OUR 2024 ADJUDICATOR

Christopher Politis

Christopher trained in Melbourne and performed from a young age in a range of different styles, including classical, theatrical, and Latin. Upon completing his full-time course at Patrick Studios Australia, he was offered several international contracts. He spent years dancing, singing, and teaching in over 30 countries. He returned to become one of Melbourne’s sought-after male dancers, furthering his training with Robert Sturrock.

Since graduating, he has performed in corporate events, TV commercials, film clips, promotions, and major theatre productions. Theatre credits include ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Opera Australia), ‘Le Grand Cirque’ (Sydney Opera House), ‘Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular’ (BBC UK), Norwegian Cruise Lines, ‘Kismet’ (The Production Company), 'The Merry Widow' (Opera Australia), 'Turandot' (Opera Australia), 'Now and Then' (Michael Ralph), 'Legends in Concert' (The Palms at Crown), featured as Prince Charming in ‘Snow White the Musical Show’ (Provalliant Group-Indonesia), and played the lead role of ‘Toro’ in the touring production of Matador for 5 years. Christopher had the privilege of working with some of Australia’s most renowned choreographers in the industry, such as Graeme Murphy, Andrew Hallsworth, Michael Ralph, Natalya Bobenko, Mike Snell, Briden Starr, and Josephine Magliolo.

Recently, Chris has choreographed for major brands, productions, exam syllabuses, cabarets, and commercial/corporate events across Australia.

You can follow Chris on Instagram www.instagram.com/christopherpolitis