Youth America Grand Prix’s 2013 “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.
Annually sold-out and highly acclaimed by critics worldwide, YAGP Galas featuring the world’s most promising young dance students and the stars of today’s leading international dance companies have been thrilling New York City audiences since the inception of YAGP in 1999. The unique format of the Gala, featuring the performances of international ballet stars and introducing the world’s brightest young dance talent quickly became an audience favorite and, according to the late Clive Barnes of The New York Post, “the highlight of the New York ballet season.”
Featuring:
Nina Ananiashvili (Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre)
Tyler Angle (New York City Ballet)
Clifton Brown
Herman Cornejo (American Ballet Theatre)
Chase Finlay (New York City Ballet)
Dorothée Gilbert (Paris Opera Ballet)
Marcelo Gomes (American Ballet Theatre)
Osiel Gouneo (National Ballet of Cuba)
Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet)
Misa Kuranaga (Boston Ballet)
Lil Buck
Svetlana Lunkina (Bolshoi Ballet)
Teresa Reichlen (New York City Ballet)
Viengsay Valdes (National Ballet of Cuba)
Alejandro Virelles (YAGP Alumnus, Boston Ballet)
Lonnie Weeks (YAGP Alumnus, San Francisco Ballet)
And WORLD PREMIERES by Emery LeCrone and Marcelo Gomes, with an ORIGINAL SCORE by Karen LeFrak.
| ACT I: STARS OF TOMORROW MARK L. WALBERG (HOST) | ||||
| “Carmen Fantasy” | Elli Choi (Violin, Musical Protégé Series) | |||
| Music: Pablo de Sarasate | Accompanied by: Carlos Avila (piano) | |||
| “Clown Variation” | Lada Saratkova (Nr.416/10y) | |||
| Choreography: Vladislav Kuramshin | Vladislav Kuramshin Russian Ballet School – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA | |||
| Teacher: Tatiana Petrova | ||||
| Variation from “Don Quijote” | Daichi Ikarashi (Nr.497/10y) Nigata Ballet School – JAPAN | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | ||||
| Teacher: Kyoko Sakurai, Erika Sakurai | ||||
| “Magalenha” | Maria Clara Coehlo (Nr.75/14y) | |||
| Choreography: Ana Palmieri | Balletarrj Escola de Danca – BRAZIL | |||
| Teacher: Romulo Ramos | ||||
| Variation from “La Fille Mal Gardee” | Adhonay Soares Da Silva (Nr.327/15y) | |||
| Choreography: A.Gorsky | Bale Jovem Gustav Ritter a Bale Basileu Franca – BRAZIL | |||
| Teacher: Herold | ||||
| Variation from “Esmeralda” | Gisele Bethea (Nr.57/13y) | |||
| Choreography: M.Petipa | Master Ballet Academy – AZ USA | |||
| Teacher: Irena Wozniak, Slawomir Wozniak | ||||
| “My First Modern Piece” | Jinchang Gu (Nr.332/15y) Liaoning Ballet Academy – P.R OF CHINA | |||
| Choreography: Disha Zhang | ||||
| Teacher: Yifei Zhao | ||||
| Variation from “Giselle” | Lou Spichtig (Nr. 205/15y) Tanz Akademie Zurich – SWITZERLAND | |||
| Choreography: J.Perrot,J.Coralli | ||||
| Teacher: Tina Goldin | ||||
| Variation from “Swan Lake” | Joo Wan Ahn (Nr.373/19y) | |||
| Choreography: M. Petipa | Korea National University of Arts – REPUBLIC OF KOREA | |||
| Teacher: Margarita Kullik | ||||
| “Flames of Paris” Pas de Deux | Maria Kochetkova – San Francisco Ballet | |||
| Choreography: Vassily Vainonen | Jorge Lopez Barani (Nr.727/20y) | |||
| Magaly Suarez The Art of Classical Ballet – FL, USA | ||||
| Grand Defile | Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | |||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| The Grand Defilé is a specially choreographed | ||||
| piece d’occasion for over 250 YAGP | ||||
| participants from 28 countries and | ||||
| throughout the United States. | ||||
| The Finalists of Youth America Grand Prix 2013 international student ballet competition. | ||||
| Entries will be announced during the performance. | ||||
| ACT II: STARS OF TODAY | ||||
| “Take 5” | Clifton Brown | |||
| Choreography: Fredrick Earl Mosley | Live music accompaniment: | |||
| Music: Paul Desmond | Braxton Cook (Saxophone) | |||
| James MacBride (Drums) | ||||
| Luke Sellick (Bass) | ||||
| Samora Pinderhughes (Piano) | ||||
| “La Bayadere” – Nikiya Monologue from Act I | Svetlana Lunkina (Bolshoi Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | ||||
| Music: Ludwig Minkus | ||||
| “Double Bounce” – U.S. PREMIERE | Viengsay Valdés and Osiel Gouneo | |||
| Choreography: Peter Quanz | (National Ballet of Cuba) | |||
| Music: David Lang | ||||
| “Partita No. 2 in C Minor” – WORLD PREMIERE | Teresa Reichlen and Tyler Angle | |||
| Choreography: Emery LeCrone | (New York City Ballet) | |||
| Music: J.S. Bach | Live music accompaniment: | |||
| The Emerging Choreographer Series is made possible with major support from | Vassily Primakov (Piano) | |||
| Elizabeth Frenchman & Kenneth E. Gordon. | ||||
| “Tous les Jours” – U.S. PREMIERE | Chase Finlay (New York City Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marcelo Gomes | Live music accompaniment: | |||
| Music: Karen LeFrak | Emiko Edwards (Piano) | |||
| Tous les Jours is a co-production of YAGP and the Mariinsky | Jingyi Zhang (Piano) | |||
| Ballet. It had its world premiere on March 10, 2013 in St. | ||||
| Petersburg, Russia as part of the Mariinsky Festival. | ||||
| “Romeo and Juliet” – Balcony Pas de Deux | Dorothée Gilbert (Paris Opera Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | Marcelo Gomes (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Sergey Prokofiev | ||||
| “Borderlands Pas de Deux” – NY PREMIERE | Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Wayne McGregor | Lonnie Weeks (YAGP Alumnus, | |||
| Music: Joel Cadbury and Paul Stoney | San Francisco Ballet) | |||
| “Swan” (Pièce d’occasion) | Nina Ananiashvilli (Georgia State Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Mikhail Fokine and Lil Buck | Lil Buck | |||
| Music: Camille Saint-Saëns | Live music accompaniment: | |||
| Nina Kotova (Cello) | ||||
| Vassily Primakov (Piano) | ||||
| “Le Corsaire” – Pas de Trois | Misa Kuranaga (Boston Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marius Pepita | Herman Cornejo (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Adolphe Adam, arranged by Ricardo Drigo | Alejandro Virelles (YAGP Alumnus, | |||
| Boston Ballet) | ||||
