Harry Ashton-Ireland

Scholarship holder

Born in New Zealand, Harry Ashton-Ireland began his dance training at the Philippa Campbell School of Dance in Auckland before continuing his professional studies at the New Zealand School of Dance. He completed his professional dance training at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in 2023. During his studies he has learnt and performed repertoire from William Forsythe, Ernst Meisner, Rachen Beaujean, Hans van Manen and performed onstage with the Dutch National Ballet in their production of Sir Peter Wright’s The Sleeping Beauty. From the 2023/24 season on, Harry is a member of Bayerisches Junior Ballett München as a scholarship holder of the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung.

(Information as of September 2023)

Productions in 2024/25:
La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Filippo Taglioni)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
The Rite of Spring (Pina Bausch), as part of the Wings of Memory Triple Bill
Illusionen – wie Schwanensee (John Neumeier)

Productions in the 2023/24 season:
Alice's adventures in wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon)
La Bayadère (Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa)
Cinderella (Christopher Wheeldon)