Ballet’s Greatest Hits - YAGP Gala

BALLET’S GREATEST HITS – A GALA PERFORMANCE
from Youth America Grand Prix
Gala Performance | Estimated running time 90 minutes
Presented by Youth America Grand Prix
Presented by the largest international ballet competition, and subject of the award-winning ballet
documentary First Position, Youth America Grand Prix’s Ballet’s Greatest Hits features a special Gala
performance starring some of the world’s greatest and most exciting ballet stars. Principal dancers such
as Marcelo Gomes, Veronika Part and Hee Seo from American Ballet Theatre, Maria Kochetkova of San
Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet favorites Ashley Bouder and Daniel Ulbricht, and Matthew Golding
of Dutch National Ballet perform iconic roles from the classical repertoire including Swan Lake, Giselle,
Flames of Paris and La Bayadere. Audiences will gain special insight from interviews with the artists and
choreographers. A unique dialogue between ballet’s history and its present, “Ballet’s Greatest Hits” is a
star-studded Gala performance not to miss!
March 31 and April 2, 2013
Music: Various composers
Choreography: Various
Performed live on January 5, 2013 at the David A. Straz Center in Tampa, FL
PROGRAM
Swan Lake – White Swan Pas de Deux
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky
Odette: Veronika Part (Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre)
Siegfried: Marcelo Gomes (Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre)
Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux
Choreography: Marus Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky
Sugar Plum Fairy: Hee Seo (Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre)
Nutcracker Prince: Alejandro Virelles (Soloist, Boston Ballet)
La Bayadere – Pas D’Action Pas de Deux and Bronze Idol
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus/John Lanchbery
Gamzatti: Isabella Boylston (Soloist, American Ballet Theatre)
Solor: Matthew Golding (Principal Dancer, Dutch National Ballet)
Bronze Idol: Joseph Phillips (American Ballet Theatre)Flames of Paris
Choreography: Vasily Vainonen
Music: Boris Asafiev
Ashley Bouder (Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet)
Daniel Ulbricht (Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet)
Giselle – Excerpts from Act II
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Adolphe Adam
Giselle: Great Hodgkinson (Principal Dancer, National Ballet of Canada)
Albrecht: Matthew Golding (Principal Dancer, Dutch National Ballet)
Myrtha: Stella Abrera (Soloist, American Ballet Theatre)
Don Quixote- Grand Pas de Deux
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Kitri: Maria Kochetkova (Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet)
Basilio: Taras Domitro (Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet)
Bridesmaids: Skylar Brandt (American Ballet Theatre) and
Emily Kadow (San Francisco Ballet)