NCPA International Ballet Gala

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When planning the annual NCPA Dance Festival, NCPA widely makes "Call for Masters", invites "heavyweights" of dance community to join, and strives to present a brilliant "super performance", NCPA International Ballet Gala. Principal dancers of world-class ballets will respectively bring forth their familiar repertoires. From classical style to modern style, from romance to passion and from the body to the heart, dancers' gestures and jumps will impress people deeply. All dance highlights will vividly radiate the beauty of ballet art.

In 2016 NCPA International Ballet Gala, many ballet stars of Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Bavarian State Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, Dortmund Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, Bejart Ballet Lausanne and other world-class ballet companies are sincerely invited to hold the spotlight. For example, Ekaterina Krysanova and Semyon Chudin are top stars of Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. Friedemann Vogel is winner of a number of internationally renowned awards, and enjoys great box office appeal in Stuttgart Ballet. They will gather together on NCPA stage, and offer a top-grade ballet feast for audiences in Beijing.

Programme

Semyon Chudin, Evgenia Obraztsova
November 26^thDiamonds Pas de Deux
Choreographer：George Balanchine
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

Sonata
Choreographer：Uwe Scholz
Composer：Rachmaninov

November 27^thDiamonds Pas de Deux
Choreographer：George Balanchine
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

Nutcracker Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Yuri Grigorovich
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky
Dancers: Semyon Chudin, Evgenia Obraztsova

Lucia Lacara, Marlon Dino
November 26^th
The Lady of the Camellias
Choreographer：Val Caniparoli
Composer：Rachmaninov

Light Rain
Choreographer：Gerald Arpino
Composer：Doug Adamz

November 27^thThe Lady of the Camellias
Choreographer：Val Caniparoli
Composer：Rachmaninov

Spiral Twist
Choreographer：Russell Maliphant
Composer：Max Richter

Adiarys Almeida, Jeffrey Cirio
November 26^thDon Quixote Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Marius Petipa
Composer：Ludwig Minkus

Black Swan Pas de Deux
Choreographer: Lev.Ivanov
Composer: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

November 27^thDon Quixote Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Marius Petipa
Composer：Ludwig Minkus

Black Swan Pas de Deux
Choreographer:Lev.Ivanov
Composer:Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

Megan Fairchild, Gonzalo Garcia
November 26^th
Rubies Pas de Deux
Choreographer：George Balanchine
Composer：Igor Stravinsky

Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
Choreographer：George Balanchine
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

November 27^thRubies Pas de Deux
Choreographer：George Balanchine
Composer：Igor Stravinsky

La Sylphide
Choreographer：August Bournonville
Composer：Herman Levenskjold

Vladimir Shklyarov, Maria Shirinkina
November 26^thLe Corsaire Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Marius Petipa
Composer：Adolphe Adam

Romeo and Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Leonid Lavrovsky
Composer：Sergei Prokofiev

November 27^thLe Corsaire Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Marius Petipa
Composer：Adolphe Adam

Parting
Choreographer：Yuri Smekalove
Composer：Joys Powell

Marina Kanno, Arman Grigoryan
November 26^thFlames of Paris Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Vasily Vainonen
Composer：Boris Asafyev

Talisman Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Marius Petipa
Composer：Riccardo Drigo

November 27^th
Flames of Paris Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Vasily Vainonen
Composer：Boris Asafyev

Rassemblement
Choreographer：Nacho Duato
Composer：Toto Bissainthe

Friedmann, TAN Yuanyuan
November 26^thOnegin Pas de Deux
Choreographer：John Cranko
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

Onegin Pas de Deux
Choreographer：Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Composer：Adolphe Adam

November 27^th
Onegin Pas de Deux
Choreographer：John Cranko
Composer：Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky

Onegin Pas de Deux
Choreographers：Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Composer：Adolphe Adam

The above information, including performance times, lineups, programmes and ticket prices, are all subject to change without prior notice and for reference only.

Artist

Evgenia ObraztsovaPrincipal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre

Evgenia Obraztsova

Evgenia Obraztsova is a Honored Artist of Russia. Prima-ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre.

