| Adiarys Almeida,
Cincinnati
Ballet |
Agnes Oaks,
English National Ballet |
| Alejandro Alvarez,
National Dance Company of Spain |
Caroline Queiroz,
Teatro Argentino |
| Cervilio Amador,
Cincinnati Ballet |
Sonia Rodriguez,
National Ballet of Canada |
| Aleksandar Antonijevic,
National Ballet of Canada |
Kellye Saunders,Dance
Theatre of Harlem |
| Bridget Breiner,
Stuttgart Ballet |
Gennadi Saveliev,
American Ballet Theatre |
| Lorna Feijóo,
Boston Ballet |
Viacheslav Samodurov,
Royal Ballet |
| Marcelo Gomez,
American Ballet Theatre |
Jamal Story,COMPLEXIONS |
| Greta Hodgkinson,
National Ballet of Canada |
Iñaki Urlezaga,
Ballet Concierto |
| Nelson Madrigal,
Boston Ballet |
Donald Williams,
Dance Theatre of Harlem |
| Yolanda Martin,
National Dance Company of Spain |
Alexander Zaitsev,
Stuttgart Ballet |
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Adiarys Almeida
Cincinnati Ballet |
Born
in Matanzas and raised in Havana, Cuba, Adiarys Almeida is in her
second season with Cincinnati Ballet. Her professional training
includes Vocational Arts School, National Ballet School, and The
National Ballet of Cuba. Rosario Suarez, Yolanda Dominquez, Martha
Iris Fernández, Loipa Araújo, and Fernando Alonso
are among Ms. Almeida’s most significant teachers. Ms. Almeida danced
with The National Ballet of Cuba for two years, the ultimate dream
of many Cuban dancers. Her favorite roles are Carmen in Carmen,
Odile in Swan Lake, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Kitri in Don
Quixote. She has participated in the International Ballet Competition
of Havana,Cuba, where she received a Silver Medal in 1997 and 1998
and Gold Medal in 1999 and 2000. She also participated in the 1999
International Dance Competition of Nagoya, Japan and " Gala
of the Ballet Muses" Tokyo,Japan as the partner of Rolando
Sarabia. During the summer of 2005, Ms. Almeida was chosen by Victoria
Morgan to perform with Opera Theatre of St. Louis in Glorianna by
Britten and in Beauty and the Beast by Gétry. In September
2005, Adiarys will be partnered by Dmitri Trubchanov and Rasta Thomas
at the International Ballet Festival of Miami , FL. Ms. Almeida
thanks her family for their wonderful support throughout her career.
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Alejandro Álvarez
National Dance Co. of Spain |
Born in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Alejandro Álvarez began dancing at the age of
seventeen. A year later he was offered a full scholarship to attend
the National Ballet School of Canada. Upon graduating, Alejandro began
his professional career and danced with, among others, Feld Ballets/NY,
Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (Soloist),
Mannheim Ballett under the directorship of Kevin O’Day (Soloist) and
William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt (Guest artist). In 2004 he joined
Nacho Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza as a Principal
Dancer. His extensive repertoire includes the works of George Balanchine,
Nacho Duato, Dominique Dumais, Matz Ek, Eliot Feld, Michael Fokine,
William Forsythe, Shawn Hounsel, James Kudelka, Jiri Kylian, Ohad
Naharin, Kevin O’Day, Marius Petipa and Anthony Tudor. He has been
invited to perform in galas in Canada, Germany, Spain, Korea and the
United States. |
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Cervilio Armador
Cincinnati Ballet |
Born in Camagüey,
Cuba and raised in Havanna, Cuba, Cervilio Miguel Amador joins Cincinnati
Ballet as a soloist. His training includes The Vocational Ballet School
in Camagüey, Cuba and The National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba.
While he was still studying in the school he received third place
in the competition of the International Festival of Cuba. Some significant
teachers are Mirtha Hermida and Loipa Araújo. He danced with
The National Ballet of Cuba for two years before joining Cincinnati
Ballet this season. Mr. Amador has been on tour all over the world,
such as Spain, Holland, Mexico, Venezuela, Cost Rica and Italy. His
best moment as a dancer was dancing in the International Festival
of Cuba with principals from the world’s best companies. He credits
his parents for emotionally supporting him throughout his career. |
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Aleksandar Antonijevic
National Ballet of Canada |
Born in Yugoslavia,
Aleksandar Antonijevic attended the National Ballet School in Novi
Sad where he studied under Ksenija Dinjaski and was coached by renowned
Russian teachers Natalia Dudinskaya and Konstantin Sergeyev.
