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Robert Weiss is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet. He began his professional career at age 17 joining the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine, eventually becoming a Principal Dancer sometime prior to 1977. [1] [2] Balanchine created several roles for him, including Ballo della Regina.
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.
New York City Ballet offers tickets for $30 to select performances for patrons ages 13 to 30 at the box office, or online or by phone with an account; sales for each performance week (Tue. evening through Sun. matinee) begin at 10:00 a.m. on the Monday of that week.
Tracey joined the New York City Ballet in June 1986. Six months later, Peter Martins chose her to dance in his new ballet, Les Petits Riens. Soon, she was also spotted by Jerome Robbins, who cast her in Afternoon of a Faun and as the pink girl in The Goldberg Variations. [1] In 1989, she won a Princess Grace Statue Award. [2]
Stafford became an apprentice at New York City Ballet in October 1998, and joined the corps de ballet in February 1999. He became a soloist in 2006, and taught in the School of American Ballet as a guest faculty. The following year, he was promoted to principal dancer, and joined SAB's permanent faculty.
Ashley retired from the New York City Ballet in 1997, shortly before she turned 47, after 30 years of dancing. [5] She was the longest-serving dancer at New York City Ballet at the time. [ 4 ] She remained in the company as a teaching associate until 2008, then went freelance to coach Balanchine ballets in other companies.
The Diamond Project was inaugurated May 27, 1992, at New York City Ballet with funding from the Irene Diamond Fund. It has presented — every two to four years — work by new choreographers. It has presented — every two to four years — work by new choreographers.
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 ...