Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music
The 2016 Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala will feature a night of thrilling performances by leading dancers from the world’s most prominent companies (Stars of Today—many of whom are YAGP alumni) alongside 2016 YAGP finalists in the audition process for scholarships (Stars of Tomorrow).
The annually sold-out YAGP Gala performances serve as the organization’s largest fundraising effort, and offer a platform to highlight the rising stars of tomorrow, on par with more established dancers and world-renowned stars, in rare New York appearances. The YAGP Gala also provides audiences the opportunity to see innovative, world-premiere choreography, created especially for the occasion.
| YAGP 2016 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | |||||
| HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE, BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC | |||||
| Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. | |||||
| Friday, April 29, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. | |||||
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW” | |||||
| Capriccio No. 5 | |||||
| Composer: | Niccolo Paganini | ELIZABETH AOKI | Violin | ||
| Juilliard Pre-College division | |||||
| PERFORMANCES BY THE FINAL PARTICIPANTS | |||||
| The Winners Of The Youth America Grand Prix 2016 International Student Ballet Scholarship Competition | |||||
| BLUSHING | |||||
| NEW YORK PREMIERE | |||||
| Choreography: | Peter Quanz | REBECCA KING* | Finnish National Ballet | ||
| Music: | Bryce Anders | AMAR RAMASAR | New York City Ballet | ||
| Intermission | |||||
| ACT II: “STARS OF TODAY” | |||||
| INVOCATION | |||||
| WORLD PREMIERE | |||||
| Choreography: | Josie Walsh | STELLA ABRERA | American Ballet Theatre | ||
| Music: | Hans Zimmer | ALEX LAYA | |||
| James Newton Howard | JOEL FRIDMAN-ROJAS | ||||
| LAMONTE GOODE | |||||
| ILLJAZ JUSUFI | |||||
| WINDU SAYLES | |||||
| ROBERT LOPEZ | |||||
| TARANTELLA | |||||
| Choreography: | George Balanchine | MICHAELA DEPRINCE* | |||
| © The George Balanchine Trust | EDv Ocx ≤ WIJNEN* | Dutch National Ballet | |||
| Music: | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | New York Professional Debut | |||
| FIREBREATHER | |||||
| US PREMIERE | |||||
| Choreography: | Katarzyna Kozielska | DANIEL CAMARGO* | Stuttgart Ballet | ||
| Music: | Ludovico Einaudi | New York Professional Debut | |||
| PAS DE DEUX FROM LA ESMERALDA | |||||
| Choreography: | Jules Perrot | HANNAH O’NEILL* | New York Professional Debut | ||
| Music: | Cesare Pugni | HUGO MARCHAND | Paris Opera Ballet | ||
| New York Professional Debut | |||||
| BLUE SHADOW | |||||
| NEW YORK PREMIERE | |||||
| Choreography: | David Middendorper | RACHEL KIVLIGHAN* | Orlando Ballet II | ||
| Music: | Radiohead | NICK MISHOE | Blue Journey | ||
| PAS DE DEUX FROM MARCO SPADA | |||||
| Choreography: | Pierre Lacotte | EKATERINA KRYSANOVA | Bolshoi Ballet | ||
| Music: | Daniel Francois Esprit Auber | ARTEM OVCHARENKO | Bolshoi Ballet | ||
| DIANA AND ACTEON | |||||
| Choreography: | Marius Petipa | SARAH LANE | American Ballet Theatre | ||
| Music: | Cesare Pugni | DANIEL CAMARGO | Stuttgart Ballet | ||
| * indicates YAGP alumni | |||||