Fifteen-year-old Tamati Graham has been accepted into the John Cranko School in Germany, one of Europe’s leading ballet academies. He previously trained with Southern Ballet and the New Zealand School of Dance, and at age 13 joined the Professional Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, relocating overseas on his own. Tamati has performed in productions including The Nutcracker, La Sylphide, and Raymonda. This Grant supports his training and relocation to Stuttgart. His goal is to become a soloist in a major European ballet company.