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In Creases
''In Creases'' is a ballet choreographed by Justin Peck, his first for the New York City Ballet, to Philip Glass' "Four Movements for Two Pianos". The ballet premiered on July 14, 2012, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, during the company's annual season there, and had its New York City premiere on May 29, 2013. Production Background ''In Creases'' is the first ballet then-New York City Ballet corps de ballet member Justin Peck made for the company, though he had already choreographed at the New York Choreographic Institute for several years. He originally expected his first "big opportunity" would be '' Year of the Rabbit'', but was commissioned to make an expansion of a piece originally made for the institute. Choreography and music The title of the ballet is a pun, a comment on the music and what Peck "wanted to do structurally with the choreography." The ballet is set to Philip Glass' Four Movements for Two Pianos, which was composed in 2008. Peck was initially hesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Peck
Justin Peck (born September 8, 1987) is an American choreographer, director, and dancer associated with New York City Ballet, of which he was appointed Resident Choreographer in July 2014, being the second person in the history of the institution to hold this title. In 2018 he won the Tony Award for Best Choreography for his work on the third Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's '' Carousel''. Peck also choreographed the 2021 Steven Spielberg film ''West Side Story'', an adaptation of the musical. Early life Peck was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in San Diego, California. He began tap dancing when he was nine years old, after seeing a performance of '' Bring in 'da Noise''. When Peck was 13, he witnessed a performance of American Ballet Theatre in '' Giselle'' which inspired him to begin training in the ballet form. Career At 15 years old, Peck moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet. In 2006, when he was 18 years old, he was invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the four most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg and the Royal Ballet in London.Pourquoi les ballets de l'Opéra de Paris font partie des spectacles favoris des fêtes article by Martine Robert, 27 December 2013, Les Echos. The position of director of dance is currently vacant, but [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballets By Justin Peck
Justin Peck (born September 8, 1987) is an American choreographer, director, and dancer associated with New York City Ballet, of which he was appointed Resident Choreographer in July 2014, being the second person in the history of the institution to hold this title. In 2018 he won the Tony Award for Best Choreography for his work on the third Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Carousel''. Peck also choreographed the 2021 Steven Spielberg film ''West Side Story'', an adaptation of the musical. Early life Peck was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in San Diego, California. He began tap dancing when he was nine years old, after seeing a performance of '' Bring in 'da Noise''. When Peck was 13, he witnessed a performance of American Ballet Theatre in ''Giselle'' which inspired him to begin training in the ballet form. Career At 15 years old, Peck moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet. In 2006, when he was 18 years old, he was invited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ballet Premieres
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Taylor Stanley
Taylor G. Stanley (born May 30, 1991) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Early life Stanley was born in Philadelphia to a mixed-race family, and was raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania. At age three, they started learning ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop at The Rock School for Dance Education. Initially they thought they would pursue a career in commercial dance, but their parents and teachers encouraged them to focus on ballet. At age 15, Stanley attended a summer course at the Miami City Ballet School. Two years later, Stanley attended a summer intensive at the School of American Ballet in New York City, then was asked there and to train full time for a year. At the workshop performance of SAB, they performed George Balanchine's '' Stars and Stripes''. They also received the Mae L. Wien Awards for Outstanding Promise that year. Career Stanley became an apprentice at the New York City Ballet in 2009, and joined the cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fairchild
Robert Fairchild (born June 9, 1987) is an American dancer and actor. He is best known for originating the role Jerry Mulligan in the musical ''An American in Paris'', and as Munkustrap in the 2019 film ''Cats''. He was a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. Early life Fairchild was raised in Salt Lake City. His mother is a dietitian and his father worked for Utah's wildlife resources. He started dancing at the age of four, and began formal ballet training at age ten. After attending the School of American Ballet's summer intensives in 2002 and 2003, he relocated to New York City and enrolled in the school as a full-time student in fall 2003. Fairchild's elder sister, Megan, is also a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. Career Dance Fairchild became an apprentice at the New York City Ballet in 2005, and joined the company's corps de ballet the following year. He became a soloist in 2007 and principal dancer in 2009. During his time in the company, he had dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Pollack
