Bella Collishaw
Company Artist
Bella Collishaw is a Company Artist with BIG Live. Born in Sydney, Australia, Bella began ballet at the age of 3 at her local ballet school before training at the Tanya Pearson Academy from 2016 to 2019 under Lucinda Dunn OAM and Darren Spowart, alongside private coaching with Vicki Attard. She attended the Royal Ballet School Spring and Summer Intensives in 2018, as well as The Australian Ballet School Interstate Training Program. In 2019, Bella was accepted into both the English National Ballet School and The Australian Ballet School, choosing to undertake four years of training at The Australian Ballet School from 2019 to 2022. During this time, she performed short-term contracts with The Australian Ballet, including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2024), the 2022 Regional Tour, and Storytime Ballet (2022). Bella joined BIG Live as a Company Artist in 2023. Career highlights include performing David McAllister AC’s Swan Lake variations on the 2023 Regional Tour, and the world premiere and tour of The Great Gatsby.
Training & Background
Tanya Pearson Academy, part-time and full-time (2016–2019), training under Lucinda Dunn OAM and Darren Spowart
Private coaching with Vicki Attard
Royal Ballet School Spring Intensive (2018)
Royal Ballet School Summer Intensive (2018)
The Australian Ballet School ITP Program (2018)
Accepted into English National Ballet School (2019)
The Australian Ballet School (2019–2022, four years of training)