In 2002, Evgenia graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy and was accepted into the troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre. Worked with the teacher -Ninel Kurgapkina. The repertoire of the ballerina party include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Shirin in Legend of Love, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Odette-Odile in Swan Lake, La Sylphide in La Sylphide, Maria in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, Giselle in Giselle, Kitri in Don Quixote, Nikia in La Bayadere, Marie in The Nutcracker, Raymonda in Raymonda , Tatiana in Onegin, Margarita in Lady of the Camellias, Ondine in Ondine, Angela in Marco Spada, Aspicia in The Pharaoh's Daughter, Terpsichore in Apollo and many others.

Since 2012 she is the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. In 2005, Evgenia won a gold medal at the Moscow International Competition. After that, the first time was invited to personal tour: Cinderella by Carla Fracci at the Rome Opera.

In 2006, Evgenia was invited to participate in the project of world stars Roberto Bolle and friends, and made her debut at Milan's La Scala, and in 2007 she danced for the first time at the famous theatre Arena di Verona.

Since 2009, as a guest dancer of the Royal Ballet, she has danced in productions of Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet by Kenneth McMillan, with Steven McRae as a partner.

In 2013 she made her debut in Paris Opera Ballet at Grand Opera de Paris in La Sylphide directed by Pierre Lacotte, with partner Matias Heymann.

She also works as a guest dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet, Berlin Opera Statsballet, National Ballet of Tokyo, Vienna State Opera house, ABT American Ballet theatre and many others.

Awarded the following prizes:

" Vaganova-Prix" international ballet competition of ballet schools, silver medal ( 2002)

Golden medal of the 10^th international Ballet competition (2005)

Leonide Massine Prize (Dancer of the Year 2006)

Nino Ananiashvili Award, "Star" (2009)

Soul of Dance, "Star" (2011)

Dance open "Miss virtuosity" ( 2012)

Honored Artist of Russia ( 2016)

And many other awards.

Semyon ChudinPrincipal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre

Semyon Chudin

Born in Barnaul. Graduated from Novosibirsk Choreographic College in 2003 (teacher Alexander Shelemov).He joined the Universal Ballet Company under the direction of Oleg Vinogradov (Seoul, Republic of Korea) in 2003 and remained there until the year 2007 (teacher Evgeny Neff). Toured with Universal Ballet Company in the USA and Japan.

In 2007-2008, he was the principal with the Zurich Ballet (Switzerland), where he rehearsed under François Petit and Jean-François Boisnon. Being part of the Zurich Ballet, he toured in Thailand, Singapore, Egypt and Germany.

In 2008-2011, he was the principal with the K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (teacher Arkady Nikolaev).

In 2007-2011, he was a guest soloist with Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, among the roles in this theatre — Count Albrecht (Giselle), Orgeat Prince (Nutcracker, choreography by L. Ivanov, V. Vainonen, S. Vikharev), Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty, K. Sergeyev’s version), Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux (choreography by G. Balanchine).

In 2008 he danced as a guest soloist at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St.Petersburg. Amongst his parts there — the title part in Romeo and Juliet (premiere, choreography by O. Vinogradov), and Count Albrecht (Giselle, N. Dolgushin’s version).

In 2011, performed the role of Count Albrecht in Giselle with the Tokyo Ballet (opposite Diana Vishneva).

In the season 2011/12 joined the Bolshoi ballet (teacher Alexander Vetrov).

Maria ShirinkinaPrincipal dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet

Maria Shirinkina

Born in Perm.

Graduated from the Perm State School of Dance in 2006 (class of Ninel Silvanovich).

Joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company in 2006.

Repertoire includes:

La Sylphide (the Sylph, Nancy, Sylphs); choreography by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,

Giselle (Giselle, Zulma, Peasant Pas de deux); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,

Le Corsaire (Gulnare, the Three Odalisques); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa,

La Bayadère (Bayadères, Trio of Shadows); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,

The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, the Sapphire Fairy, the Gold Fairy, the Silver Fairy, the Tenderness Fairy, Princess Florine); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,

Le Réveil de Flore (Diane); reconstruction of the 1894 production by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revival by Sergei Vikharev,

Swan Lake (Pas de trois, Little Swans, Two Swans); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,

Raymonda (Raymonda, Grand pas, Variation); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,

Grand pas from “Paquita” (Variation); choreography by Marius Petipa,

Don Quixote (Amour); choreography by Alexander Gorsky,

Michel Fokine's ballets Chopiniana (Nocturne, Mazurka, Eleventh Waltz, Seventh Waltz) and Le Spectre de la rose (the Young Lady),

