List of New York City Ballet dancers explained

This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers.

Principal dancers

Name Joined Promoted Left/retired
19501963
19781989[1] 2002
1998 2005[2] 2023
2004 2009[3]
1996[4] 2003[5] 2005[6]
196219721984
196719771997
1997[7] 1998[8] 2011
2012 2022 2023
1978 1979
1983 1989[9] 2005
1988 1997 2010[10]
2000[11] 2005
197419831994
2008 2017[12] 2018[13]
2021[14] 2022
19661980
1983
194919531984
2003[15] 2013
2003[16] 20052018[17]
1988[18] 1995[19] 2010
2002[20] 2005
2006[21] 20092017[22]
1961[23] 1965[24] 1989
2008[25] 20132018[26]
1976 1988 1990
2019 2022
2007[27] 2022
2010 2023[28]
2012 2018
1997 2005
194819551973
19821989
1992[29] 2008
2007[30] 2015
2003[31] 20072022
2008[32] 20172023[33]
19531957
1968[34] 19721974
1980 1982 2010[35]
1995[36] 19992021[37]
1999[38] 20122017
2002 2013 2021[39]
1986 1986
2014 2023
1948
1974
2010[40] 2015[41] 2021
1948 1977[42]
1993[43] 20022014
1986 1993 2010
1970
19501953
1959
2004[44] 2008
20172023
1989 1995
1995 2002 2011
1955 1956 1966
1948 1985 1985[45]
1949 1959
20182023
1987 1993 2010[46]
1960
1974 1979[47] 2007[48]
2005 2009
2013 2021
2001 2009 2022[49]
2001 2009 2022[50]
1990 2000 2014
2004 2012
1994 2000 2015
1981 1985 2005
1999 2007 2021
1999 2007 2014
2010 2016
1989 1995 1997
2003[51] 2008
19461960
199820052014
198619912002
2001 2007
2000 2007
1957 1958, 1960[52] 1979
2012 2022
1993 1996 2007
1986[53] 19912014
1950 1965
1985 1989 2008[54]
2012 2021

Soloists

This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists.

Name Joined Promoted Left/retired
2009 2017
1998 2006 2011
2017 2023
1999 2006 2017
1983 1988 1993
2015 2022
Lois Ellyn[55] 19481950
1996 2006 2009
2010 2017
Gloria Govrin
2000 2007 2016
1998 2005 2013
1989 1998 2010
2013 2022
2010 2015 2019
1996 1997 1998
2011 2022
2004 2013 2021
2000 2005 2005
2003 2013
2002 2013
1993 1998 2007
2002 2007 2018
2013 2023
2013 2023
2015 2022
2006 2009 2012[56]
2018 2022
2000 2007 2007
2002 2013 2023
2007 2013
2007 2009
2007 2013
2018 2023
1995 2002
2012 2018
2005 2017
2000 2007
2021 2023
1981 1987[57]
2013 2018
2017 2022
1993 1998 2000[58]

Corps de ballet

The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet.

Former corps de ballet

Janice Levin Award dancers

The Janice Levin Dancer Award was created in 2000 by an endowment gift from the late Mrs. Levin, and is bestowed annually on a promising member of NYCB's corps de ballet.[62]

