Phoebe Kilminster

With the ensemble since 2024/25

Phoebe Kilminster, born on the south coast of New South Wales in Australia, began her ballet training at the age of 9. At the age of 14, Phoebe took part in the Prix de Lausanne and was awarded a scholarship to the Princess Grace Academy in Monaco.
On her return to Australia, Phoebe continued her training with Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching and was invited to participate in the Prix de Lausanne again in 2022. Through the networking opportunities of the competition, she landed her contract with the Junior Company of Ballett NRW in Dortmund, launching her professional career. Until 2024, she appeared in numerous productions, including David Dawson's “Metamorphosis” and “Affairs of the Heart”, Gaj Zmarc's “Da Vinci Mode Proportions in Palette”, Marco Goecke's “Blushing”, Alexander Ekman's “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, Xin Peng Wang's “The Dream of the Red Chamber” and in his version of “Swan Lake” as the little swan and in the pas de quatre, as well as Jean-Christophe Maillot's “Romeo and Juliet”. With Ballett am Rhein she danced in Bridget Breiners “Ruß - Eine Geschichte von Aschenputtel”, David Dawsons “Empire Noir” und “Moto perpetuo” by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich.