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YAGP National Brochure 2015-2016 www.yagp.org 646.791.9500 GENNADI LARISSA Welcome to the SAVELIEV SAVELIEV President Artistic Director 2016 Season and Founder and Founder EAR FRIENDS, WELCOME TO THE 17TH SEASON OF YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX! This season is dedicated to the loving memory of Shelley King – who, as D YAGP’s Director of Operations for the past 12 years, has changed countless young artists’ lives by helping them realize their dreams of becoming professional dancers. As we continue to honor Shelley’s dedication and passionate love for dance, we ask that you join us in celebrating her indomitable spirit. We would like to introduce two newest members of our team who will be in charge of registration - Billie Buddenhagen and Justin Sebesta. As a former General Manager of Ballet Austin, Billie brings a wealth of professional experience to our organization – and, as a ballet mom herself, she has a thorough understanding of the perspective of participants, parents and teachers. She joins YAGP as Regional Director, with Justin as Regional Manager. As the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition, YAGP constantly works to expand its global network of dance. This year, we are thrilled to announce two new semi-final locations: Beijing, People’s Republic of China and Salt Lake City in the United States. We hope that this will create greater access for more talented young dance artists to participate in YAGP’s education and performance opportunities. In an effort to make the NYC Finals experience more convenient and economical for participants and their families, we have chosen a new venue for the Finals and Gala: the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. As America’s oldest performing arts institution, it has a rich history of presenting venerable dance institutions like ABT, Mariinsky Ballet and many others – and is conveniently located within walking distance of the modern and spacious Mark Morris Dance Studios, where master classes will be held. We hope you will find these changes as exciting as we do – and look forward to seeing you in the upcoming season! YAGP 2016 EVENTS AT NYC FINALS 2016 SEASON SEMI-FINALS FINALS INTERNATIONAL UNITED STATES Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tampa, FL: Las Vegas, NV: April 21-26, 2016 August 22-24, 2015 January 8-10, 2016 February 12-14, 2016 THE FINAL ROUND* Sao Paulo, Brazil: Seattle, WA: Denver, CO: February 19-21, 2016 Howard Gilman Opera Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music September 15-20, 2015 January 8-10, 2016 Houston, TX: April 27, 2015 Cordoba, Mexico: Austin, TX: October 26-29, 2015 January 15-17, 2016 February 26-28, 2016 Open to the general public, the final round gives the top YAGP finalists a chance to perform Paris, France: Philadelphia, PA: Salt Lake City, UT: before the leaders of the international dance community prior to the announcement of the October 29- January 15-17, 2016 February 25-28, 2016 scholarship awards. It is a unique opportunity to see some of the world’s most talented young November 1, 2015 Atlanta, GA: Indianapolis, IN: dancers before they disperse to continue their dance studies at leading dance academies all Beijing, People’s January 22-24, 2016 March 4-6, 2016 over the world, or to join companies. Republic of China: Los Angeles, CA: San Francisco, CA: YAGP 2016 GALA* November 13-16, 2015 January 22-24, 2016 March 4-7, 2016 Boston, MA: “STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW” Osaka Japan: Dallas, TX: November 18-22, 2015 January 28-31, 2016 March 18-20, 2016 Howard Gilman Opera Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music San Diego, CA: April 28, 2015 January 29-31, 2016 FINALS Youth America Grand Prix’s “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala attracts not only Chicago, IL: New York, NY: dance professionals from all over the world, but also a large audience representing the New February 5-7, 2016 April 22-29, 2016 York dance community. A culmination of the YAGP 2015 NYC Finals, it features the best student Pittsburgh, PA: performances alongside some of the world’s most celebrated professional dance artists. February 5-7, 2016 * Tickets to YAGP events at The Brooklyn Academy of Music can be purchased online at www.BAM.org ■ To purchase prime patron tickets to the Final Round or to the Gala dinner, please contact the YAGP office at 646.791.9500 Judges, teachers and scholarship presenters PATRICK ARMAND PATRICIA BARKER JAN BROECKX DIERDRE MILES BURGER PEDRO CARNEIRO FRANCO DE VITA Associate Director Artistic Director Artistic Director Director Director Principal San Francisco Ballet School Grand Rapids Ballet Ballett-Akademie of the University of Orlando Ballet School Dance School of the National ABT JKO School USA USA Music and Performing Arts Munich, USA Conservatory of Lisbon USA GERMANY PORTUGAL CARLOS DOS SANTOS KEE JUAN HAN SUSAN JAFFE JAY JOLLEY ALEXEI KREMNEV