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Maria, Young Woman); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov,

The Nutcracker (Masha); choreography by Vasily Vainonen,

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky,

Leonid Yakobson's ballets Spartacus (Menada), Shurale (Syuimbike),

The Legend of Love (Shyrin); choreography by Yuri Grigorovich,

Pas de quatre (Lucile Grahn); choreography by Anton Dolin,

George Balanchine’s ballets Apollo (Terpsichore), Symphony in C (I and IV Movements), Theme and Variations, The Four Temperaments (Melancholy), Piano Concerto No 2 (Ballet Imperial), Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds), Scotch Symphony, La Valse, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pas de deux from Act II) and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,

In the Night; choreography by Jerome Robbins,

Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets Cinderella (Cinderella), The Little Humpbacked Horse (Tsar Maiden) and Anna Karenina (Kitty),

Without; choreography by Benjamin Millepied,

The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude; choreography by William Forsythe

and Adagio Hammerklavier; choreography by Hans van Manen,

Repertoire also includes:

Camera obscura (Magda); choreography by Yuri Smekalov.

She has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Japan, China, the USA and Europe.

Vladimir ShklyarovPrincipal dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet

Vladimir Shklyarov

Prize-winner at the XI International Ballet and Choreography Competition in the category “Solo” (Moscow, 2009, 1^stprize)
• Prize-winner at the Vaganova-Prix International Competition (St Petersburg, 2002)
• Recipient of the Soul of Dance – 2008 prize, instituted by Ballet magazine, in the category “Rising Star”
• Recipient of the annual Léonide Massine International Prize For the Art of Dance (Positano, Italy, 2008)
• Recipient of the Zegna – Mariinsky New Talent Awards grant (London, 2008)
• Recipient of the DANCE OPEN international ballet prize in the category “Mr Vituoso” (2014)

Born in Leningrad.
Graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2003 (class of Vitaly Afanaskov).
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet the same year; Principal Dancer since 2011.

Repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (James, Youths); choreography by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,
Giselle (Count Albrecht, Classical Duet); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
Le Corsaire (Ali, Lankedem); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa,
La Bayadère (Solor, Golden Idol); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré, Prince Charmant); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1890 production,
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré, Grooms); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Pas de trois, Jester, Neapolitan Dance); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov,
Raymonda (Jean de Brienne, Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
“Paquita” Grand pas; choreography by Marius Petipa,
Don Quixote (Basilio); choreography by Alexander Gorsky,
Le Réveil de Flore (Zéphyr); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1894 production,
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav, Polish Youths); choreography by Rostislav

Megan Fairchildprincipal dancer of the New York City Ballet

Megan Fairchild

Ms. Fairchild is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began her dance training at the age of four, at Dance Concepts in Sandy, Utah, and at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City. She moved to New York City to train at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet, in 2000, and was hired as an apprentice with NYCB the following year. Ms. Fairchild was promoted to the rank of soloist in 2004, and to principal in 2005. Ms. Fairchild’s expansive repertoire with New York City Ballet includes principal roles in classical full-length ballets such as Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty and La Sylphide, as well as principal roles in ballets choreographed by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, and Alexei Ratmansky. She was featured as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the 2011 telecast of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker streamed in movie theatres worldwide. In 2014 she made her Broadway debut as Miss Turnstiles in the revival of On the Town, for which she was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award and received a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In addition to performing full time with the New York City Ballet, Ms. Fairchild is currently a teaching fellow with the School of American Ballet.

Gonzalo Garciaprincipal dancer of the New York City Ballet

Gonzalo Garcia

Gonzalo Garcia is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Zaragoza, Spain, Mr. Garcia began his training at Escuela de DanzaMarila de Avila. In 1995, Garcia became the youngest gold medal recipient at the Prix de Lausanne, where he was invited by Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Ballet, to train as scholarship student at the San Francisco Ballet School. In 1998, Mr. Garcia joined the San Francisco Ballet as a member of the corpse de ballet. He was promoted to soloist in 2000, and to principal dancer in 2002. In 2004, Mr. Garcia was invited to perform with the New York City Ballet as part of the 2004 Balanchine Centennial Celebration, and later joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer in 2007.

