Ángel Corella López (born 8 November 1975) is a Spanish former principal dancer with the

American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...

(the only Spaniard to have achieved such a position in history) and guest artist with

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Kirov Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...

New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...

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and the

Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson's, J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teache ...

among many others. Considered one of the leading dancers of his generation, he has received numerous awards including the Prix Benois de la Danse and the national award of Spain. He is also credited with ushering in a new era for male ballet in America, thanks to his appearance in the 2002 documentary ''Born to be Wild'' and successful franchise show ''Kings of the Dance''. ''The New York Times'' said Corella gave "classical dancing, especially in the 19th-century repertory, a new image." Having appeared on the front cover of ''

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'' on various occasions, he is described as a "a dancer capable of turning performance into sensation" and as a "force of nature" by the ''

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''. After performing at the

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for the third time in 2014 he was made an official member of the artistic committee. He is the most featured dancer of the American Ballet Theatre in DVD recordings and his appearance as Prince Siegfried in the

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presentation of ''

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'' won an

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. Corella is the only dancer with a statue in the ''Madrid Wax Museum'', and has both a secondary school and dance museum named after him. He has also been a judge on the Spanish version of the popular television show ''

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''. On 22 July 2014, the Pennsylvania Ballet announced that Corella has been appointed as its artistic director.

Early career

Born and raised in

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, Corella trained with Karemia Moreno and

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and began winning dance awards at a young age, including the First Prize in the National Ballet Competition of Spain in 1991 and three years later, the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the Concours International de Danse de Paris. When the world-renowned Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova saw the young Corella in competition, she contacted the artistic director of

and recommended that he be auditioned for the company. She described him later to the publication '' Dance Magazine'' as "exceptionally incredible… he is an angel who has been sent to us." He was accepted into ABT as a soloist in April 1995 and was promoted the following year (August 1996) to the rank of principal dancer.

Professional work

Ángel Corella has performed as a guest artist with such companies as

in London, the La Scala Ballet in

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, the

, the Australian Ballet, the Ballet of Tokyo, the Asami Maki Ballet, Ballet Contemporaneo de

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, the National Ballet of

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and the

at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. In recent years Corella has danced for an array of world leaders including

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of the United Kingdom,

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, Princess Letizia of Spain, the

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and United States Presidents

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and

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. He has on several occasions been a guest at the

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. In 2006, Corella established the touring show ''

Kings of the Dance ''Kings of the Dance'' was a four night dance extravaganza starring: * Angel Corella, ''American Ballet Theatre'' * Ethan Stiefel, ''American Ballet Theatre'' *Johan Kobborg, ''The Royal Ballet, London'' *Nikolay Tsiskaridze, ''The Bolshoi ...

'' alongside fellow leading men Gudrun Bojesen of

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;

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of the Royal Ballet; Ethan Stiefel of ABT; and

Nikolay Tsiskaridze Nikolay Maximovich Tsiskaridze PAR (russian: Николай Максимович Цискаридзе; ka, ნიკოლოზ ცისკარიძე, ''Nik'oloz Cisk'aridze'') is a Georgian-Russian ballet dancer who had been a member of ...

of the

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. which premiered, at the

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in Costa Mesa, CA, immediately followed by an East Coast premiere at City Center. In 2007, ''Kings of the Dance'' toured to Russia with performances in St. Petersburg, Moscow, ad Perm, Russia. The next year, Angel Corella was the sole returning original cast member to perform it at the Mariinsky Festival. Since its inception, the franchise has been continued by various other dancers. Corella also devised an annual touring group entitled ''Angel Corella and stars of American Ballet'' which performed throughout Spain for seven years. Corella has also collaborated for gala performances with a variety of artists including actress

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, violinist

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as well as opera singers Cecilia Bartoli and Ainhoa Arteta. After having danced in the operatic production '' La Gioconda'' at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, Barcelona's Liceu opera house, Madrid's

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and the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Corella made his debut with the

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in 2013. He has had the opportunity to partner many well-known ballerinas including Alessandra Ferri, Xiomara Reyes, Julie Kent,

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, Diana Vishneva,

Alina Cojocaru Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Roman ...

Nina Ananiashvili Nina Ananiashvili (born: ''Nino Ananiashvili'', ka, ნინო ანანიაშვილი; born March 19, 1963) is a Georgian ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia. She has been described by the '' Daily Teleg ...

