Brett Chynoweth was born in Melbourne. At age five, he followed in his brother’s footsteps and began training at a local ballet school. He later moved to The Australian Ballet School, where he received the Dr HC (Nuggett) Coombes Travelling Scholarship, enabling him to train in New York and Toronto, and won the prestigious Graeme Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance. Brett graduated dux from The Australian Ballet School with honours to join The Australian Ballet at the beginning of 2009.

Repertoire highlights

• Por vos Muero 2009
• Scuallo di ballo 2009

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“On the weekend or my days off, I love to get a coffee and roam the city and the galleries of Melbourne.”