YAGP 2026 NEW YORK GALA
STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 7 PM
Honoring Melanie Hamrick and Rebecca Hessel Cohen
Hosted by Misty Copeland
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world’s largest international youth ballet competition – presents its signature spectacular dance gala performance, “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW.”
Celebrated ballet stars and the winners of the YAGP international youth ballet competition share the stage in an unforgettable evening of dance.
Featuring performances by:
Christine Shevchenko*
Calvin Royal III*
American Ballet Theatre
Polina Semionova
Berlin State Ballet
Nicoletta Manni
Timofej Andrijashenko
La Scala Ballet – New York Debuts
Román Mejía
New York City Ballet
Reece Clarke
The Royal Ballet
The Gala will also feature performances by the YAGP International Contemporary Ensemble and works by Mauro Bigonzetti, Sharon Eyal, Itzik Galili, Marco Goecke, Melanie Hamrick, and Sir Kenneth MacMillan.
*YAGP Alumni
PATRON TICKETS
If there are any questions please contact
Sophie Leibowitz
Director of Charitable Giving
sleibowitz@yagp.org
347.844.0610.
GENERAL ADMISSIONS TICKETS
TWO-SHOW DISCOUNT:
Get 20% OFF THE ENTIRE ORDER when purchasing tickets to both YAGP 2026 Gala (April 16, 2026) and YAGP 2026 IDSF (April 18, 2026) in the same order. The discount will be automatically applied at checkout. PLEASE NOTE: To activate the discount, the number of tickets must be the same for both shows.
PLEASE NOTE: The discounts cannot be combined.