In 1988 Mr. Antonijevic received a Certificate of Honour for reaching
the final round in the 13th International Ballet Competition in Varna,
Bulgaria. In 1989 Mr. Antonijevic joined the Zurich Ballet as a member
of the corps de ballet under the direction of Uwe Scholz. Within 10
months he was promoted to Demi-Soloist. In 1991 Mr. Antonijevic joined
The National Ballet of Canada as a Second Soloist. He was promoted
to First Soloist in 1993 and to Principal Dancer in 1995. Since joining
The National Ballet of Canada, Mr. Antonijevic has danced many principal
roles and has created several lead roles in ballets by James Kudelka
He has performed internationally as a guest artists for numerous premiers,
galas, and festivals. "Antonijevic's Florimund was one of those
bolts of lightning that strikes only once or twice in a decade, announcing
that there is magic in the air....Antonijevic must be one of the most
exciting dancer-actors anywhere." The Globe and Mail, 1994 “(Antonijevic)
has a soft springy jump that a gazelle would envy – though this leaper
lands in perfect fifth and deep plié each time. He possesses
high extension and excellent lines, making an elegant and supportive
partner.” Dance Magazine, 1999. |
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Bridget Breiner
Stuttgart Ballet |
Bridget Breiner
was born in Connecticut, USA. She received her training at the BalletMet
Dance Academy in Columbus, Ohio, and subsequently at the Heinz Bosl
Foundation in Munich. She had her first engagement at the Bavarian
State Ballet (Munich), where she was a Corps de ballet dancer from
1992 to 1995 and a Demi Soloist from 1995 to 1996. She joined the
Stuttgart Ballet in the 1996/97 season as a Corps de ballet dancer,
was promoted to Soloist one year later and to Principal Dancer in
2001.Bridget has danced many principal roles in both classical and
contemporary repertoire, roles have been created for her in Delta
Inserts, dreamdeepdown (Kevin O’Day), Kazimir’s Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti),
Passacaglia, dos amores, the seventh blue, Carlotta’s Portrait, Songs
and nocturne (Christian Spuck), One to Another and Cindys Gift (Douglas
Lee), still.nest (Dominique Dumais), R.A.M. (Martino Müller),
Double Music (Jean Christophe Blavier), Fishy (Ivan Cavallari), Jupiter
(Pascal Touzeau), Exilium (Jean Gran-Maître) and Aubade (Douglas
Lee). Bridget Breiner has danced in various international galas and
festivals in the United States, Italy, England, Hungary, France and
Germany. She has toured world wide with the Stuttgart Ballet. “Miss
Breiner is a wonderful dancer who is both nimble of body and fleet
of foot.” Don Kolman, Showmag.com. |
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Lorna Feijóo
Boston Ballet |
Lorna Feijóo,
considered “stunning with an exceptional attention to detail,” by
The New York Times, joined the Boston Ballet in 2003 from the Cincinnati
Ballet. A native of Cuba, she studied at the The National Ballet School
in Havana and became a principal dancer at National Ballet of Cuba.
She performed in several International Ballet Festivals in Havana,
worldwide tours and has won critical acclaim in leading roles of most
classical and contemporary ballets. She has won numerous awards including
a gold medal at both the Vignali-Danza Contest and the Positano Contest
of Young Talents in Italy. Her guest artist appearances include The
Royal Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, La Scala and Zurich Opera Ballet
and performances at worldwide festivals and ballet galas: Spoleto,
Italy; Gala des Étoiles, Canada; Gala des Étoiles du
XXI Siècle Paris and Japan. |
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Marcelo Gomez
American Ballet Theatre |
Gomez, a native
of Brazil, was born in Manaus and raised in Rio de Janeiro, where
he began his dance studies at the Helena Lobato and Dalal Achcar Ballet
Schools. He went on to study at The Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton,
Florida, and at the schools of the Paris Opera Ballet, Houston Ballet,
Boston Ballet, and Cuba Ballet. A prize winner at Lausanne (Hope Prize,
1996), he was also awarded second place at the National Society of
Arts and Letters in 1994, and the Winter Festival in Brazil (1993).