Mr. Garcia’s has performed featured roles in such works as George Balanchine's Apollo, Donazetti Variations, The Four Temperaments, Harlequinade, Prodigal Son, Rubies, La Source, Square Dance, Sonatine, Symphony in C, Tarantella, and Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux; William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Slinger Land, and Artifact Suite; Jerome Robbins’ Andantino, Dances at a Gathering, Dybbuk, Fanfare, Glass Pieces, Opus 19: The Dreamer and Other Dances; Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, Mercurial Maneuvers, DGV, and There Where She Loved; Lar Lubovitch’s Othello. He has also danced the leading role in HelgiTomasson's Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake and Don Quixote. Additionally, Mr. Garcia has danced the leading role in both HelgiTomasson and Peter Martin’s Productions of The Sleeping Beauty.

Mr. Garcia has originated featured roles in works by Christopher Wheeldon (Continuum, Fool’s Paradise) Alexei Ratmansky (Concerto DSCH, Pictures at an Exhibition, Carnival of the Animals), Justin Peck (Rodeo, The Most Incredible Thing), Liam Scarlett (Acheron), Mark Morris (Sylvia, A Garden, Sand Paper), and Lar Lubvovich (Elemental Brubeck).

Mr. Garcia has performed as a Principal Guest Artist with the Paris Opera Ballet (Jewels), the Marinsky Ballet (Symphony in C), the Boston Ballet (Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote, MikkoNissinen’s Swan Lake), Rome Opera Ballet (Apollo), Teatro Colón (Romeo & Juliet), and Oklahoma Ballet (Giselle).

Gonzalo Garcia was nominated for a Benois de la Dans Award in 2002 and was a finalist at the Erick Bruhm’s competition the same year. He received an Isadora Duncan Foundation Award for his performance as Apollo with the San Francisco Ballet in 2004. Gonzalo was also invited by the George Balanchine Foundation to dance 'Le Baiser de la Fée' and La Source as part of the George Balanchine Foundation Video Archives.

Lucia LacarraPrincipal dancer of the Dortmund Ballet

Lucia Lacarra

Born in San Sebastian, Spain, she studied at Victor Ullate Dance School. From 1990 to 1994, she worked for Ballet de Victor Ullate, then, she joined the Ballet National of Marseille Roland Petit (1994/1997) as Principal Dancer.

She is now actually a Permanent Guest Star at the Dortmund Ballet and the Russell Maliphant Company.

In June 2008, she received the Honorary Title of “Bayerisches Kammertänzerin”(Principal Honorary Dancer of the State of Bayern). In September of the same year, she was invited by La Scala de Milan, to perform the ballets, JeuneHomme et la Mort and Carmen of Roland Petit, and The Lady of the Camellias of John Neumeier. In April 2010, she won the “Dance Open Award” in St. Petersburg. At the same year, she received after a performance at the Kremlin in Moscow, the Award to the “Best Ballerina of the Decade”. In March 2011 she was invited at the San Carlo Theater in Napoli to perform in Romeo & Juliet with Roberto Bolle. In April 2011 she won the “ People’s Choice Award” at the Dance Open in St. Petersburg. And she won again the “Dance Open Grand Prix” in April 2013. In April 2016 she received, together with her partner and husband Marlon Dino, the “Biloba Award” in Logroño, Spain, as the Best Ballet Couple of the Year.

Marlon DinoPrincipal dancer of the Dortmund Ballet

Marlon Dino

Born in Tirana, Albania, he started his ballet studies in the School of Choreography and Ballet in Tirana in 1991, then, He followed his studies with David Allen in the Geneva Dance Center in Geneva from 1998 to 2000. After graduating from the Center, he starts his professional carrier in the Vienna Opera Ballet (2001-2002). Following, in 2002 he joins the Ballet of the Opera of Munich, where he is promoted to Soloist in 2005 and to Principal Dancer in 2010 till 2016.

He is actually a Permanent Guest Star at the Dortmund Ballet and the Russell Maliphant Company.

