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New
York, NY - YOUTH AMERICA GRAND
PRIX (YAGP) – the largest
international dance network and student ballet scholarship
audition – presented its annual signature “Stars of Today
Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala, at the David H. Koch
Theater, Lincoln Center, on April 16, 2015 at 6:30PM. The
Gala, sponsored by Bulgari, featured the finalists of the
international ballet scholarship auditions (stars of
tomorrow) performing alongside today’s most celebrated
ballet dancers (stars of today) – many of whom are YAGP
alumni. Following
the performance, dancers and guests,
enjoyed dinner and dancing on the Promenade of the David H.
Koch Theater. Veronica
Bulgari, who was in attendance with her son, said "Bulgari
is thrilled to support Youth America Grand Prix and, through
them, so many talented young artists. I love ballet and I
loved bringing my son tonight. Hailey
Baldwin and Bella
Thorne looked
stunning in Bulgari's Bzero, Diva and Spiga collections."
The emcees for the performance were Julie
Kent and Jared
Angle with
the program featuring Anton
Pimonov, Alexei
Kremnev, Emery
LeCrone, Melissa
Hamilton (Royal Ballet), Kimin
Kim (Mariinsky Ballet), Wayne
McGregor, Mauricio
Wainrot and Paloma
Herrera (American
Ballet Theatre). Fashion
designer B
Michael designed
costumes, and Karen
LeFrak composed
an original score for the world premiere of ‘Windy Sand.’
Following the performance, Amy
Astley, editor of Teen Vogue, chaired dinner
on the Promenade. Astley,
Baldwin, David
Hallberg and Thorne were
donned in Bulgari jewelry for the evening. Astley noted "I
am so honored and proud to have been part of the important
work of YAGP in nurturing and supporting the next generation
of dance talent.”
Notable guests included Mr.
and Mrs. William Acquavella, Mr.
and Mrs. Woody Allen, Jared
Angle, Maria-Cristina Anzola and John Heimann, Maxim
Beloserkovsky, Hamish Bowles, Irina Dvovorenko, Sergei
Filin,Heather H. Georges, Mr. and Mrs. Mason Granger, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Gregory, Allegra
Kent, David Koch, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard LeFrak, Henry Leutwyler, Kamie Lightburn,
Christina Lyon, B. Michael, Elyse Newhouse, Stan O’Neal, Mr.
and Mrs. John Paulson, and Ben
Rodriguez-Cubeñas.
YAGP Board of Directors Chair, Linda
K. Morse was
also in attendance alongside YAGP Founder Larissa
Saveliev and
board members Cheryl
Bergenfeld, Barbara and Gary Brandt, Linda Fell, Sergey
Gordeev, Judith Hoffman, Susan Jaffe, Margot London, Irene
Minkoff, Richard Osterweil, Howard Paley, Elizabeth
Papadoupolos, Joy Sabella, Irene Shen, John Sills, and Terry
Zucker.
Performance Highlights:
PALOMA
HERRERA in the NEW YORK PREMIERE OF ‘VERANO PORTEÑO' by
MAURICIO WAINROT
This was one of her last New York appearances before
retiring from ABT
US PROFESSIONAL
DEBUT of YAGP Alumni MELISSA HAMILTON
(The Royal Ballet) & KIMIN
KIM
(Mariinsky Ballet)
US PREMIERE of
“QUALIA” by WAYNE MCGREGOR
WORLD PREMIERE
by ANTON PIMONOV (YAGP Emerging Choreographer)
WORLD PREMIERE
by ALEXEI KREMNEV and the JOFFREY BALLET
(costumes designed
by B MICHAEL with music composed by KAREN LEFRAK)
WORLD PREMIERE
by EMERY LECRONE (costumes designed by B MICHAEL)
NEW
YORK PREMIERE of BALLET 101 by ERIC GAUTHIER
YOUTH
AMERICA GRAND PRIX (YAGP)
is
a global dance network, connecting dance students, teachers,
schools, companies, choreographers, professional dancers and
audiences all over the world. YAGP annually conducts the
world's largest student ballet scholarship audition, giving
promising young dance students over $300,000 in scholarships
to the leading dance schools worldwide. Since its founding
in 1999, over 70,000 young dancers ages 9 to 19 of diverse
ethnic and cultural backgrounds have participated in YAGP's
international workshops, audition classes, and dance
awareness events. Gifted dancers have earned over $3 million
in scholarships to the leading dance schools. More than 300
YAGP alumni currently dance with 80 companies around the
world including American Ballet Theatre, New York City
Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Stuttgart
Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg,
and many others.
For more information, call 646-791-9500 or
visit WWW.YAGP.ORG. |