See also

References

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. News: Kisselgoff . Anna . June 15, 1989 . City Ballet Announces Promotions of 16 . The New York Times . January 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Jared Angle. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  3. Web site: Tyler Angle. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  4. Web site: Alexandra Ansanelli. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050306031315/http://www.nycballet.com:80/about/bio_ansanelli.html. March 6, 2005. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  5. News: Schillinger. Liesl. March 14, 2004. The Paradox of the Self-Effacing Diva. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  6. News: Kourlas. Gia. July 30, 2005. City Ballet Principal Leaves the Nest. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  7. News: Macaulay. Alastair. October 10, 2011. A Goodbye, Understated but Riveting in Its Duets. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  8. Web site: Charles Askegard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003233146/http://www.nycballet.com:80/company/personnel/artistic/askegard.html. October 3, 2011. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  9. News: Kisselgoff. Anna. June 15, 1989. City Ballet Announces Promotions of 16. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  10. News: La Rocco. Claudia. June 7, 2010. Farewell, My Lovelies: A Ballerina Hangs Up Her Toeshoes. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  11. Web site: Ashley Bouder. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  12. Web site: Clement. Olivia. October 13, 2017. Zachary Catazaro Promoted to New York City Ballet Principal. 2021-03-25. Playbill. en.
  13. News: Cooper. Michael. 2019-04-19. City Ballet Ordered to Reinstate Male Dancers Fired Over Inappropriate Texts. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-25. 0362-4331.
  14. News: Sherman . Rachel . May 20, 2022 . Chun Wai Chan Promoted to Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet . . May 29, 2022.
  15. Web site: January 27, 2022. Adrian Danchig-Waring. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  16. Web site: Joaquin De Luz. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309175913/https://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Joaquin-DeLuz.aspx. March 9, 2018. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  17. News: Harss. Marina. October 9, 2018. Joaquin De Luz, City Ballet's Bravura Sparkler, Says Goodbye. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  18. News: La Rocco. Claudia. For Final Bow, a Shower of Flowers and Adoration. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  19. News: Kisselgoff. Anna. January 30, 1995. Working Against Type but Serving Balanchine's Ethos. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  20. Web site: Megan Fairchild. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  21. Web site: Robert Fairchild. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831184436/http://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Robert-Fairchild.aspx. August 31, 2017. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  22. News: Kourlas. Gia. October 16, 2017. Robert Fairchild Says Goodbye to City Ballet With Balanchine and Roses. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  23. News: Kisselgoff. Anna. November 23, 1989. Suzanne Farrell's Farewell Week. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  24. Web site: February 11, 2021. Suzanne Farrell. January 27, 2022. Academy of Achievement.
  25. Web site: Chase Finlay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184441/http://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Chase-Finlay.aspx. January 14, 2018. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  26. News: Barone. Joshua. Deb. Sopan. August 28, 2018. In City Ballet Shake-Up, One Dancer Out and Two Suspended. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  27. Web site: Gonzalo Garcia. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  28. Web site: Four Dancers Promoted to Principal at New York City Ballet. May 23, 2023. New York Times.
  29. News: Kourlas. Gia. February 10, 2008. Ready for a Giant Leap Back Home. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  30. Web site: Anthony Huxley. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  31. Web site: Sterling Hyltin. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  32. Web site: Russell Janzen. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  33. News: Janzen . Russell . 2023-09-20 . On Leaving the Life of the Body: A Dancer Reports . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-24 . 0362-4331.
  34. Web site: January 27, 2022. Gelsey Kirkland. January 27, 2022. American Ballet Theatre.
  35. News: Macaulay. Alastair. June 28, 2010. A Long Goodbye From the Last of Balanchine's Ballerinas. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  36. Web site: January 27, 2022. Maria Kowroski. January 27, 2022. Princess Grace Foundation USA.
  37. News: Kourlas. Gia. October 19, 2021. Farewell to a Ballerina With Borscht Belt Humor and 'Legs of Life'. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  38. News: Barone. Joshua. July 25, 2017. New York City Ballet Unveils Designers for Its Fall Fashion Gala. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  39. News: Kourlas. Gia. October 19, 2021. Rising Out of the Pandemic, City Ballet Ushers in a New Era. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  40. Web site: Lauren Lovette. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923095720/https://www.nycballet.com/discover/meet-our-dancers/principal-dancers/lauren-lovette/. September 23, 2021. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  41. News: Kourlas. Gia. March 8, 2021. A Ballerina Takes a Leap of Faith, This Time in Herself. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  42. News: Nicholas Magallanes, Dancer, 54; City Ballet's First Orpheus, in '48. The New York Times. May 5, 1977. November 5, 2018.
  43. News: Macaulay. Alastair. March 2, 2014. Swan Song Scripted for Two. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  44. Web site: Sara Mearns. January 27, 2022. New York City Ballet.
  45. News: Kisselgoff. Anna. 1995-04-04. Francisco Moncion, 76, a Charter Member of New York City Ballet. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-28. 0362-4331.
  46. News: Sulcas. Roslyn. 2010-06-14. Bathed in the Limelight, but Quietly Taking Leave. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-27. 0362-4331.
  47. Web site: Kyra Nichols: Current: Faculty: Jacobs School of Music: Indiana University Bloomington. 2022-01-27. Jacobs School of Music. en-US.
  48. News: Macaulay. Alastair. 2007-06-25. 33 Years, and Good to the Last Pirouette. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-27. 0362-4331.
  49. News: Prominent Male Ballet Dancer Thrives, Gets 'Raucous Standing Ovation' After Sexual Misconduct Allegations . Jezebel . June 10, 2022 . Leibert . Emily .
  50. News: A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the 'Crazy Ballerina Life' . The New York Times . February 17, 2022 . Kourlas . Gia .
  51. News: Kisselgoff. Anna. 2005-02-11. A Ballerina Born, and Molded, to Balanchine's Art. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-27. 0362-4331.
  52. Villella was promoted to soloist in 1958 and principal dancer in 1960.
  53. News: Sulcas. Roslyn. October 3, 2014. Muse Steps Away. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  54. News: Macaulay. Alastair. June 20, 2008. Bowing Out, but Still Fancy Free. The New York Times. January 27, 2022.
  55. Web site: Memoriam . In . 2021-10-07 . Dancer and Founder of Nouveau Chamber Ballet Lois Ellyn Dies . 2024-08-16 . Dance Magazine . en-US.
  56. Web site: Kathryn Morgan, Former New York City Ballet Dancer, On What It's Like To Gain Weight In The Dance World. Rebecca. Adams. October 1, 2014. November 5, 2018. Huff Post.
  57. Web site: Mel Tomlinson, Master of Ballet and Modern Dance - NC DNCR. www.ncdcr.gov. November 5, 2018.
  58. Christopher Wheeldon assumed the position of NYCB choreographer-in-residence and resident artist.
  59. News: Catton . Pia . February 15, 2013 . A Teacher Who Keeps Them on Their Toes . The Wall Street Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085757/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324196204578298461464342812 . September 23, 2015.
  60. Web site: Annual Reports | New York City Ballet. www.nycballet.com.
  61. News: April 25, 2011. Wakin . Daniel J . July 22, 2009. The New York Times. Sudden Finale.
  62. Web site: Levin Award. NYCB. 27 April 2017.
  63. https://www.nycballet.com/about-us/for-the-press/kj-takahashi-receives-the-janice-levin-award/
  64. Web site: Kourlas . Gia . Review: At City Ballet, Giving Voice to the Body, With Sneakers . The New York Times . January 28, 2022 . January 4, 2024.
  65. Web site: New York City Ballet – Stravinsky & Balanchine bill – New York . DanceTabs . January 29, 2020 . January 4, 2024.