Tanya Pearson Academy opens 2024 applications & announces new Artistic Director

Sydney based and world-renowned ballet and dance school, Tanya Pearson Academy (TPA), has announced the appointment of international ballet star Lisa-Maree Cullum as Artistic Director of the Academy.

Currently the Associate Artistic Director of the Bavarian Ballet Academy in Munich, Lisa-Maree is a former student of TPA, and will bring with her decades of dancing, teaching, and artistic direction experience. She will commence as Artistic Director of TPA in in the new year, before which time she will be working with TPA students as a guest teacher from September onwards.

After many years spent overseas as one of the Academy’s most successful alumni, Lisa Maree’s return to Sydney is a homecoming. Her career has been largely spent in the UK and Germany, where she is considered one of the most successful Principal Artists of her generation. Lisa-Maree’s technique has been described as flawless, and she has performed in all iconic Principal roles a guest artist with prestigious international companies around the world. In Germany, the government awarded her the country’s highest honorary title Kammertanzerin for her contribution as a world class artist.

The appointment of Lisa-Maree as TPA’s Artistic Director marks an exciting next chapter for the Academy, which in 2023 moved to architecturally designed, and custom built state of the art premises under the leadership of owners and Directors, Xanthe Geeves and Gregor Thieler.

Lisa-Maree:

I am delighted to be joining the TPA family and feel inspired to pass on my knowledge to the next generation of dancers, providing them with the tools and empowerment to follow their artistic vision.

Director of TPA, Gregor Thieler:

Lisa Maree’s appointment presents a wonderful opportunity for the Academy and its students. “Lisa-Maree is one of TPA’s finest success stories. The training that she received at this very school set her up for an illustrious international career, and her return to where it all began, coupled with her willingness to share her depth of knowledge and experience with the next generation of young dancers, is incredibly exciting for everyone involved.

Applications for the 2024 intake of dancers at TPA are now being accepted for full time and part time programs.

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