Paloma Herrera Paloma Herrera (born 21 December 1975) is a prominent Argentine ballet dancer, choreographer, and artistic director who was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, where she worked for twenty-four years. She was the director of Colo ...

Irina Dvorovenko Irina Vladimirovna Dvorovenko ( uk, Ірина Володимирівна Дворовенко; russian: Ирина Владимировна Дворовенко; born 28 August 1973) is a Ukrainian-American retired ballet dancer and actress. She ...

Viktoria Tereshkina Viktoria Valerievna Tereshkina (russian: Викто́рия Вале́рьевна Терёшкина; born 31 May 1983) is a Russian ballet dancer, who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg. People's Artist ...

Alina Somova Alina Alekseevna Somova (russian: Али́на Алексе́евна Со́мова; born 22 October 1985) is a Russian ballet dancer and principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet of Saint Petersburg. Early life When Somova was young, she went ...

, Evgenia Obraztsova,

Alexandra Ansanelli Alexandra Noel Ansanelli is a retired American ballet dancer who was a Principal dancer at New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet prior to her retirement at a relatively young age. Early life Ansanelli was born in Manhassett, Long Island ...

, Michele Wiles,

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, Letizia Giuliani, Leanne Benjamin and

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, among others. Encouraging of young professionals, he is a regular judge at several prestigious dance competitions such as the International Ballet and Choreography competition (Beijing) and has also taught at the various summer programs and leading dance schools including the

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in London.

''The New York Times''

Throughout his career Angel Corella has won the respect of both the notorious New York critics and international publications due to both his technical capabilities and artistic prowess. In Corella's debut year with American Ballet Theatre, during a performance of

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's ''Americans We'', ''The New York Times'' praised Corella's performance saying the ballet "explodes with this young dancer’s phenomenal bravura. Don’t miss him." Increasing interest from audience and critics alike led quickly to more demanding principal roles. In his debut as the lead in the epic ballet La Bayadere the critic read "Angel Corella was nothing short of perfect." Described as a

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for his trademark feats of endurance "extremely fast pirouettes suddenly speeding up rather than slowing down" Corella excelled in the most demanding roles of the classical

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. Upon reviewing his first performance in Le Corsaire, ''The New York Times'' said "This performance bought the house down!" The newspaper also praised his versatility "Mr Corella is the rare dancer who has performed magnificently in each part he has been given." Remarking on his artistic flair, the ''New York Times'' described Corella as a "highly sophisticated artist" referencing his "finely nuanced acting" and stated that "the young Spaniard could wow audiences with multiple pirouettes, but it was his joy of dance that carried the day." It was cited that Corella was often "the star - and the heart of the show" frequently causing the audience to erupt into "feverish applause" and that "by sheer force, he put the company one step ahead," In the year of his retirement from the American Ballet Theatre, ''The New York Times'' wrote "Dancers like Angel Corella are hard to come by, and that speaks to more than just the radiance of his technique. He’s generous with his talent too."

Roles

*Prince Siegfried in ''Swan Lake'' *Des Grieux in ''

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'' *Romeo in ''Romeo and Juliet'' *Albrecht in ''

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...

'' *Peasant Pas de deux from ''Giselle'' *Colas In ''

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'' *Conrad in '' Le Corsaire'' *Ali the Slave in ''Le Corsaire'' *Birbanto in ''Le Corsaire'' *Lensky in ''Onegin'' *The Prince in '' Cinderella'' *Solor in '' La Bayadère'' *The Bronze Idol in ''La Bayadere'' *Basilio in ''Don Quixote'' *Gypsy King in ''Don Quixote'' *Danilo in ''The Merry Widow'' *Camille in ''The Merry Widow'' *James in '' La Sylphide'' *Franz in ''

Coppélia ''Coppélia'' (sometimes subtitled: ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail'' (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Éti ...

'' *Cassio in ''

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'' *The Bluebird Pas de deux from '' The Sleeping Beauty'' *Prince Désiré in ''The Sleeping Beauty'' *The Nutcracker Prince in ''

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'' *The Cavalier in ''The Nutcracker'' *Henry VIII in ''VIII'' *Petruchio in ''

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'' *The Blue Boy in '' Les Patineurs'' *The Rose in '' Le Spectre de la Rose'' *The Son in ''The Prodigal Son'' *The Peruvian in ''Gaîté Parisienne'' *Billy in '' Billy the Kid'' *Aktaion in ''Artemis'' *Petrouchka in ''

Petrouchka ''Petrushka'' (french: link=no, Pétrouchka; russian: link=no, Петрушка) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes compan ...

