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