Artistic Staff

Clare Morehen

Clare Morehen is a freelance artist and former Principal Artist of the Queensland Ballet. Clare trained at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and was accepted into the Royal Ballet Upper School at age 15. While a student, Clare performed with the Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet. Upon graduation in 2004, Clare accepted a position with Queensland Ballet, where she was promoted to soloist in 2006 and principal in 2009. Clare has worked with numerous Australian and international choreographers, with personal highlights including: Juliet and Lady Capulet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, Swanhilda, in Greg Horsman’s Coppelia, Blanche in Francois Klaus’ A Streetcar Named Desire, and Catherine in Natalie Weir’s Wuthering Heights. Since departing Queensland Ballet in 2017, Clare has worked as a freelance artist guesting with The Covent Garden Dance Company, M&T in Motion and the Melbourne Ballet Company. She is in demand as a coach in ballet academies across Queensland, becoming a member of the Queensland Ballet Academy teaching faculty in 2020. Clare joined Ballet Theatre Queensland as Rehearsal Director in 2018, before taking up the position of Artistic Director in March 2019. Since taking up the position, Clare has presented 4 seasons with the company, including 3 new productions of: Swan Lake Act II and Graduation Ball, Cinderella and Coppelia. This January she will present her 4th new production, The Sleeping Beauty.