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SPRING 2016 BALLET SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The 2016 Spring Ballet Season in New York City opened with fantastic performances by YAGP alumni on the stages of the David H. Koch Theater and the Metropolitan Opera House. Our talented alumni led performances at NYCB, a company with 14 YAGP alumni, and ABT, where 49 YAGP alumni account for 50% of the dancers!
YAGP Alumni in NYCB's
Jewels and
A Midsummer Night's Dream
NYCB's Jewels was headlined by YAGP alumni: Sara Mearns, Lauren Lovette, Taylor Stanley, Ashly Isaacs, Zachary Catazaro, and Indiana Woodward.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Photo Courtesy of nycballet.com
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In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the part of Titania was performed by YAGP 2001 alumna, Sara Mearns,
while
danced as Bottom. Also starring in George Balanchine's romantic ballet were YAGP alumni
Zachary Catazaro, and Indiana
Woodward.
YAGP Alumni in ABT's
Sylvia and La Fille Mal Gardée
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| Hee Seo in Sylvia, Photo Courtesy of abt.org |
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In ABT's
Sylvia
,
YAGP alumni: Hee Seo
and
Isabella Boylston,
starred in the lead role of Sylvia, while
James Whiteside
and
Cory Stearns
, performed as Orion, and
Jeffrey Cirio
and
Gabe Stone Shayer
took the stage as Eros.
YAGP 2001 Gold Medalist, Isabella Boylston, gave a memorable performance as Lise
in
La Fille Mal Gardée
. The role of Colas was performed by YAGP 2001 participant, Cory Stearn
s
, YAGP 2000 participant,
James Whiteside
, and YAGP 2009 gold medalist,
Jeffrey Cirio
.
YAGP Alumni in Upcoming Performances:
Hee Seo
YAGP 2003 Grand Prix winner,
Hee Seo, will perform as
Medora on June 3.
Cory Stearns
YAGP 2001 participant, Cory Stearns, will perform as Conrad on June 1 and 4.
James Whiteside
YAGP 2000 participant, James Whiteside, will perform as Conrad on June 3.
Sarah Lane
YAGP
2002 bronze medal winner, Sarah Lane, will perform
as Gulnare on June 2.
The role of Lankendem will be performed by YAGP alumni Jeffrey Cirio (June 3), Gabe Stone Shayer (June 1 and 4) and Joo Won Ahn
(June 1 and 4)
.
ABT's The Golden Cockerel
Our alumni will continue to impress next week in ABT's
The Golden Cockerel
with Hee Seo as
the Queen of Shemakhan and Skylar Brandt and Sarah Lane as the Golden Cockerel. Do not miss them!
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YAGP Alumni Awards and Promotions
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Hannah O'Neill, Paris Opera Ballet
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YAGP 2010 Gold Medalist,
Hannah O'Neill
(Premier Danseur, Paris Opera Ballet), received the prestigious Benois de la Danse prize for Best Ballerina on May 17. The Best Dancer award went to YAGP 2012 winner,
Kim Kimin
(Principal, Mariinsky Ballet).
YAGP 2008 alumnus,
Taylor Stanley, was promoted to principal dancer at New York City Ballet last week, just moments before the curtain rose on
Hallelujah Junction.
At San Francisco Ballet, Blake Kessler
(YAGP 2014), joined the corps the ballet, while
Wan Ting Zhao (YAGP 2010 silver medalist), Wei Wang
(YAGP 2010), and
Angelo Greco
(YAGP 2012) were promoted to soloists earlier this week.
Ex Royal Ballet apprentice, Julian MacKay (YAGP 2015), joins the Mikhailovsky Theatre
in St. Petersburg as a Second Soloist.
YAGP 2014 winner,
Yuto Ideno, joined
the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
last week as the newest member of the company's
corps de ballet.
Congratulations to all YAGP alumni on their accomplishments!
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MAKE AN IMPACT
We are delighted to share the accomplishments of our alumni with you and we want to thank you for your enthusiasm and support of YAGP.
For more information, please contact Victoria Campbell, Development Manager at 646 791 9500 ext. 103 or vcampbell@yagp.org
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