Event details
- Thursday | April 13, 2017
- 7:00 pm - 11:59 pm
- David H. Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City
The YAGP 2017 Gala marked the first time that Youth America Grand Prix presented a Lifetime Achievement Award. Instituted as part of YAGP’s educational mission to inform and inspire the next generation of young artists, the YAGP Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes legendary figures in dance who have left an indelible mark on the art form. The inaugural recipient of YAGP Lifetime Achievement Award was Mr. Bruce Marks, a legendary American dancer, Artistic Director and Educator – who also celebrated his 80th birthday the same year. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. Marks on stage during the Gala by Ms. Nina Ananiashvili, Bolshoi Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Principal, who currently serves at the Artistic Director of the State Ballet of Georgia.
| YAGP 2017 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||||
| David H. Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City | ||||||
| Thursday, April 13, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. | ||||||
| ACT I: STARS OF TOMORROW | ||||||
| VARIATION FROM TALISMAN | Brady Farrar | |||||
| ROOM | Linyue Zhao | |||||
| PDD FROM COPPELIA (CODA) | Avery Gay | |||||
| Antonio Casalinho | ||||||
| EXISTENCE | Classical Dance Academy | |||||
| VARIATION FROM SWAN LAKE | Takumi Miyake | |||||
| SWAN | Jan Spunda | |||||
| VARIATION FROM RAYMONDA | Chloe Misseldine | |||||
| TERRA | Diogo De Oliveira | |||||
| ESMERALDA VARIATION | Madison Penney | |||||
| LACRYMOSA | Luciano Perotto | |||||
| VARIATION FROM DON QUIXOTE | Taro Kurachi | |||||
| BRUCE MARKS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | ||||||
| GRAND DEFILE | ||||||
| INTERMISSION – 15 minutes | ||||||
| ACT II: STARS OF TODAY | ||||||
| “HEAVEN’S BALLET” PAS DE DEUX FROM CAROUSEL | Tiler Peck | New York City Ballet | ||||
| Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon | Zachary Catazaro* | New York City Ballet | ||||
| Music: Richard Rodgers | ||||||
| BESAME MUCHO | Brittany O’Connor | World ballroom champions | ||||
| Choreography: Paul Barris and Brittany O’Connor | Paul Barris | World ballroom champions | ||||
| Music: Consuelo Velasquez, arr. Delaney Harter and Will Healy | ||||||
| Performed by: Delaney Harter, violin. Will Healy, piano | ||||||
| Original costume idea – Josie Walsh and Ballet Red | ||||||
| TOUS LES JOURS II | James Whiteside | American Ballet Theatre | ||||
| Choreography: Marcelo Gomes | ||||||
| Music: Karen LeFrak | ||||||
| Performed by: Jorge Viladoms and Siyumeng Wang, piano | ||||||
| SPRING WATERS | Skylar Brandt* | American Ballet Theatre | ||||
| Choreography: Asaf Messerer | Gabe Stone Shayer* | American Ballet Theatre | ||||
| Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff | ||||||
| WHITE SWAN PAS DE DEUX FROM SWAN LAKE | Svetlana Lunkina | National Ballet of Canada | ||||
| US PREMIERE | Evan McKie | National Ballet of Canada | ||||
| Choreography: David Dawson | ||||||
| Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | ||||||
| CAUGHT | Ian Spring | Parsons Dance | ||||
| Choreography: David Parsons | ||||||
| Music: Robert Fripp | ||||||
| LIGHT RAIN | Lucia Lacarra | Bavarian State Ballet | ||||
| Choreography: Gerald Arpino | Marlon Dino | Bavarian State Ballet | ||||
| Music: Light Rain | ||||||
| PAS DE DEUX FROM LE CORSAIRE | Tamara Rojo | English National Ballet | ||||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | Cesar Corrales* | English National Ballet | ||||
| Music: Cesare Pugni | ||||||
| * indicates YAGP alumni | ||||||
