The Gala program will feature the finalists of YAGP international ballet competition and stars of the world’s leading dance companies.
FEATURNG THE STARS FROM:
Maxim Belotserkovsky (American Ballet Theatre)
Angel Corella (American Ballet Theatre)
Irina Dvorovenko (American Ballet Theatre)
Christopher Fleming (featured choreographer, Emerging Choreographer Series)
Carla Korbes (New York City Ballet)
Sarah Lamb (Boston Ballet)
Yasmine Lee (MOMIX)
Marc Mann (Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Benjamin Millepied (New York City Ballet)
Renata Pavam (American Ballet Theatre)
Jeffrey Polston (Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Amar Ramasar (New York City Ballet)
Raul Salamanca (Boston Ballet)
Carlos dos Santos, Jr. (guest choreographer, Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Gennadi Saveliev (American Ballet Theatre)
Brian Simerson (MOMIX)
Mikhail Tchoupakov (guest choreographer)
Michael Thomas (Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Miranda Weese (New York City Ballet)
Hosted by Ian Kahn
| YAGP 2004 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2004 | ||||
| ALICE TULLY HALL, LINCOLN CENTER | ||||
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW | ||||
| Finalists of Youth America Grand Prix 2004 International Ballet and Contemporary Dance | ||||
| Scholarship Competition for Students | ||||
| Entries selected by the judges of the competition. Hosted by Ian Kahn. | ||||
| Romperu | Winner of YAGP 2003 | |||
| Choreography: Luke Newton-Mason | Oustanding School Award | |||
| Music: Grovi | Students of the Universal Ballet Academy | |||
| (Formerly “The Kirov Academy” – Winner of | ||||
| YAGP 2003 Oustanding School Award ) | ||||
| Concerto #5 | Emerging Choreographer Series | |||
| Choreography: Christopher Fleming | Students of the Rock School of Pennsylvania | |||
| Music: Antonio Vivaldi | Ballet | |||
| 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 | ||||
| The Grey Area – for Mina | Sarah Lamb | |||
| (Final Pas de deux) | Raul Salamanca | |||
| Choreography: David Dawson | ||||
| Music, Niels Lanz | ||||
| *The Grey Area was awarded the Benois de | ||||
| la Danse 2002 prize for choreography. | ||||
| 3 for 6 | Marc Mann | |||
| Choreography: Dwight Rhoden | Jeffrey Polston, | |||
| Music: Annie Lennox | Michael Thomas | |||
| (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) | ||||
| Who Cares? (excerpt) | Benjamin Millepied | |||
| Choreography: George Balanchine | Miranda Weese | |||
| © The Balanchine Trust | Carla Korbes | |||
| Music: George Gershwin | Amar Ramasar | |||
| (New York City Ballet) | ||||
| Mr. Millepied’s performance is underwritten | ||||
| by Robert Schulman. | ||||
| Ms. Weese’s performance is underwritten | ||||
| by Kathy and Jim Gurfein. | ||||
| Who Cares? is performed with permission | ||||
| from The George Balanchine Trust. | ||||
| Rage | Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | ||||
| Music: Gaetano Donizetti, Eric Serra | ||||
| Millennium Skiva | Yasmine Lee | |||
| Choreography: Moses Pendleton and company | Brian Simerson | |||
| Music: Brainbug | (MOMIX) | |||
| Balcony Pas de Deux | Irina Dvorovenko | |||
| from Romeo and Juliet | Maxim Belotserkovsky | |||
| Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Sergei Prokofiev | ||||
| Ms. Dvorovenko and Mr. Belotserkovsky’s | ||||
| performances are underwritten by Lewis S. | ||||
| Ranieri. | ||||
| Gopak | Gennadi Saveliev | |||
| Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov | (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Solovyov-Sedoi | ||||
| Le Corsaire | Angel Corella | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | Renata Pavam | |||
| Music: Adolphe Adam | (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Mr. Corella’s performance is underwritten by | ||||
| Leah and Larry Superstein. | ||||
| Who Cares? is performed with permission from The George Balanchine Trust. | ||||