Gomes joined American Ballet Theatre in 1997 as a member of the corps
de ballet. Gomes was promoted to Soloist in August 2000 and Principal
Dancer in August 2002. His repertoire includes: Cinderella, Le Corsaire,
Don Quixote, Oberon The Dream, Fancy Free, Giselle, HereAfter, The
Merry Widow, My Funny Valentine, Nutcracker, Offenbach in the Underworld,
Onegin, Pillar of Fire, Romeo and Juliet, Sin and Tonic, The Sleeping
Beauty, Kevin McKenzie’s production of Swan Lake, the Sylvia Pas de
Deux, Symphony in C, The Taming of the Shrew, the Tchaikovsky Pas
de Deux, Amazed in Burning Dreams Baroque Game, The Brahms/Haydn Variations,
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Diversion of Angels, Études, Mark
Morris’ Gong, Jabula, Petite Mort, Symphonic Variations, Theme and
Variations, Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison and
workwithinwork. He created Aktaion in Artemis, the Portrait in Dorian,
Death in HereAfter and leading roles in Black Tuesday, Clear and Concerto
No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra. |
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Greta Hodgkinson
National Ballet of Canada |
Born in Providence,
Rhode Island and trained at The National Ballet School, Greta Hodgkinson
joined The National Ballet of Canada at the age of 16. A principal
dancer since 1996, she is much acclaimed for her dazzling technique
and articulate characterization which mark her as a mature, brilliant,
and versatile Ballerina. In 1999 she created the role of Odette/Odile
in the world premiere of James Kudelka’s Swan Lake and in 2000 the
title role in The Firebird. Ms. Hodgkinson has danced numerous feature
and principle roles in both classical and contemporary repertoire.
As a guest artist, Miss Hodgkinson has appeared with The Kirov Ballet
(International Ballet Festival Mariinsky), Teatro alla Scala, The
Australian Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich Ballet, Teatro Comunale
di Firenze, at the Opening Gala of the Royal Opera House, London,
the Gala des Etoiles, and International Ballet Galas in the U.S.,
Canada, and Europe. In the summer of 2003, she was invited to tour
Japan dancing Swan Lake with K-Ballet, partnered by Tetsuya Kumakawa.
She also performed at The World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with frequent
partner Roberto Bolle. She has received such accolades as a nomination
for the prestigious Prix Benois de la Danse (2000), and voted “Best
Performance by a Female Dancer” by Dance Europe (2000-2001). Her
film credits include the starring role in The Firebird, The Four
Seasons, A Dancer’s Story-50 Years of The National Ballet ofCanada,
and a featured role in The Rings of Saturn. |
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Nelson Madrigal
Boston Ballet |
Prior to his 2002
debut with Cincinnati Ballet, Nelson Madrigal established himself
as an “Artist of Extraordinary Ability” as a leading dancer with the
Ballet Nacional de Cuba. He trained in the Cuban system of ballet
schools, performing in the Provincial Festival of ballet schools in
1991 and graduating from the National Ballet School in 1994. That
same year, Mr. Madrigal was awarded the first prize in ballet for
males in the national Youth Dance Contest sponsored by the Association
of Stage Artists of the Cuban Writers and Artists’ Union. He became
a professional member of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1994. In his
third year with the BNC, Mr. Madrigal was promoted to the rank of
primero solisto or first soloist dancer. Through his strong performances
in leading roles such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Escamillo
in Carmen and the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker, he continued
to rise through the company’s ranks to principal dancer. In 2001,
Mr. Madrigal was elevated to the level reserved for the BNC’s ultimate
stars, primeros bailarines. He also danced with the star Carla Fracci
in the Rome Opera. The Ballet Nacional de Cuba tours internationally
each year, performing in Europe, Asia and North America. This has
garnered Nelson Madrigal critical accolades both at home and abroad.
