The Gala program will feature the finalists of YAGP international ballet competition and stars of the world’s leading dance companies.
FEATURING THE STARS
Alexandra Ansanelli (New York City Ballet)
Peter Boal (New York City Ballet)
Ashley Bouder (New York City Ballet)
Bridget Breiner (Stuttgart Ballet)
Sandra Brown (Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Jose Manuel Carreno (American Ballet Theatre)
Lorena Feijoo (San Francisco Ballet)
Douglas Lee (Stuttgart Ballet)
Joaquin de Luz (New York City Ballet)
David Makhateli (The Royal Ballet)
Roberta Marquez (The Royal Ballet)
James A. Pierce (Ailey II)
Cynthia Quinn (MOMIX)
Desmond Richardson (Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
Gregory Sinacori (Ailey II)
Wendy Whelan (New York City Ballet)
Ricardo Zayas (Ailey II)
Hosted by Lee Roy Reams
| YAGP 2005 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2005 | ||||
| NEW YORK CITY CENTER | ||||
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW | ||||
| Finalists of Youth America Grand Prix 2005 International Student Ballet and Contemporary | ||||
| Dance Scholarship Competition. Entries selected by the judges of the competition. | ||||
| Grand Defilé | Finalists of Youth America Grand Prix 2005 | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | ||||
| Rehearsal Director: Mikhail Tchoupakov | ||||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| Intermission | ||||
| ACT II: STARS OF TODAY | ||||
| Cinderella | Roberta Marquez | |||
| Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton | David Makhateli | |||
| Music: Sergei Prokofiev | (The Royal Ballet) | |||
| Ms. Marquez and Mr. Makhateli’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Brian and Darlene Heidtke. | ||||
| Takademe | James A. Pierce | |||
| Choreography: Robert Battle | Gregory Sinacori | |||
| Music: Sheila Chandra | Ricardo Zayas (Ailey II) | |||
| The Ailey II company members’ performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Dr. Guido Goldman. | ||||
| James variation from “La Sylphide” | Kenta Shimizu | |||
| Choreography: August Bournonville | (YAGP Alumnus, Miami City Ballet) | |||
| Music: Herman Lovenskjold | ||||
| Distant Cries | Wendy Whelan | |||
| Choreography: Edwaard Liang | Peter Boal | |||
| Music: Tomaso Albinoni | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| Ms. Whelan and Mr. Boal’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Robert A. Schulman. | ||||
| Who Cares? | Alexandra Ansanelli | |||
| Choreography: George Balanchine | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| © The George Balanchine Trust | ||||
| Music: George Gershwin | ||||
| Ms. Ansanelli’s performance is underwritten by | ||||
| Yaniv and Ariel Schulman. | ||||
| Pieces of a Lost Paradise | Bridget Breiner | |||
| Choreography: Christian Spuck | Douglas Lee | |||
| Music: Eugene YsaYe | (Stuttgart Ballet) | |||
| Ms. Breiner and Mr. Lee’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Ruth Brandt. | ||||
| The Wind-Up | Cynthia Quinn | |||
| Choreography: Moses Pendleton | (MOMIX) | |||
| Music: Baka Beyond | ||||
| Ms. Quinn’s performance is underwritten by the | ||||
| William George Family Charitable Trust. | ||||
| Tarantella | Ashley Bouder | |||
| Choreography: George Balanchine | Joaquin de Luz | |||
| © The George Balanchine Trust | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| Music: Louis Moreau Gottschalk | ||||
| Ms. Bouder and Mr. De Luz’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Leah and Larry Superstein. | ||||
| Ave Maria | Sandra Brown | |||
| Choreography: Dwight Rhoden | Desmond Richardson | |||
| Music: Giulio Caccini | (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) | |||
| Ms. Brown and Mr. Richardson’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Cheryl and Raymond Katz. | ||||
| Pas de Deux from “Don Quixote” | Lorena Feijoo (San Francisco Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | Jose Manuel Carreno (ABT) | |||
| Music: Ludwig Minkus | ||||
| Ms. Feijoo and Mr. Carreno’s performance is | ||||
| underwritten by Anonymous Donor. | ||||
| The performance of “Who Cares?” and “Tarantella” was made possible by | ||||
| arrangement with and courtesy of The George Balanchine Trust. | ||||