This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers Soloists This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists. Corps de ballet The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet. * Victor Abreu * Devin Alberda * Marika Anderson * Olivia Boisson * Gilbert Bolden III * Jacqueline Bologna * India Bradley * LaJeromeny Brown * Christina Clark * Lauren Collett * Nieve Corrigan * Naomi Corti * Uma Deming * Gabriella Domini * Savannah Durham * Meaghan Dutton-O'Hara * Jonathan Fahoury * Christopher Grant * Laine Habony * Kennard Henson * Spartak Hoxha * Rachel Hutsell * Sasonah Huttenbach * Baily Jones * Alec Knight * Ruby Lister * Malorie Lundgren * Jules Mabie * Alston Macgill * Mary Thomas MacKinnon * Olivia MacKinnon * Zoe Bliss Magnussen * Jenelle Manzi * Alexa Maxwell * Samuel Melnikov * Clara Miller * Lars Nelson * Davide Riccardo * Andrew Scordato * Kristen Segin * Mary Elizabeth Sell * Quinn Starner * Mimi Staker * KJ Takahashi * Kenned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Gerrity
This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers Soloists This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists. Corps de ballet The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet. * Victor Abreu * Devin Alberda * Marika Anderson * Olivia Boisson * Gilbert Bolden III * Jacqueline Bologna * India Bradley * LaJeromeny Brown * Christina Clark * Lauren Collett * Nieve Corrigan * Naomi Corti * Uma Deming * Gabriella Domini * Savannah Durham * Meaghan Dutton-O'Hara * Jonathan Fahoury * Christopher Grant * Laine Habony * Kennard Henson * Spartak Hoxha * Rachel Hutsell * Sasonah Huttenbach * Baily Jones * Alec Knight * Ruby Lister * Malorie Lundgren * Jules Mabie * Alston Macgill * Mary Thomas MacKinnon * Olivia MacKinnon * Zoe Bliss Magnussen * Jenelle Manzi * Alexa Maxwell * Samuel Melnikov * Clara Miller * Lars Nelson * Davide Riccardo * Andrew Scordato * Kristen Segin * Mary Elizabeth Sell * Quinn Starner * Mimi Staker * KJ Takahashi * Kenned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona is a professional ballet company in Phoenix, Arizona directed by Ib Andersen. The company was created in 1986 by a merger of three smaller Arizonan dance companies that were struggling to survive. Today, the company of thirty-one dancers occupies a prominent place in American ballet. The company is also integrated into the School of Ballet Arizona. History Allen Rosenberg, a Phoenix philanthropist and arts supporter, orchestrated in 1986 a fusion of the Phoenix Ballet, Arizona Dance Theater, and Ballet West Arizona, all of which were in difficulties due to a lack of funding and audience. The company was originally directed by Jean-Paul Comelin, formerly with Milwaukee Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet, and New Zealand dancer Malcolm Burn. Burn left soon thereafter, and the company was guided through its early success by Comelin until 1992, when Michael Uthoff became artistic director. During the 1990s the company continued to grow, until it was beset with financial troub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Ballet
The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and Sydney Leonard, and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. It has been led by Violette Verdy (1980–1984), Bruce Marks (1985–1997), and Anna-Marie Holmes (1997–2000). Mikko Nissinen was appointed artistic director in September 2001. History 1956-1979 In 1956, E. Virginia Williams moved her ballet school from a studio in Back Bay to 186 Massachusetts Avenue, across from the Loew's State Theatre in Boston. At this point, the school offered classes starting at a children's level all the way to a professional division. In 1958, out of her Boston School of Ballet (which was sometimes called The New England School of Ballet), E. Virginia Williams formed a small dance group named The New England Civic Ballet. The group primarily performed at small local festivals and venues around New England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BalletMet
BalletMet is an American ballet company and academy based in Columbus, Ohio. Located in downtown Columbus, BalletMet facilities include a black box theatre performance space, seven dance studios, administrative offices and costume and scene shops. BalletMet's professional company stages 60 to 70 performances each year in Columbus and on tour. In the past, the company has toured 28 U.S. states and internationally to Russia, Poland, Egypt, Spain and Canada. BalletMet operates a dance academy that instructs about 1,500 students of all ages yearly. Classes offered include ballet, tap, modern, and pilates. The current Academy Director is Maria Torija, a former professional dancer with Berlin State Ballet. BalletMet developed DanceReach, a series of educational and outreach programs serving nearly 30,000 people annually. The DanceReach program offers up to 60 scholarships each year to talented youth, many from minority and under-served groups, who could not otherwise participate in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Ballet
The Washington Ballet (TWB) is an ensemble of professional ballet dancers based in Washington DC. It was founded in 1976 by Mary Day, and has been under the artistic directorship of Julie Kent since 2016. Septime Webre was artistic director for 17 years starting in 1999 and stepped down as artistic director at the conclusion of the 2015/2016 season. The Mary Day years (1976–99) Mary Day ''(née'' Mary Henry Day; 25 January 1910 – 11 July 2006), a native of Washington, and her mentor, Lisa Gardiner ''(né'' Elizabeth C. Gardiner; 1894–1958), established The Washington School of Ballet in 1944. In the 1950s, a pre-professional group of dancers trained at the school joined to perform at the National Cathedral and the D.C. Department of Recreation with the National Symphony Orchestra. This group also toured New York, West Virginia, and the Dominican Republic, where the troupe performed with Alicia Alonso in 1956. In 1961, the Washington Ballet School premiered Day's ''The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
