Matthew Prescott

Joffrey Ballet School

Matthew Prescott, born and raised in Idaho, graduated high school from Interlochen Arts Academy and attended the inaugural year of the Joffrey/New School in New York City. In 2000, he joined the Joffrey Ballet for a number of years before setting out as a freelance artist.

Working as a freelancer, Matthew has worked and performed with Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Ballet NY, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Amanda Miller, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, The Alabama Ballet, Armitage Gone! Dance, BalletX, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Morphoses the Wheeldon Company, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Matthew was featured in Robert Altman’s film, The Company. He has choreographed works performed by Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Chamber Dance Project, the Joffrey Ballet School, BalletX, Interlochen Arts Academy, for Misty Copeland for Prince’s Coming to America 2010 Madison Square Garden performances, as well as the Vail International Dance Festival. Matthew was the Resident Choreographer on the national tour of Billy Elliot as well as performing the roll of Older Billy. Matthew made his Broadway debut in the cast of Phantom of the Opera.

Matthew Prescott nació y creció en Idaho, se graduó de la preparatoria Interlochen Arts Academy y asistió al año inaugural de Joffrey Ballet School en la ciudad de Nueva York. En el año 2000 ingresó a Joffrey Ballet donde bailó por varios años antes de convertirse en bailarín y artista freelance. Trabajando como artista independiente, Matthew ha colaborado y actuado con Spectrum Dance Theater de Donald Byrd, LINES Ballet de Alonzo King, Ballet NY, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Amanda Miller, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Morphoses the Wheeldon Company, y Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Matthew apareció en la película de Robert Altman, “The Company”. Ha creado obras interpretadas por Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Chamber Dance Project, Joffrey Ballet School, BalletX, Interlochen Arts Academy, para Misty Copeland en las actuaciones de Prince’s Coming to America 2010 en el Madison Square Garden, así como en el Vail International Dance Festival. Matthew fue el coreógrafo residente en la gira nacional de “Billy Elliot” y también interpretó el papel de Older Billy. Matthew hizo su debut en Broadway en el elenco de “The Phantom of the Opera”.