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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would be ''Year of the Rabbit (ballet), Year of the Rabbit'', but was commissioned to make an expansion of a piece originally made for the institute.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. ... [...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. A three-time Tony Award for Best Choreography recipient, he won in 2018 for the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Carousel'', in 2024 for the Sufjan Stevens original dance musical, '' Illinoise'' and in 2025 for '' Buena Vista Social Club''. On film, Peck choreographed the dance sequences for Steven Spielberg musical adaptation ''West Side Story'' (2021) and Bradley Cooper's biographical drama '' Maestro'' (2023). Early life and education Peck was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in San Diego, California. His father was from New York and his mother was of Ukrainian descent, born and raised in Argentina. He began tap dancing when he was nine years old, after seeing a performance of '' Bring in 'da Noise' ... [...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 five most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Royal Ballet in London, and the New York City Ballet.Pourquoi les ballets de l'Opéra de Paris font partie des spectacles favoris des fêtes article by Martine Robert, 27 December 2013, Les Echos. Since December 2022, the company has been under the direction ... [...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. A three-time Tony Award for Best Choreography recipient, he won in 2018 for the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Carousel'', in 2024 for the Sufjan Stevens original dance musical, '' Illinoise'' and in 2025 for ''Buena Vista Social Club''. On film, Peck choreographed the dance sequences for Steven Spielberg musical adaptation ''West Side Story'' (2021) and Bradley Cooper's biographical drama ''Maestro'' (2023). Early life and education Peck was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in San Diego, California. His father was from New York and his mother was of Ukrainian descent, born and raised in Argentina. He began tap dancing when he was nine years old, after seeing a performance of '' Bring in 'da Noise''. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ballets
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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fairchild
Robbie 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 a principal dancer with 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 danced wor ... [...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 * Dominika Afanasenkov * Devin Alberda * Olivia Bell * Olivia Boisson * Jacqueline Bologna * India Bradley * Christina Clark * Lauren Collett * Nieve Corrigan * Naomi Corti * Gabriella Domini * Savannah Durham * Meaghan Dutton-O'Hara * Owen Flacke * David Gabriel * Christopher Grant * Laine Habony * Sarah Harmon * Kennard Henson * Spartak Hoxha * Baily Jones * Charlie Klesa * Alec Knight * Ruby Lister * Malorie Lundgren * Jules Mabie * Alston Macgill * Mary Thomas MacKinnon * Zoe Bliss Magnussen * Shelby Mann * Jenelle Manzi * Noah McAuslin * Samuel Melnikov * Lars Nelson * Maxwell Read * Ava Sautter * Grace Scheffel * Kristen Segin * Mary Elizabeth Sell * Anna Snellgrove * Mckenzie Bernardino Soares * Quinn Starner * Kennedy Targosz * Rommie Toma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona is a professional ballet company in Phoenix, Arizona directed by Daniela Cardim. 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 (originally Arizona Metropolitan Ballet), 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 gr ... [...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 has been artistic director of Boston Ballet since 2001. Nissinen leads the company in partnership with Executive Director Ming Min Hui. History 1956-1979 In 1956, E. Virginia Williams moved the ballet school she founded from a studio in Back Bay to 186 Massachusetts Avenue, across from the Loew's State Theatre in Boston. At this point in time, 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 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BalletMet
BalletMet is an American ballet company and training program based in Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States .... 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. Edwaard Liang has led the company as the artistic director for over 10 years. 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 Tori ... [...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, D.C. It was founded in 1976 by Mary Day and has been directed by Edwaard Liang since 2024. 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 Nutcracker'' with the National Symphony Orchestra in Constitution Hall. In 1976, Day started The Washington Ballet, a company providing a professional showcase for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
