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The ballet employs a large children's corps de ballet. [4] Act I tells Shakespeare's familiar story of lovers and fairies while Act II presents a strictly classical dance wedding celebration. The ballet dispenses with Shakespeare's play-within-a-play finale. A Midsummer Night's Dream opened The New York City Ballet's first season at the New ...
Villella became a member of the New York City Ballet in 1957, rising to soloist in 1958 and principal dancer in 1960, last dancing there in 1979. [4]: 179 Among his most noteworthy [5] performances were Oberon in George Balanchine's ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream (with music by Felix Mendelssohn), Tarantella, Rubies in the Balanchine ballet Jewels, and Prodigal Son.
She joined the New York City Ballet in 1967, making her debut as a corps dancer in A Midsummer Night's Dream. [2] As there was another dancer named Linda Merrill, she performed under the stage name Merrill Ashley. She was promoted to soloist in 1974 and principal dancer in 1977. [1] Ashley was known for her speed.
In 1994, at the age of 17, Kowroski entered the New York City Ballet as an apprentice, and became a member of the corps de ballet a year later. She was promoted to soloist in 1997 and principal dancer in 1999.
New York City Ballet's Fourth Ring Society offered discounted tickets to all shows in the theater's Fourth Ring for a small annual fee. This program was closed to new members in 2011 and renamed Society NYCB to reflect an expanded offering of discounted seats in all sections of the theater, although over time a few ballet programs (e.g ...
Catazaro became an apprentice with the New York City Ballet in 2007. At this time, he performed a principal role in the revival of Jerome Robbins' Watermill. He became a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2008, performing featured roles such as the male lead in Diamonds from Jewels, [2] the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and Shakespeare's comedic and temperamental Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's ...
Jovani Furlan (born 1993 or 1994) [1] is a Brazilian ballet dancer. He joined the Miami City Ballet in 2012, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2017. In 2019, he left the company to join the New York City Ballet as a soloist, and became a principal dancer in 2022.
Suki Schorer is an American ballet dancer, ballet mistress, teacher, and writer. She danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet from 1959 to 1972. Suki Schorer teaches at the School of American Ballet, [1] the official school of the New York City Ballet and is a Balanchine Trust répétiteur.