Oliver Jason Moore

Cats Credits
Aus/Asia Tour - 09/1993 - Alonzo / Rumpus Cat

Aus/Asia Tour - 01/1994 - Alonzo / Rumpus Cat

Aus/Asia Tour - 07/1994 - Alonzo / Rumpus Cat

Circus Tour - 12/1999 - 02/2001 - Acrobat "Admetus"

Biography (2000)
Jason studied as a scholarship student at The New Zealand School of Dance. In 1991 Jason danced and toured with The Royal New Zealand Ballet performing in Wolfgang Amadeus, Cinderella, John Trimmer and Friends. During 1992 Jason worked extensively with contemporary New Zealand choreographers. The highlight of the years was The Race, choreographed by Michael Parmenter. At the beginning of 1993 Jason settled in Australia and was contracted by The Australian Opera. During this time he performed choreography be Graeme Murphy, Kim Walker and other noted Australian artists. From 1993 to 1995 Jason toured with The Really Useful Company's production of Cats through Australia and Asia in the role of Alonzo/Rumpus Cat. In the second half of 1995 Jason featured as The Warrior Prince in the world premiere of The Australian Opera's The Eighth Wonder. 1996 saw Jason perform for the Sydney Festival in The Aboriginal Protestors directed by Neol Tovey. Jason subsequently toured Germany with this production. In this year he also performed as a soloist in Alcina, choreographed by Sir Robert Helpmann for The Australian Opera, Albrecht in Auckland Ballet's season of Giselle by Mary-Jane O'Reilly then to The Taiwan Festival of the Arts with Norman Hall's Four Generations. In 1997 Jason performed in Opera Australia productions of La Traviata, Die Fledermaus and Julius Caesar then Auckland Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet by MJ O'Reilly in the role of Romeo. 1998-99 saw Jason attend The Australian Ballet School teachers training course then return to New Zealand to work for Auckland Dance Company touring extensively throughout the North Island.