YAGP 15th Anniversary “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala
Thursday Evening, April 10, 2014, at 7:00
Hosted by Hilaria Baldwin
Hailed by the late Clive Barnes of the New York Post as “the highlight of the New York ballet season,” YAGP’s “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala should not be missed by any ballet fan. The Gala features performances by leading dancers from the most prominent companies (Stars of Today- many of whom are YAGP alumni), alongside YAGP finalists (Stars of Tomorrow). This year, YAGP will feature a world premiere by Derek Hough, Emmy Award-winning choreographer of Dancing With the Stars and ABT’s Gemma Bond, with an original score by composer Karen LeFrak and costumes by Ralph Rucci. Don’t miss this spectacular evening of dance!
| ACT I: “STARS OF TOMORROW” | ||||
| Entries will be announced during the performance. | The winners of Youth America Grand Prix 2014 | |||
| International Student Ballet Scholarship Competition | ||||
| In G Major | Sara Mearns* and Tyler Angle (New York City Ballet) | |||
| (A special performance celebrating YAGP alumni) | Accompaniment by David Aladashvili (Piano) | |||
| Choreography: Jerome Robbins | ||||
| Music: Maurice Ravel | ||||
| Performed by permission of The Robbins Rights Trust. | ||||
| Grand Defilé | YAGP 2014 Finalists | |||
| Choreography: Carlos dos Santos, Jr. | ||||
| Rehearsal Directors: Alexei Moskalenko and Mikhail Tchoupakov | ||||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| The Grand Defilé is a specially choreographed piece d’occasion for over 250 YAGP participants from 30 countries and throughout the United States. | ||||
| There will be a very brief intermission between acts. | ||||
| ACT II: “STARS OF TODAY” | ||||
| Pas de Duke – Excerpt | Alicia Graf Mack (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) | |||
| Choreography: Alvin Ailey | and Daniil Simkin (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Music: Duke Ellington | ||||
| Staged by: Chaya Masazumi | ||||
| Costumes: Rouben Ter-Arutunian | ||||
| Lighting: Chenault Spence | ||||
| Music used with the permission of G. Schirmer Inc. | ||||
| Being Natasha – WORLD PREMIERE | Skylar Brandt* | |||
| Choreography: Gemma Bond | Sarah Lane* | |||
| Music: Karen LeFrak | Lauren Post* | |||
| Costume Design: Ralph Rucci | Katherine Williams* | |||
| Projection Design: Ralph Rucci | Calvin Royal III* | |||
| Cory Stearns* | ||||
| and Gabe Stone Shayer* | ||||
| (American Ballet Theatre) | ||||
| Accompaniment by Eileen Moon (Cello) | ||||
| and Theodore Primis (Horn) | ||||
| Pas de Deux from Onegin | Olga Smirnova (Bolshoi Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: John Cranko | and Evan McKie – NEW YORK DEBUT | |||
| Music: Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Peter Tchaikovsky | (Stuttgart Ballet / National Ballet of Canada) | |||
| Staged by: Georgette Tsinguirides and Reid Anderson | ||||
| Solo from Manfred | Mathias Heymann* (Paris Opera Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Rudolph Nureyev | ||||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| Ameska – WORLD PREMIERE | Misty Copeland (American Ballet Theatre) | |||
| Choreography: Derek Hough | with Paul Barris | |||
| Music: Ameska | Alexander Demkin | |||
| Costumes: Vesa Designs | and Roman Kutskyy (Ballroom Guest Artists) | |||
| Projection Design: José Parla | ||||
| White Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake | Lucia Lacarra and Marlon Dino | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | (Bavarian State Ballet) | |||
| Music: Peter Tchaikovsky | ||||
| Millenium Skiva | Nicole Loizides and Steven Ezra* (MOMIX) | |||
| Choreography: Moses Pendleton | ||||
| Music: Brainbug | ||||
| Costumes: Phoebe Katzin | ||||
| Lighting: Joshua Starbuck | ||||
| Pas de Deux from Don Quixote | Iana Salenko (Berlin State Ballet) | |||
| Choreography: Marius Petipa | with Joseph Gatti* (Principal Guest Artist) | |||
| Music: Ludwig Minkus | ||||
| * indicates YAGP alumni | ||||
