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.