The Gala program will feature the finalists of YAGP international ballet competition and stars of the world’s leading dance companies.
FEATURING THE STARS FROM:
Marty Lawson (Parsons Dance Company)
Alexandra Ansanelli (New York City Ballet)
Sebastien Marcovici (New York City Ballet)
Sandra Brown (American Ballet Theatre)
Carlos dos Santos, Jr. (Complexions)
Linda Celeste Sims (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)
Desmond Richardson (Complexions)
Nina Ananiashvili (American Ballet Theatre)
Gillian Murphy (American Ballet Theatre)
Ethan Stiefel (American Ballet Theatre)
Gennadi Saveliev (American Ballet Theatre)
Hosted by Lee Roy Reams
| YAGP 2003 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2003 | ||||
| ALICE TULLY HALL, LINCOLN CENTER | ||||
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW | ||||
| Performances by the finalists of Youth America Grand Prix 2003 International Ballet and | ||||
| Contemporary Dance Scholarship Competition for Students. | ||||
| Entries selected by the judges of the competition. Hosted by Lee Roy Reams | ||||
| Velocity | Emerging Choreographer Series | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | Students of the Universal Ballet Academy | |||
| Music: Joseph Schwantner | (Formerly “The Kirov Academy” – Winner of | |||
| YAGP 2002 Outstanding School Award) | ||||
| Grand Defilé (piece d’occasion) | The finalists of the YAGP 2004 International | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. and | Ballet and Contemporary Dance Scholarship | |||
| Mikhail Tchoupakov | Competition. | |||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| Intermission | ||||
| ACT II: STARS OF TODAY | ||||
| Classical Ballet Presentation | Students of the Universal Ballet Academy | |||
| Choreography: Nikolai Morozov | (Formerly “The Kirov Academy”), | |||
| Music: Glen Sales | the winner of the YAGP 2002 Outstanding | |||
| School Award | ||||
| Caught | Marty Lawson | |||
| Choreography: David Parsons | (Parsons Dance Company) | |||
| Music: Robert Fripp | ||||
| Black Swan Pas de Deux | Alexandra Ansanelli | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | Sebastien Marcovici | |||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| Lately | Sandra Brown (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Choreography: Dwight Rhoden | Carlos dos Santos, Jr. (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) | |||
| Music: Stevie Wonder | ||||
| The River (excerpt, Twin Cities) | Linda Celeste Sims (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) | |||
| Choreography: Alvin Ailey | Desmond Richardson (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) | |||
| Restaged by: Masazumi Chaya | ||||
| Original Score by: Duke Ellington (“The | ||||
| River”)* | ||||
| * Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, | ||||
| Inc., publisher and copyright owner. | ||||
| The Dying Swan | Nina Ananiashvili | |||
| Choreography: Sergei Fokine | (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Saint Saens | ||||
| Pas de Trois from Le Corsaire | Gillian Murphy | |||
| Choreography: Alexander Gorsky | Ethan Stiefel | |||
| Music: Ludwig Minkus | Gennadi Saveliev | |||
| (American Ballet Theatre) | ||||