'' *Her Lover in ''Jardin aux Lilas'' *The First Sailor in ''Fancy Free'' *The Third Sailor in ''Fancy Free'' *Aktaion in ''Artemis'' *The Man from the House Opposite in ''Pillar of Fire'' *Misgir in '' The Snow Maiden'' *Her Lover in ''Weren't We Fools?'' *The Dancemaster in ''The Lesson'' * Oberon in ''The Dream'' *Leading roles in other ballets include the following: ''Symphony in C'', ''Other Dances'', ''Push Comes to Shove'', ''The Sleeping Beauty Act II'', ''Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison'', ''Variations on America'', ''Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux'', ''Theme and Variations'', ''The Brahms-Haydn Variations'', ''Bruch Violin Concerto'', ''Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes'', ''Ballet Imperial'', ''Sinfonietta'', ''Gong'', ''Who Cares?'', ''Variations For Four'', ''The Leaves Are Fading'', ''Mozartiana'', ''Without Words'', ''A Brahms Symphony'', ''Stepping Stones'', ''Americans We'', and ''Spring and Fall'', ''Concerto no. 1 for Piano & Orchestra'', ''Sinatra Suite'', ''In the Upper Room'', and ''Allegro Brillante'', among others. *Ballets created on Corella by today's choreographers: ''For 4'' by

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, ''Non Troppo'' by Mark Morris, ''The Pied Piper'' by David Parsons, ''HereAfter'' by Natalie Weir & Stanton Welch, ''Meadow'' by

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, ''Baroque Game'' by Robert Hill, ''Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra'' by Robert Hill, ''Known by Heart'' by Twyla Tharp, ''Getting Closer'' by

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, ''Sin and Tonic'' by

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, and both ''Clear'' and ''We Got it Good'' by choreographer Stanton Welch. *Ballets in Opera Productions: ''Dance of the Hours'' in

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's '' La Gioconda'' choreographed by George Iancu in

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2005 as well as Christopher Wheeldon's new ''Dance of the Hours'' in Ponchielli's ''La Gioconda'' for the

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in New York City, 2006. (Debut performances).

Popular culture

Corella's global success has on occasion allowed for him to appear in mainstream popular culture. In 1998 a young Corella appeared on the long-running children's television show ''

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''. After chatting with the likes of Elmo, Corella danced a rendition of the alphabet. In 2006 Corella appeared alongside

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in the big-budget Christmas commercial for the luxury cava

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. He was also the sole performer in the 2008 multi media campaign for Rolex, for which he was the Spanish ambassador for several years. Corella has represented high fashion designers such as Loewe, as well as popular dance brands such as

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and

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. He has also featured in the magazines ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' W'', '' GQ'' and '' Men's Health'' which recognised him as one of 2007's Men of the Year. In 2014 Corella was a judge on the Spanish version of the American hit TV show ''

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''. Which ran for a total of fourteen weeks and averaged a weekly audience of three million viewers. Corella has also appeared on a variety of talk shows in the United States including

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and

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, as well as many Spanish entertainment programs like ''Buena Fuente'', ''Sorpresa Sorpresa'' and ''Quien Vive Aqui''.

Retirement from American Ballet Theatre

Upon his retirement from ABT in 2012, Corella performed to a sell out audience at the Metropolitan Opera House and received a standing ovation lasting over twenty minutes. ''

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'' commemorated the occasion by caricaturing the artist. The arts journal wrote "For a long and happy time, we thought of Angel Corella, a much adored star of American Ballet theatre, simply as a king of dance. Now we are coming to know him as a native son."

Television appearances

*1996 ''Kennedy Center Honors'' *1998 ''Sesame Street'' *1999 "Reopening of the Royal Opera House, London" *2001 ''Charlie Rose'' *2000 PBS presentation of documentary film ''Born To Be Wild - The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre'' *2005 (Emmy Award-winning) PBS presentation of Tchaikovsky's ''Swan Lake'', with Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes (Staging by Kevin McKenzie) *2006 Freixenet commercial *2008 Rolex commercial *2011 "Quien Vive Aqui" *2012 "Buena Fuente" *2014 "Mira Quien Baila"

