Padraic Lum

Padraic (Paddy) Lum joined the RNZB as an Artist in January 2026. Paddy was born in Sydney, Australia, and began his ballet training at The McDonald College in Sydney. He then relocated to Melbourne in 2020 after being accepted into The Australian Ballet School. 

Paddy was fortunate to go on National Tour with The Australian Ballet in 2024 and 2025, performing renowned works like George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, The Sleeping Beauty Act III, and The Nutcracker Act II. In his graduate year at the school, he performed George Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony as the Demi-soloist, The Arabian Dance in The Nutcracker Act II, Solor in La Bayadere Act III, and Lead Fandango in Rudolph Nureyev’s Don Quixote.