Recently, Lewis Segal, critic of the Los Angeles Times spotlighted
him: “…pride of place belonged to Nelson Madrigal as the dancing master
for his brilliant turns and jumps, perfect clarity, whether on the
ground or in the air, and disarming modesty. A dancing master indeed." |
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Yolanda Martin
National Dance Co. of Spain
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She was born in
Barcelona where she started her studies of ballet in the Academy Madó
Aris (1981/87). During these years she obtained the Advanced Diploma
of the Royal Academy of London.In 1997 she enrolled in the Institut
de Teatre i Dansa of Barcelona and later, in 1988, continuing her
formation in the Hamburg Ballet School (Germany). In 1990 she joined
the Ballet der Hessiches in Wiesbaden. In 1992 she became a part of
the Nederlands Dans Theater 2 and four years later at the Nederlands
Dans Theater 1 dancing many works of Jirí Kylián, William
Forsythe, Nacho Duato, Hans Van Manen, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Lionel
Hoche, Johan Inger, Itzik Galili, etc, and working with teachers like
Marian Sarstädt, Irena Milovan, Olga Euvrenoff, Kathy Bennets,
Ivan Kramer, Egon Madsen... In September 1997 she enrolled in the
New Power Generation Dance Company in Minneapolis (USA) to participate
in the show Around the World in a Day. In August 1998 she joined the
Compañía Nacional de Danza. |
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Agnes Oaks
English National Ballet
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Agnes Oaks was
born in Estonia and trained at the Estonian State Ballet School and
at Bolshoi Ballet School. Before joining the English National Ballet
as a principle dancer in 1990, she performed as a member of the Estonia
Opera Ballet, and as a guest performer of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
She has received many honors and awards including: Best Couple Prize,
International Ballet Competition (1990); Third Class Order of the
White Star (Estonia); one of Dance International Magazine's Dancers
of the Year (2000 and 2001); Unique Partnership Award – Critics' Circle
(2002) with Thomas Edur; Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Dancer (2004); Patron of British Ballet Organization (2004); and
she has been nominated for Benois de la Dance (2004). “… she proved
yet again that she is one of the finest classical dancers in Britain
today… she is an artist” Mail on Sunday. |
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Caroline Queiroz
Teatro Argentina
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Caroline Queiroz
Gaier was born in 1979 in the city of Porto Alegre, Brasil. In 1990,
she began her training for International Ballet Competitions with
master coaches, Alexander Sidoroff, Oscar Recalde and Victoria Milanes.
She obtained great recognition and important prizes including: Gold
Medal in the “Latinamerican Competition of Dance” (1990 & 1991);
Gold Medal and Prize to the Revelation ballerina in the “Festival
bento en Danza”, Brasil (1994); and Silver Medal in the “International
Contest of Ballet and Dance” in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1996). In
1996, she began her training at the Higher Art Institute of the Teatro
Colon. Ms. Queiroz is a principal for theBallet of the Teatro Argentino
of La Plata, and performs with Iñaki Urlezaga for Ballet Concierto
performing at many International Galas and Festivals around the world.
Her repertory includes: Paquita, Raymonda, Swan Lake, Don Quixote,
Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, La Sylphide, Stavinsky Circus, Paganini,
Pulsaciones, Bolero of Ravel, Magnificat, Rapsody, Floralis, Wizard
Boy, The Talisman, Corsaire, Black Swan, Carmne, Gaité Parissienne,
Haendel, Cristal Tango, Games, Pampeana, Apolo and his aunts, Destiny
Buenos Aires, Pop, among others. She has worked with choreographers
with international prestige such as Vassiliev Vladimir, Zarko Prebil,
Oscar Araiz, Esmeradla Agoglia, Gustavo Mollajoli, Antonio Trujol,
Migue Angel Elías, Lilián Giovine, and more. |
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Sonia Rodriguez
National Ballet of Canada
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Toronto-born Sonia
Rodriguez moved to Madrid, Spain, at the age of five. She received
her dance training at Princess Grace Academy in Monaco and with Pedro
de la Cruz in Madrid. In 1989, Ms. Rodriguez won the Enrico Cecchetti
award (Grand Prix) at the international competition in Capri. Ms.
Rodriguez joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1990. She was promoted
to Second Soloist in 1995 and to First Soloist in 1997. In 2000 she
was promoted to Principal Dancer. Ms. Rodriguez has danced many principal
and feature roles in both classical and contemporary repertoire and
created the title role in Kudelka’s Cinderella (2004), as well as
roles in Matjash Mrozewski’s A Delicate Battle (2001) and Jean-Pierre
Perreault’s The Comforts of Solitude (2001). She has performed international
at Ballet Galas, and has performed in films such as The Planets and
The Four Seasons, as well as television specials including Gotta Skate
I and II, and hosted the Toronto Olympic bid concert at Roy Thomson
Hall in 2001. “Sonia Rodriguez danced with special sparkle, wit and
abandon that flits across the stage.”The Montreal Gazette, 1999. “the
darkly beautiful Rodriguez, dances with rapturous abandon, investing
her flirtatious character with just the right dollop of sauce” The
Hamilton Spectator, 2001. |
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Viacheslav Samodurov
Royal Ballet |
Born in Talinn,
he trained at the Vaganova Ballet Academy and joined the Kirov Ballet
in 1992, being promoted to Principal, 1998. His repertory included
lead roles in Don Quixote, La Bayadère, La Sylphide, Le Corsaire,
Nutcracker, Giselle, Laurencia, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Grand
pas classique, Le Jeune Homme et la mort, Petrushka, Le Spectre de
la rose, Schéhérazade, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Symphony
in C, Capriccio, The Fairy’s Kiss, Middle Duet and Poem of Ecstasy.
