Oliver Jason Moore

Jason studied as a scholarship student at The New Zealand School of Dance. In 1991 Jason
danced and toured with The Royal New Zealand Ballet performing in Wolfgang Amadeus, Cinderella,
John Trimmer and Friends. During 1992 Jason worked extensively with contemporary New Zealand
choreographers. The highlight of the years was The Race, choreographed by Michael Parmenter.
At the beginning of 1993 Jason settled in Australia and was contracted by The Australian Opera.
Durin this time he performed choreography be Graeme Murphy, Kim Walker and other noted
Australian artists. From 1993 to 1995 Jason toured with The Really Useful Company's
production of Cats trough Australia and Asia in the role of Alonzo/Rumpus Cat. In
the second half of 1995 Jason featured as The Warrior Prince in the world premiere of The
Australian Opera's The Eighth Wonder. 1996 saw Jason perform for the Sydney Festival
in The Aboriginal Protestors directed by Neol Tovey. Jason subsequently toured Germany
with this production. In this year he also performed as a soloist in Alcina, choreographed
by Sir Robert Helpmann for The Australian Opera, Albrecht in Auckland Ballet's season of
Giselle by Mary-Jane O'Reilly then to The Taiwan Festival of the Arts with Norman
Hall's Four Generations. In 1997 Jason performed in Opera Australia productions
of La Traviata, Die Fledermaus and Julius Caesar then Auckland Ballet's production
of Romeo and Juliet by MJ O'Reilly in the role of Romeo. 1998-99 saw Jason attend The
Australian Ballet School teachers training course then return to New Zealand to work for
Auckland Dance Company touring extensively troughout the North Island.