In December 2007 he receives the Rosenstrauss des Jahres Award, as the best artist of the year, for the success obtained in his debut in the role of Onegin. In 2008 he is nominated in Munich, for the Merkur Award, as the Best Artist of the Year for the role of Onegin, and at the same year, he is nominated by the Dance for You Magazine, as the best Dancer of the Year 2008. Also, he is nominated by Tanz Magazine as the best dancer of the season 2009/2010 and in May 2013, he dances at the last Malakhov and Friends Tour In Japan. In 2016, he receives, together with his partner and wife Lucia Lacarra, the “Biloba Award” in Logroño, Spain, as the Best Ballet Couple of the Year.

TAN YuanyuanPrincipal Dancer of the San Francisco Ballet

TAN Yuanyuan

Born in Shanghai, China, she trained at the Shanghai Dancing School and John Cranko School, Stuttgart, Germany. Afterwards she joined the San Francisco Ballet as a Soloist in 1995, and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1997.

At San Francisco Ballet, she danced at principal roles in many classical repertoires, including Giselle, Romeo & Juliet,Swan Lake, and Little Mermaid, amongst other. She has also performed many ballets from famous choreographers like Balanchine, Forsythe, Robbins, Wheeldon, McGregor and many others.

She had been in invited to perform at many Galas and important stages around the world, including: St .Petersburg, Tbilisi, Hamburg, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing.

Awards include: 1991-Silver Medal winner of junior female division, 2^nd International Ballet Competition, Helsinki, Finland; 1992 - Gold Medal winner of junior female division, 5^th International Ballet Competition, in Paris, France; 1993 - Gold Medal winner of junior female classical division and Nijinsky award, 1^st Japan International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition. In December 2013 she won the "Lifetime Achievement Award”provided by Dance Magazine in the USA. In January 2014, She received the "Best Female Dancer in National Dance Awards. In April 2015 she was awarded the "most influential Chinese ". she published her biography Ballet and I in 2013.

Friedemann VogelPrincipal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet

Friedemann Vogel

Friedemann Vogel was born in Stuttgart. He received his initial ballet training at the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart and subsequently received the John Gilpin scholarship to study with Marika Besobrasova at the Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grasse in Monaco. He showed his outstanding talent by winning several international ballet competitions including the Prix de Lausanne and the Erik-Bruhn-Competition for young dancers in Toronto. At the beginning of the 1998/99 season he joined the Stuttgart Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. In June 2002, Friedemann Vogel was appointed to Principal Dancer. In 2015 he was awarded the national title of “Kammertaenzer”, the highest status a dancer can achieve in Germany. This year he was handed the prestigious Prix MAYA.With the Stuttgart Ballet Friedemann Vogel has danced numerous major roles in full-length ballets by renowned choreographers. His repertoire includes the leading roles in ballets of John Cranko such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Onegin as well as Prince Desiré in Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée nach Petipa), Albrecht in Giselle (after Coralli, Perrot, Petipa), James in La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss) and Armand Duval in The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier). Furthermore Friedemann Vogel has performed in ballets by Mikhail Fokine, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, Glen Tetley, and William Forsythe, etc. Many choreographers have created roles especially for him, including Wayne McGregor, Mauro Bigonzetti, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Christian Spuck, Itzik Galili and Marco Goecke who created his full length Orlando for him.

Friedemann Vogel is frequently invited to dance as a guest artist by prestigious companies all over the world including the Bolshoi Ballet, English National Ballet, La Scala in Milan and the Mikhailovsky Ballet in St. Petersburg. He is a regular guest at many international galas.

Marina KannoSoloist of the Staatsballett Berlin

Marina Kanno

2003-2005 graduated from Vaganova Ballet Academy
2005-2007 Wiener Staats Operballett
2007- Staatsballett Berlin currently soloist
Vladimir Malakhov, Sleeping Beauty (blue bird, fairy), Cinderella Fairy, Bajadere, La Peri (princess)
J.Cranko, Onegin (Olga), Romeo and Juliet
Roland Petit, L’Arlesienne
F.Ashton, Sylvia (pas de deux of Goat) F.Ashton, La Fille Mal Gardee
Patrice Bart, Swan Lake (Pas de trois, small sawns, solo Tarantella), Nutcracker (Luise, Chinese dance, solo Marquise), Giselle, (Bauern pas de deus, Zulma)
Nacho Duato, Sleeping Beauty (blue bird pas de deux, pas de trois, canari fairy), Multiplicity (cello)
Borice Eifman, Tschaikowsky (the girl)
Pierre Lacotte, La Vivandiere
Yuli Burlaka, La Esmeralda (Diana), Nutcracker (Doll, Chinese dance)
Alexei Ratmansky, Namouna (pas de trois)
Mauro Bigonzetti, Caravaggio (7couples)
Itzik Galili
Angelin Preljocaj
Jili Kylian
Ohad Naharin
R.Zanella , Nutcnacker (Italien), R.Zanella, Adagietto Pas due duex
John Neumayer, Wie es euch gefaellt (Hofdamen)
Gyula Harangozo,
R.Nurejew, Swan Lake
George Balanchine, Ballet Imperial, Serenade, Jewels
Roland Petit, L’Arlesienne

