Matthew Prescott, born and raised in Idaho, is a ''danseur'' performing with the

Morphoses Christopher Peter Wheeldon Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 22 March 1973) is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Life and career Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began ...

The Wheeldon Company ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

. He attended the Joffrey/New School University in New York City and in 2000 was invited to join the

Joffrey Ballet The Joffrey Ballet is one of the premier dance companies and training institutions in the world today. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at Lyric O ...

. He has also worked with Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance Theater, Alonzo King's

LINES Ballet The Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB) is an American contemporary ballet company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ballet company, founded by choreographer Alonzo King, premiered at San Francisco State University's McKenna Theatre in 1982. ...

and Complexions Contemporary Ballet; in 2005 he joined the

Suzanne Farrell Ballet The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is a ballet company housed at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., and founded in 2000 by Suzanne Farrell, one of George Balanchine's most celebrated ballerinas, and a former New York City Ballet principal dancer. Unti ...

. As a choreographer, he was in charge of the lead boys in the North American productions of '' Billy Elliot the Musical''.Vranish, Jane (January 29, 2012).
Making 'Billy Elliot: The Musical'
, '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', p. E1. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

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External links

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott, Matthew American male ballet dancers Morphoses dancers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American choreographers Dancers from Idaho