Corella's DVD recordings

*''Swan Lake'' with Gillian Murphy (American Ballet Theatre - 2005) *''Romeo and Juliet'' with Alessandra Ferri (La Scala Ballet - 2000) *''Le Corsaire'' with Julie Kent/Ethan Stiefel (American Ballet Theatre - 1998 VHS, 2001 DVD) *''Born To Be Wild - The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre'' (biographical documentary - 1999) with Vladimir Malakhov,

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, and Ethan Stiefel. *'' Don Quixote Pas de Deux'' with Paloma Herrera (American Ballet Theatre) on a mixed bill DVD titled ''American Ballet Theatre Now - Variety and Virtuosity'' (1996) * "Reopening of the Royal Opera House", London (1999) * "La Gioconda" Liceu Opera House (2005)

Awards

*National Ballet Competition of Spain - First prize, May 1991 *Concours International de Danse de Paris - Grand Prix / Gold Medal, December 1994 * Prix Benois de la Danse, 2000 *National Award of Spain, 2003 *Premio Protagonista, Luis del Olmo, 2005 *Men's Health award, 2007 *''Dance Europe Magazine'' DANCER OF THE YEAR Award, 2007 *Leonid Massine Award, 2008 *International medal from the community of madrid, 2008 *International Medal of Arts, Madrid, Spain, 2009 *Gold Medal the academy of fine arts, Cadiz *Galileo 2000 Award, Florence, 2009 *Sports and Culture award, Barcelona, 2011

Barcelona Ballet

In April 2008, Corella established the first classical ballet company in Spain in 20 years, the Corella Ballet, Castilla y Leon; in February 2012, it moved to Barcelona and became the Barcelona Ballet. The company had its world premiere in La Granja, Segovia, Spain on 11 July 2008 performing a mixed program of

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's '' Bruch Violin Concerto'', Stanton Welch's '' Clear'' and

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''. Its first full-length ballet was '' La Bayadère'' (staging by Natalia Makarova) on 4 September 2008 at the

in Madrid, Spain. Barcelona Ballet has since gone on to expand its repertoire and gain a great following across both Spain and the rest of the world. They are a touring company performing in many theatres across Spain, including

, Madrid and the Liceu, Barcelona. They have performed internationally at the New York City Center in March 2010 as well as at the

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and Santa Barbara, California. They have toured cities such as New Orleans, Seattle, Charleston, the Spoleto Festival and the Guadalajara book festival, Mexico in November 2010. Their repertoire includes ''

'', suites from '' Le Corsaire'' and '' The Sleeping Beauty'',

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'', '' Don Quixote'' and '' Satanella'';

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's '' Who Cares?'',

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'', Wheeldon's '' DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse'' and ''

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'', Welch's '' We got it good'',

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's '' Epimitheus'', Vasiliov and Kasatkina's '' Sunny Duet'',

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'', Corella,

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& Radev's '' Suspended in Time'', Corella's '' String Sextet'', ''

Paquita ''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist. History ''Paquita'' is the creation of French compo ...

'' Joseph Mazilier, ''Facing the light'' ''Radev'', and the Suite of ''Sleeping beauty'' after ''Petipa''. Barcelona Ballet returned to New York City Center in April 2012 with a world premiere of "Palpito" by Spanish choreographers Rojas y Rodriguez as well as visiting Purchase, NY, Detroit, Houston. In early 2013 Corella made the decision to dissolve the company to pursue other projects, indicating that he would likely head to the United States for professional reasons. Corella continues to perform internationally, collaborating with various artists and choreographers, and was appointed as the Artistic Director of the Pennsylvania Ballet in July, 2014.

References

Bio Page at ABT's WebsiteArticle from ''Dance Magazine'' (Cover Story, 1995)Interview from ''Travel Classics Magazine'' (2006)

External links

* ''Angel Corella'' * ''Barcelona Ballet''
Link to Forum Angel Corella

Reviews

* ttp://www.martinballet.com/005/writ-abt2.html Review of ''The Pied Piper'' (May 2001)br>NY Times review of ''The Pied Piper'' (May 2001)
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070608062724/http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_05/jul05/et_rev_abt3_0605.htm Online review of ''Raymonda'' (July 2005)br>Online review of ''Kings of the Dance'' (Feb. 2006)
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070927205326/http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_07/jun07/rs_rev_abt_0507.htm Review of Corella in ''La Bayadere'' from ''Ballet Magazine'' (June 2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Corella, Angel Spanish male ballet dancers 1975 births Living people Prix Benois de la Danse winners American Ballet Theatre principal dancers 21st-century ballet dancers