Arman GrigoryanSoloist of the Staatsballett Berlin

Arman Grigoryan

From 1994-2001 study in Armenian Ballet School. From 2001-2002 in Israel Ballet Company. Director Berta Jampolskaya
From 2002 joined Zurich Ballet with director Heinz Spoerli From 2002-2004 in Zurich Junior Ballet
From 2007 Promoted in Zurich Ballet as a First soloist From 2015 Joind Staatsballet Berlin as soloist. Director Nacho Duato
From 2016 Freelance

Solo Repertoire
Mid-summer Nights Dream/ Puke	chor. H. Spoerli
Peer Gynt/ Bergkonig	chor. H. Spoerli
Ware Heute Morgen	chor. H. Spoerli
Idomeneo/ Neptun	chor. H. Spoerli
In Den Winden Im Nichts	chor. H. Spoerli
Goldberg Variations	chor. H. Spoerli
Sacre du prontemps	chor. H. Spoerli
Artifact	chor. W. Forsythe
New Sleep	chor. W. Forsythe
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude	chor. W. Forsythe
Anna Karenina / Stiwa	chor. C. Spuck
Romeo and Julia/ Mercuzio	chor. C. Spuck
Leonce und Lena/ Valerio	chor. C. Spuck
Grand Pas de Deux	chor. C. Spuck
La Sylphide / James	chor. A. Bournonville
Flower Festival in Genzano	chor. A. Bournonville
Le souffle de l'esprir	chor. J. Bubenicek
Unreachabale places	chor. J. Bubenicek
Sleeping Beauty	chor. Mats Ek
Oktett	chor. Uwe Scholts
Wings of Wax	chor. J. Kylian
Sleight of Hand	chor. S. Leon and P.
Lighfoot
Solo	chor. H. Van Manen
Les Bourgeois	chor. B. Van
Cauwenbergh
Allegro Brillante	chor. G. Balanchine
Kazimir's Colours	chor. M. Bigonzeti
Before Nightfall	chor. N. Christe
Forellenquintett	chor. M. Schlapfer
In The Upper Room	chor. T. Tharp
Giselle / Albrecht	chor. M. Petipa
The Sofa	chor. I. Galili
Castrati	chor. N. Duato
Secus	chor. O. Naharin
Herrumbre	chor. N. Duato
Jewels / Emeralds	chor. G. Balanchine

Awards
1997: Armenian Ballet Competition Amadeus, Gold Medal
2001: Prix de Lausanne, Finalist
2002: Maia Arbatova international ballet competition, Gold Medal
2004: International ballet competition Varna, Gold Medal
2005: International ballet competition Helsinki, Finalist

Jeffrey CirioPrincipal Dancer of the American Ballet Theatre

Jeffrey Cirio

Jeffrey Cirio began his ballet training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary. In 2006, he was awarded a Grand Prix medal in the regionals, and a gold medal in the New York finals of Youth America Grand Prix and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS. Cirio became a trainee with Boston Ballet School and joined Boston Ballet II for the 2007-2008 Season. He continued his training at Orlando Ballet School with Peter Stark and Olivier Munoz. Cirio was the first American to be awarded a gold medal at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in 2009, and won a coveted Princess Grace Fellowship that same year. Cirio's other awards include a silver level award in ballet at NFAA'S Young Arts program, a silver medal the 2008 Seoul International Dance Competition, the Senior Grand Prix Award and Mary Day Award for Artistry at the 2009 Youth America Grand Prix and a gold medal at the 2009 World Ballet Competition. Cirio was also nominated for the Best Male Classical Dance Performance at the 2013 National Dance Awards in the UK for his performance of Jorma Elo's Plan to B.