In 2000 he joined Dutch National Ballet as a Principal, where his
repertory included La Sylphide, Sleeping Beauty, Apollo, Duo Concertante,
Symphony in Three Movements, Violin Concerto, Brahms Schoenberg Quartet,
The Four Temperaments, Les Noces, Choreartium, Symphonic Variations,
Adagio Hammerklavier, Black Cake, Five Tangos, Andante Festivo, Four
Last Songs, Approximate Sonata and The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude.
He joined The Royal Ballet this Season; his repertory includes Romeo
and The Four Temperaments. “The gifted Viacheslav Samodurov was a
startlingly exciting first-night Faune, sniffing a nymph's discarded
dress, tail pricked and skin trembling with sensual discovery.” Ismene
Brown Arts Telegraph.co.UK |
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Kellye Saunders
Dance Theatre of Harlem |
Kellye Saunders
is a principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She began
her dance training at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington,
D.C. Ms. Saunders continued her dance education at Le Centre de Danse
International in Cannes, France under the tutelage of Rosella Hightower,
before joining DTH. Some of Ms. Saunders’ featured roles include Firebird,
Giselle, A Song for Dead Warriors, Signs and Wonders, Adrian (Angel
on Earth), The Four Temperaments, The Moor’s Pavane, Allegro Brillante
and Fancy Free. Ms. Saunders has appeared as a guest artist dancing
the role of “The Stripper” in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue in a collaborative
project with The New York City Ballet. Some of her other guest appearances
include performances with the Washington Ballet, Maryland Ballet,
Ballethnic Dance Company, DC Artworks and Complexions. “Ms. Saunders
is a restless, driven Firebird. With pointe work like a hummingbird
and an incredibly sharp first solo” Terry Hollis Dance Insider. |
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Gennadi Saveliev
American Ballet Theatre
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Gennadi Saveliev
was trained at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and the School of American
Ballet. He has studied with such distinguished teachers and coaches
as Sergei Berezhnoi, Pyotr Pestov, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Stanley Williams,
Eleanor D'Antuono and Cynthia Gregory. Mr. Saveliev was a member of
Bolshoi Ballet before he joined American Ballet Theater in 1996. He
has appeared as a guest artist throughout the United States and has
toured in Russia, Europe, Egypt, Brazil, Argentina, Japan and China,
and has worked with such choreographers as Yuri Grigorovich, Lar Lubovich,
Kevin McKenzie, Ben Stevenson, John Nieumeier and Twyla Tharp. Mr.
Saveliev's repertoire includes leading roles in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker,
Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Raymonda, Coppélia, Les Sylphides,
Le Corsaire, Eugene Onegin and Don Quixote.
As the winner of the 1996 New York International Ballet Competition,
Mr. Saveliev continues to perform with American Ballet Theater and
to appear as a guest artist and master teacher in the United States
and abroad. |
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Jamal Story
COMPLEXIONS |
Mr. Story is a
graduate of Southern Methodist University with degrees in Communications
and Dance Performance. While there, Mr. Story worked with the Dallas
Black Dance Theatre and the Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet in the Pacific
Northwest Ballet production of “Carmina Burana.” Since then, he has
danced with Donald Byrd/The Group, Kathy Chamberlain Ballet and Lula
Washington Dance Theater. Mr. Story has also toured with Madonna’s
2001 Drowned World Tour, and recently completed Cher’s record-breaking
“Living Proof Tour.” Last year, he assisted in the traditional Mexican
folkloric choreography for Frank Loessers “Senior Discretion Himself.”
