera Nationala Bucharesti.
DSCH - Orange Boys, Alexi Ratmansky. Opera Nationala Bucharesti.
Classical Ballet Dancer
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET
03.2014 - 01.2015
Artistic Director: Tamara Rojo.
English National Ballet School Guest Artist.
Repertoire Highlights:
My First Ballet: Coppelia - Franz, George Williamson.
UK Tour and Peacock Theatre, London.
Education
Post Graduate Teaching Certificate. - Classical Ballet Teaching.
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE.
London, United Kingdom01.2023
Diploma in Classical Ballet Studies. - Classical Ballet And Contemporary Dance.
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL.
London, United Kingdom07.2015
Skills
- Classical Ballet
- Swing/Understudying
- Actor
- Contemporary Dance
- Tap Dance
- Classical Ballet Teacher
- Company Class
Touring:
My First Ballet: Coppelia - UK Tour. English National Ballet, 2014.
Coppelia - Autralia Regional Tour. The Australian Ballet, 2018.
The Sleeping Beauty & Giselle - China Tour 2018. The Australian Ballet, 2018.
Jewels - The Royal Opera House present's The Australian Ballet 60th Anniversary, London Tour 2023.
Accomplishments
Winner of Barbara Geoghehan Award 2013, awarded by Darcey Bussell.
Represented the United Kingdom at the Cecchetti International Awards 2014, Washington DC.
Dance Australia. "George - On the wings of dance", 2017.
Theodore Wedding Magazine "George and Lucien's Engagement", 2022.
The Fashion Journal "George and Lucien's Australian Wedding", Wedding magazine feature 2023.
HANDSOM clothing campaign 2023.
Affiliations
- Misty Copeland
- Lauren Cuthbertson
- Ivan Vasiliev
- Alina Cojoucaru
- Melissa Hamilton
- David Hallberg
- Gillian Murphy
- Darcey Bussell
Additional Information
George is an activist for the LGBTQI+ community and one day would like to open a school for the Trans community to learn ballet.
Timeline
Classical Ballet Dancer
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET
02.2017 - Current
Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dancer
THE ROYAL BALLET OF FLANDERS
08.2016 - 02.2017
Classical Ballet Dancer
THE NATIONAL BALLET OF ROMANIA
08.2015 - 04.2016
Classical Ballet Dancer
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET
03.2014 - 01.2015
Post Graduate Teaching Certificate. - Classical Ballet Teaching.
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE.
Diploma in Classical Ballet Studies. - Classical Ballet And Contemporary Dance.
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL.
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