RAYMOND LUKENS International Choreographer Director Dean of Dance Leading Faculty Member Director Artistic Associate, ABT/NYU and Master Teacher The Washington School University of North Carolina Royal Ballet School The Joffrey Ballet School Masters Degree Program The Ailey School of Ballet School of the Arts UK USA USA USA USA USA LUCA MASALA TADEUSZ MATACZ CLAUDIO MUNOZ PHILIP NEAL PETER QUANZ LISA PAVANE Artistic Director, Princess Grace Director Ballet Master Former Principal Dancer, New Director of Q Dance Director Academy of Classical Dance John Cranko School of Houston Ballet II York City Ballet/Repetiteur CANADA The Australian Ballet School MONACO Stuttgart Ballet USA George Balanchine Trust AUSTRALIA GERMANY USA ELISABETH PLATEL WENDY PERRON SHELLY POWER CHRISTOPHER POWNEY SASCHA RADETSKY STEFFI SCHERZER Director Editor at Large Associate Director Artistic Director, Former Soloist Director of Zurich Paris Opera Ballet School Dance Magazine Houston Ballet’s Ben The Royal Ballet School American Ballet Theater Dance Academy FRANCE USA Stevenson Academy UK USA SWITZERLAND USA JOHN SELYA ADAM SKLUTE BO SPASSOFF ETHAN STIEFEL STANTON WELCH ASHLEY WHEATER Former Member Artistic Director Director Former Artistic Director Artistic Director Director American Ballet Theatre/ Ballet West The Rock School for Royal New Zealand Ballet Houston Ballet The Joffrey Ballet Broadway Star USA Dance Education NEW ZEALAND USA USA USA USA 2015 New York City Award Winners SENIOR AGE DIVISION | Ages 15-19 JUNIOR AGE DIVISION | Ages 12-14 PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION | Ages 9-11 YOUTH GRAND PRIX YOUTH GRAND PRIX HOPE AWARD Not Awarded Shin-Yong Kim, 14 Antonio Casalinho, 11 Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School, Annarella Academia de Ballet e Dança, REPUBLIC OF KOREA PORTUGAL CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY | WOMEN CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY | WOMEN WOMEN GOLD MEDAL - Yu Kurihara, 16 GOLD MEDAL (TIE) GOLD MEDAL - Satya Tranfield, 11 Ikuko Watanabe Ballet Studio, JAPAN Maggie Chadbourne, 13 Charleston Ballet Theatre Center for Dance SILVER MEDAL - Rio Anderson, 17 Orlando Ballet School, FL, US Education, SC, USA City Ballet School of San Francisco, CA, USA Juliette Bosco, 12 SILVER MEDAL - Tate McRae, 11 BRONZE MEDAL - Bianca Scudamore, 15 Ellison Ballet, Professional Training Program, NY, USA YYC Dance Project, CANADA Classical Coaching Australia, AUSTRALIA SILVER MEDAL - Kotomi Yamada, 12 BRONZE MEDAL - Avery Gay, 10 Yamada Chie Sunny Ballet School, JAPAN Master Ballet Academy, AZ, USA BRONZE MEDAL - Yeojin Shim, 14 Yewon School, REPUBLIC OF KOREA CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY | MEN CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY | MEN MEN GOLD MEDAL - Shogo Hayami, 18 GOLD MEDAL - Liam Boswell, 14 GOLD MEDAL - Itsuku Masuda, 11 John Cranko School Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANY Next Generation Ballet at the Patel Conservatory, FL,USA K.Classic Ballet Studio, JAPAN SILVER MEDAL - Austen Acevedo, 15 SILVER MEDAL - Yago Guerra, 13 SILVER MEDAL - Brady Farrar, 9 Orlando Ballet School, FL, USA Bale Jovem de Sao Vicente, BRAZIL Stars Dance Studio, FL, USA BRONZE MEDAL BRONZE MEDAL - Ryu Bautista, 14 BRONZE MEDAL - David Perez, 11 Lang Ma, 19 The McDonald College of Performing Arts, AUSTRALIA En Pro del Talento Veracruzano, MEXICO The Washington School of Ballet, USA ENSEMBLES PAS DE DEUX SPECIAL AWARDS GOLD MEDAL - Danse Boheme from Carmen GOLD MEDAL - Ye Lim Choi (19), OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD Ellison Ballet, Professional Training Program Sun Woo Lee (18) Mimmo Miccolis SILVER MEDAL - Caucassian Dance Korea National University of Arts, REPUBLIC OF KOREA GRISHKO AWARD - Juliette Bosco Annarella Academia de Ballet e Dança SILVER MEDAL - Juliette Bosco (12), OUTSTANDING ARTISTRY AWARD Theophilus Pilette (15) BRONZE MEDAL - Vicissitude PRESENTED BY DANCE EUROPE MAGAZINE The Rock School for Dance Education, USA Ellison Ballet – Professional Training Program, USA Shogo Hayami BRONZE MEDAL (TIE) Mo Cen Zhao (15) Zachary Downer (17) The Rock School for Dance Education, USA Tate McRae (11), Lazaro Corrales (12) School of Alberta Ballet, CANADA Meet the Winners Youth Grand Prix Gold Medal Shin-Yong Kim, 14 Maggie Chadbourne, 13 Sunhwa Arts Orlando Ballet Middle/High School, School, Republic of Korea FL, US Hope Award Gold Medal Antonio Casalinho, 11, Satya Tranfield, 11 Annarella Academia Charleston de Ballet e Dança, Ballet Theatre Portugal Center for Dance Education, SC, USA Gold Medal Gold Medal Shogo Hayami, 18 Liam Boswell, 14 John Cranko Next Generation School Ballet at the Stuttgart Ballet, Patel Conservatory, Germany FL, USA YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX 417 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10016, Tel 646.791.9500 WWW.YAGP.ORG youthamericagrandprix YAGPVids @yagp @yagp YAGP 2016 Awards
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