Jessica Hesketh began her professional training at Brent Street’s TalentDevelopment High School (Sydney, Australia). Following her graduation in2009 Jessica was the runner up in the 2010 season of So You Think You Can Dance.
Jessica joined the Australian Dance Theatre in 2010, and has performed in the premieres of Worldhood, Proximity, Be Your Self and Daniel Jaber’s Nought. Jessica was also a part of the Australian tour of G and Proximity. As well as performing nationally, Jessica has toured internationally multiple times with the company, performing in France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg, Norway and England with both Be Your Self and Proximity.
Also, Jessica has worked with numerous leading Australian choreographers including Marko Panzic and Stephen Tannos in the Dream Dance Company, Shaun Parker in his production of Trolley’s which was performed at the
Sydney Street-Art Festival and Amé Delves for fashion brand Balmain at Macau Fashion week.
Jessica was a part of Laser Vision Australia’s Star Dancer, which premiered in Dubai and is a permanent fixture at Dubai Festival City.
Currently, Jessica is a regular with Opera Australia, being part of H.O.S.H season of Turandot, Aida, the national touring production of Faust and Lakmé, a world-wide opera collaboration which premiered in Muscat, Oman.
Most recently, Jessica has been appointed the role Full-Time Contemporary Dance Coordinator at Brent Street.