Not one to leave his concert dance roots, Mr. Story has maintained
roster membership of Complexions since 2000. |
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Iñaki Urlezaga
Ballet Concierto |
He began dance
lessons at the age of 8 in his hometown La Plata, and he soon entered
the High Art Institute of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires,
and trained at The School of American Ballet Theatre through a scholarship
from the Foundation of Colon. In 1991, he entered the Ballet Company
of Teatro Argentino from La Plata, under artistic direction of Esmeralda
Agoglia. In July 1993, Iñaki joined the Ballet Company of Teatro
Colón in Buenos Aires as a principal dancer, and, in March
1995, he was invited by Anthony Dowell to join the Royal Ballet of
London--where he developed an excellent artistic career. As a Principal
Dancer of the Royal Ballet, Mr. Urlezaga has developed a large repertory,
and has had the opportunity to dance on some of the most prestigious
stages in the world. He has danced at many prominent International
Festivals and Galas and was chosen to dance in the video recording
“El Día que me quieras” with Michael Bolton and Raul Di Blasio
by B.M.G in Philadelphia. In addition to performing, Mr. Urlezaga’s
choreography has been presented with rave reviews at Teatro Colon
of Buenos Aires, Teatro Solís de Montevideo, and soon at the
Vail International Dance Festival and at the Gala des Etoiles of Montreal.
Some of the international prizes he has won in his career were: Gold
medal and special first prize in the Latinamerican Ballet Competition
(1990); Silver medal in the International Ballet Competition in Paris
(1992), Medal and three mentions in the International Ballet Competition
of Moscow (1993), First prize in the Arts and Science Competition
of Coke (1994); Konex Foundation Prize (2002), and María Ruanova
- Best Argentine Dancer Prize (2003). |
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Donald Williams
Dance Theatre of Harlem |
Donald Williams
joined DTH as an apprentice in 1977 and was promoted to principal
dancer in 1983. He first studied with Larry Long at Chicago's Ruth
Page Foundation, then, at age 12, accepted a scholarship to complete
his training at DTH. Mr. Williams has performed many leading roles
including Giselle, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire pas de deux, The Moor's
Pavane, Fancy Free, Allegro Brillante, Agon, Who Cares, The Four Temperaments,
Voluntaries Dialogues and Geoffrey Holder's Banda and Dougla. As a
guest artist, he has performed with London's Royal Ballet and at the
International Ballet Festival in Cuba. He partnered Cynthia Gregory
in the Gala of the Stars in Bilbao, Spain. Mr. Williams also dances
frequently with Complexions, Dance Galaxy and Dances Patrelle. Television
credits include the role of the Young Man in PBS' Peabody Award-winning
"Kennedy Center Tonight: Stravinsky's Firebird," Mitch in
A Streetcar Named Desire and Motown's 30th Anniversary Special. Mr.
Williams appeared in the film Cotton Club, and in 1998, made his Broadway
debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime. “Tall and imposing,
Donald, who is a Principal Dancer of The Dance Theatre of Harlem,
has his own special way of moving, and he always delivers with a performance
that’s out of the ordinary. He is certainly one of America’s top dancers.
“ Finis Jhung Dance Art. |
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Alexander Zaitsev
Stuttgart Ballet
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Alexander
Zaitsev, born in Russia, was trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School
in Moscow. In 1992, he had his first engagement with the Bolshoi
Ballet under the directorship of Juri Grigorovich, where he danced
in many world-wide tours. In 1996, Alexander Zaitsev joined the
Stuttgart Ballet. He was promoted to soloist in January 1999. His
most important roles have been in Monotones(Sir Frederick Ashton),
Return to a Strange Land (Jiri Kylian), Herman Schmerman (William
Forsythe), Poeme de l'Extase (John Cranko), Benvolio and Mercutio
in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko), Benno in Swan Lake (John Cranko),
the lead role in Opus 1(John Cranko),as well as the leading role
in the first movement of Initials R.B.M.E.(John Cranko),Lenski in
Onegin (John Cranko), Solo(Hans van Manen), Suite(Uwe Scholz), the
lead role in Kazimir's Colours(Mauro Bigonzetti),Desir(James Kudelka),
Delta Inserts(Kevin O'Day),the Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle (Reid
Anderson and Valentina Savina). In Marcia Haydee’s The Sleeping
Beauty, he danced the roles of Blue Bird, the Prince of the West
and Ali Baba. Furthermore he has danced the challenging lead roles
in Glen Tetley's The Rite of Spring and Arena, as well as the demanding
solo Notations 1-4 (Uwe Scholz), James and Gurn in La Sylphide (Peter
Schaufuss), Colas in La Fille mal gardee (Frederick Ashton), Basilio
in Don Quixote(Maximiliano Guerra). Roles have been created for
him in Exilium(Jean Grand-Maitre), in (Im)paired Ground(James Sutherland),
and in The Difference Between Naked and Nude (Trey McIntyre). In
1997 he received a pedagogical diploma from the Moscow Academic. |
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