International ballet superstars Polina Semionova and Roberto Bolle will lead an international all-star cast in “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow,” Youth America Grand Prix’s annually sold-out, spectacular Gala evening featuring the finalists of the YAGP international ballet competition and guest stars from leading dance companies from around the world.
Don’t miss this unique chance to see the best young dance talent from around the globe; the New York debuts of Polina Semionova, Mizuka Ueno, Ivan Vasiliev, Jin Yao, and Huang Zhen; a rare New York appearance of Roberto Bolle; New York’s favorite dancers – Jose Manuel Carreno, David Hallberg, Philip Neal and Wendy Whelan; and a world premiere by Marcelo Gomes.
FEATURING THE STARS FROM:
Roberto Bolle (La Scala Ballet)
Jose Manuel Carreño (American Ballet Theatre)
David Hallberg (American Ballet Theatre)
Greta Hodgkinson (National Ballet of Canada)
Blaine Hoven (American Ballet Theatre)
Drew Jacoby (LINES Contemporary Ballet)
Philip Neal (New York City Ballet)
Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Ballet)
Rubinald Pronk (Dutch National Ballet)
Polina Semionova (Berlin State Opera Ballet), NEW YORK DEBUT
Sarawanee Tanatanit (American Ballet Theatre)
Mizuka Ueno (Tokyo Ballet), NEW YORK DEBUT
Ivan Vasiliev (Bolshoi Ballet), NEW YORK DEBUT
Wendy Whelan (New York City Ballet)
Jin Yao (Hong Kong Ballet), NEW YORK DEBUT
Huang Zhen (Hong Kong Ballet), NEW YORK DEBUT
Company Members of MOMIX
| YAGP 2008 GALA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008 AT 7:00PM | ||||
| NEW YORK CITY CENTER | ||||
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW | ||||
| The Winners of Youth America Grand Prix 2008 International Student Ballet Competition | ||||
| Entries will be announced during the performance | ||||
| Variation from Harlequinade | Marcelino Sambe, 13 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (Escola De Danza Do Conservatotio | |||
| Nacional, PORTUGAL) | ||||
| Variation from Le Corsaire | Saori Otsudo, 12 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (Soki Ballet School, JAPAN) | |||
| Bronze Medal, Junior Women’s Division | ||||
| Variation from Diana and Acteon | Esteban E. Hernandez, 13 | |||
| Choreography: Agrippina Vaganova | (The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA) | |||
| Gold Medal, Junior Men’s Division | ||||
| My Eye Sight 20/230 | Yuya Takahashi, 14 | |||
| Choreography: Raul Raimindo Rebeck | (Okawa Atsuko Ballet Studio, JAPAN) | |||
| Stranded | Skylar Paley Brandt, 14 | |||
| Choreography: Adam Hougland | (The JKO School at ABT, NY/USA) | |||
| Silver Medal, Junior Women’s Division | ||||
| Variation from Napoli | Zhang Zhi Yao, 14 | |||
| Choreography: August Bournonville | (Beijing Dance Academy, PR of CHINA) | |||
| Silver Medal, Junior Men’s Division | ||||
| Clave | Mariana Layun Prado, 13 | |||
| Choreography: Adria Luz Velazquez | (Fomento Artistico Cordobes, MEXICO) | |||
| Gold Medal, Junior Women’s Division | ||||
| Variation from Flames of Paris | Derek Dunn, 12 | |||
| Choreography: Vasily Veinonen | (Edna Lee Dance Studio, MD/USA) | |||
| Youth Grand Prix Award | ||||
| Veloce Brioso | Students of The Rock Center for Dance | |||
| Choreography: Christopher Flemming | Education, PA/USA | |||
| 2007 Outstanding School Award | ||||
| Murcof | Katlyn Addison, 19 | |||
| Choreography: Garrett Smith | (Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy, TX/USA) | |||
| Sarah Chapin Langham Award | ||||
| Ballerina Variation from Etudes | Bryn Gilbert, 15 | |||
| Choreography: Harald Landers | (Southland Ballet Academy, CA/USA) | |||
| Spiritus Spiral | Irlan Dos Santos Silva, 17 | |||
| Choreography: Cristina Cara | (Centro De Danca Rio, BRAZIL) | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Dancer Award | ||||
| Variation from La Bayadere | Emily Kadow, 15 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (Ellison Ballet – Professional Training | |||
| Program, NY/USA) | ||||
| Bronze Medal, Senior Women’s Division | ||||
| Raining in Baltimore | Kaisey Johnston, 18 | |||
| Choreography: Debbit Linnert, Kaisey Johnston | (National College of Dance, AUSTRALIA) | |||
| Unusual Proportions | Students of the Pacific Coast Academy, CA/USA | |||
| Choreography: Viktor Uygan, Viktor Kasatsky, | ||||
| Tatiana Kasatsky | ||||
| Variation from La Bayadere | Benjamin Ella, 16 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (The Royal Ballet School, UK) | |||
| Silver Medal, Senior Men’s Division | ||||
| The Hill | Kirsten Wicklund, 17 | |||
| Choreography: Nicki Loud | (Goh Ballet Academy, CANADA) | |||
| Variation from Don Quixote | Vadim Muntagirov, 17 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (The Royal Ballet School, UK) | |||
| Gold Medal, Senior Men’s Division | ||||
| Variation from Sleeping Beauty | Rocio Aranzazú Alemán Benavides, 15 | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de | |||
| Monterrey, MEXICO) | ||||
| Gold Medal, Senior Women’s Division | ||||
| Les Bourgeois | Norbert Lukaszehski, 18 | |||
| Choreography: Ben Van Cauwenbergh | (John Cranko School, GERMANY) | |||
| Grand Prix Award | ||||
| Grand Defilé | The Finalists of YAGP 2008 International | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | student ballet and contemporary dance competition | |||
| Intermission | ||||
| ACT II: STARS OF TODAY | ||||
| “Petit Mort” | Greta Hodgkinson (National Ballet of Canada) | |||
| Choreography: Jiri Kylian | Roberto Bolle (La Scala Ballet) | |||
| Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||||
| “Tacacá” – WORLD PREMIERE | Sarawanee Tanatanit | |||
| Choreography: Marcelo Gomes | Blaine Hoven | |||
| Music: Batucada Brasileira | (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| “Grand Pas Classique” | Jin Yao | |||
| Choreography: Daniel Auber | Huang Zhen | |||
| Music: Victor Gsovsky | (Hong Kong Ballet) | |||
| “Alloy” – WORLD PREMIERE | Drew Jacoby | |||
| Choreography: Adam Hougland | Rubinald Pronk | |||
| Music: Schlagwerk Nordwest Percussion Ensemble | (Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company) | |||
| “Chaconne” | Wendy Whelan | |||
| Choreography: George Balanchine | Philip Neal | |||
| Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| © The George Balanchine Trust | ||||
| “Flames of Paris” Pas de Deux | Natalia Osipova | |||
| Choreography: Vasily Veinonen | Ivan Vasiliev | |||
| Music: Ludwig Minkus | (Bolshoi Ballet) | |||
| “Millennium Skiva” | Nicole Loizides | |||
| Choreography: Moses Pendleton and Company | Steven Marshall | |||
| Music: Brainbug | (MOMIX) | |||
| “Carmen” | Polina Semionova (Berlin State Opera Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Roland Petit | Roberto Bolle (La Scala Ballet) | |||
| Music: George Bizet | ||||
| “Le Corsaire” Pas de Trois | Mizuka Ueno (Tokyo Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | Jose Manuel Carreño | |||
| Music: Richard Drigo | David Hallberg | |||
