Sofiane Sylve Explained

Sofiane Sylve
Birth Place:Nice, France
Education:Académie de Danse
Occupation:Ballet dancer
Current Group:Dresden Semperoper Ballett
Ballet San Antonio
Former Groups:Karlsruhe Stadttheater
Dutch National Ballet
New York City Ballet
San Francisco Ballet

Sofiane Sylve (born 1976)[1] is a French ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer and ballet master with the Dresden Semperoper Ballett and the artistic advisor and school director of Ballet San Antonio; she is set to run the latter's new school. She was previously a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet.

Biography

Sylve was born in Nice, France. She started ballet at the age of 4 and trained at Académie de Danse. After she was discovered at a competition, she joined the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany, when she was 14. Shortly after that, Patricia Neary and George Balanchine cast her as the lead in Allegro Brillante. Neary then recommended Sylve join Dutch National Ballet, which had more Balanchine repertoire. At age 17, she danced the title role in Cinderella. She was promoted to principal dancer and was offered a lifetime contract at age 20, and danced roles including Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, as well as works by Balanchine and Frederick Ashton. In 2003, the New York City Ballet invited Sylve to join the company, and she accepted the position several months lateer.[1] [2] [3]

Sylve joined the San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2008.[4] In 2020, Sylve joined Dresden Semperoper Ballett as principal dancer and ballet master.[5] In 2020, she was also appointed Artistic Advisor of Ballet San Antonio.[6] And as of 2022, Sylve became both Artistic Director of Ballet San Antonio and Director of the School of Ballet San Antonio.[7] [8] [9]

Sylve completed and received her Management Essentials and Leadership Principles certificates from the Harvard Business School Online.

Notes and References

  1. News: Portrait of the artist: Sofiane Sylve, ballerina. The Guardian. 13 June 2007.
  2. Web site: Sofiane Sylve: "I Don't Do Average. Dance Magazine. 21 August 2017.
  3. News: A Ballerina Born, and Molded, to Balanchine's Art. New York Times. 11 February 2005.
  4. Web site: Sofiane Sylve. San Francisco Ballet. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223200057/https://www.sfballet.org/artist/sofiane-sylve/. 23 December 2019.
  5. News: Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno and Marcelo Gomes to Join Dresden Semperoper Ballett. Pointe Magazine. 10 March 2020.
  6. News: Ballet San Antonio to Open a New Dance School This Fall. San Antonio Current. 11 March 2020.
  7. News: "My Plate Is Full": Sofiane Sylve on Her New Leadership Roles at Ballet San Antonio and Dresden Semperoper. Pointe Magazine. 28 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Frank . Nicholas . New Director, New Space, New Season for Ballet San Antonio . San Antonio Report . June 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: SOFIANE SYLVE . Ballet San Antonio . 2 April 2022.