Romeo and Juliet (Lavery)
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The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet was staged by Sean Lavery
, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet
to Prokofiev
's Romeo and Juliet
(1934-1940). The premiere took place February 24, 1991, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
.
Sean Lavery (dancer)
Sean Lavery, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet, of which he was principal dancer; a répétiteur with the George Balanchine Trust; and a faculty member at the School of American Ballet....
, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
to Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...
's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is one of the most enduringly popular ballets...
(1934-1940). The premiere took place February 24, 1991, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
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NYCB revivals
| Season | Romeo | Juliet |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is an amphitheater in Saratoga Springs, New York, which presents summer festivals of all kinds of music , dance, and opera, as well as a Wine & Food Festival... |
Peter Boal Peter Boal Peter Boal is artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and director of its affiliated school in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Bedford, New York, in 1965 and began studies at the School of American Ballet at age nine.Mr... |
Judith Fugate |
| 2006 Winter | Sébastien Marcovici | Yvonne Borree Yvonne Borree Yvonne Borree is a former principal dancer at New York City Ballet and was raised in Norfolk, Virginia, where she began her dance studies with the Tidewater Ballet Association at four years of age.... |
| 2006 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is an amphitheater in Saratoga Springs, New York, which presents summer festivals of all kinds of music , dance, and opera, as well as a Wine & Food Festival... |
Tyler Angle | Kathryn Morgan |
| 2007 School of American Ballet workshop School of American Ballet The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the... |
Russell Janzen | Callie Bachman |
| 2009 Saratoga Springs – first cast | Tyler Angle | Yvonne Borree Yvonne Borree Yvonne Borree is a former principal dancer at New York City Ballet and was raised in Norfolk, Virginia, where she began her dance studies with the Tidewater Ballet Association at four years of age.... |
| 2009 Saratoga Springs – first cast | Chase Finlay Chase Finlay Chase Finlay is a soloist with the New York City Ballet. While still a member of the corps de ballet, he has soloed in the George Balanchine's Apollo. .-External Links:* * , Gia Kourlas, June 2, 2011... |
Stephanie Zungre |
Reviews
- Ballet Magazine review by Eric Taub, August 2005
- Explore Dance review by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, January 21, 2006
- NY Times review by Alastair MacaulayAlastair MacaulayAlastair Macaulay is a dance critic for the New York Times. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London...
, June 6, 2007