Cirio returned to Boston Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2009, was promoted to Second Soloist in 2010, Soloist in 2011 and Principal in 2012. Cirio’s repertory with Boston Ballet includes Prince Désiré and Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, The Prince in Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella, Basilio in Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the Bronze Idol and Solor in Florence Clerc’s La Bayadère, Oberon and Puck in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Nutcracker, Cavalier, Snow King and Russian Lead in Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, Mercutio and Benvolio in John Cranko’s Romeo & Juliet, the peasant pas de deux in Giselle, a Sailor in Fancy Free and the pas de deux from August Bournonville’s William Tell and Flower Festival at Genzano. His repertory includes roles in George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Harlequinade, Ballo della Regina, Symphony in Three Movements, Melancholic in The Four Temperaments, the Third Movement in Symphony in C, Franz in Coppélia, Tarantella and Diamonds and Rubies pas de deux in Jewels. Cirio’s repertory also includes principal roles in Jiří Kylián’s Sech Tanze, Symphony of Psalms and Tar and Feathers, William Forsythe’s The Second Detail and The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, José Martinez’s Resonance, Alexander Ekman’s Cacti, Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia and Harald Lander's Études.

Cirio originated the principal roles in Jorma Elo’s Awake Onlyand Elo Experience. Cirio has been commissioned to choreograph works for Boston Ballet including of Trial in 2014 and fremd in 2015.

Cirio joined American Ballet Theatre as a Soloist in August 2015 and was promoted to to Principal Dancer in August 2016. His repertory with the Company includes His Hope in AfterEffect, Lankendem and Ali, the Slave in Le Corsaire, Colas in La Fille mal gardée, Prince Guidon in The Golden Cockerel, the Chinese Dance and the Russian Dance in The Nutcracker, the Son in Prodigal Son, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Bluebird and a Fairy Cavalier in The Sleeping Beauty, Eros in Sylvia, leading roles in Chamber Symphony, Serenade after Plato's Symposium and Symphonic Variations and a role in Company B. He created a leading role in Her Notes and a role in After You.

Adiarys AlmeidaPrincipal Guest Artist of the Boston Ballet

Adiarys Almeida

Born and raised in Matanzas, Cuba, she is the former Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet Principal Dancer and First Soloist with Boston Ballet.

Ms. Almeida professional training include the Vocational Are School“Alfonso Perez Isaac”in Matanzas, Cuba and the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba. After graduating in 2001 as a Professional Ballet Dancer and Teacher, she joined the National Ballet of Cuba for two years 2001-2003, under the direction of Alicia Alonso. She participated in the International Ballet Competition of Havana, Cuba, were she received the silver Medal in 1997 and 1998 and the Gold Media in 1999 and 2000. In 1999 Ms. Almeida participated in the International Dance Competition in Nagoya, Japan and the Gala of the Ballet Muses in Tokyo as partner of Rolando Sarabia. She was also the first Cuban female dancer to be a finalist at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2006.

Some of her Principal Roles include Giselle in Giselle, Juliet in Victoria Morgan’s Romeo and Juliet, Nikiya in La Bayadere, Kitri in Don Quixote, Medora in Le Corsaire, Aurora and Princess Florine in Ashton’s and Kirk Peterson’s Sleeping Beauty, Odette-Odile in Angel Corella, Victoria Morgan and Magaly Suarez’s Swan Lake, Clara in Alicia Alonso’s The Nutcracker, Marie and Rose in Val Caniparoli’s “The Nutcracker”, Carmen in Kirk Peterson’s Carmen, lisa in Jose Pares La Fille Mal Gardee, Gamzatti and The First Shades variation in Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadere, Swanilda and Waltz Variation in Balanchine’s Coppelia, Cinderella in Cinderella, Mazurka in Florence Clere’s Les Sylphides, Suger Plum Fairy, Snow Queen and Dew Drop in Mikko Nissincen’s The Nutcracker, Three Gypsies in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Manu and Second Shades Variation in Florence Clere’s La Bayadere, Amour, Maid of Honor and Kitri’s Friend’s in Nureyev’s Don Quixote, Lady Guinevere in Victoria Morgan’s King Arthur’s Camelot.

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