Helene Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think Julian MacKay now warrants a topic of his own. With two older sisters on the ballerina track, MacKay was inspired especially by Brooklyn Mack's performance in "Le Corsaire." He was invited to study at the Bolshoi Academy when he was 11 after competing in the junior division at YAGP, and he's had training there comparable to his Russian peers and will be the first American to graduate with a full diploma. He won the gold medal for junior men at IBC Istanbul and the bronze medal at the the 2012 Yuri Grigorovitch Ballet Competition. His older sister, Maria Sascha Khan, just tweeted: #JulianMacKay only #American prize winner at the #PrixdeLausanne 2015! #BolshoiBallet Academy Congratulations to him Link to comment
Helene Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Here is MacKay's classical variation in the competition finals: Link to comment
Helene Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Tomorrow MacKay graduates from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy with perfect scores in both dance and academics. His younger brother, Nicholas, graduates from the lower school. https://twitter.com/balletlegacy/status/614047130097950720 Congratulations to them both :flowers: Link to comment
Helene Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Since Mackay has left San Francisco Ballet at the end of the 2021-22 season, I'm bumping up this topic to document his upcoming plans. He is in London working with Yasmin Nagde to rehearse "Giselle" for performance in Korea in August (2022): https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceqf28Iq20A/ Link to comment
Helene Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Mackay is performing with Misa Kuranaga at the Sydney International Ballet Gala this coming weekend, and he posted a short rehearsal clip to his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7YngWFs_Z/ Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Julian MacKay is joining the Bavarian State Ballet. Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Rahm Emanuel, the current U.S. ambassador to Japan, went to see MacKay perform with K-Ballet, the company founded by Tetsuya Kumakawa. Link to comment
California Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 hours ago, volcanohunter said: Rahm Emanuel, the current U.S. ambassador to Japan, went to see MacKay perform with K-Ballet, the company founded by Tetsuya Kumakawa. For those who don't already know, Rahm Emanuel majored in dance at Sarah Lawrence College and turned down a scholarship at Joffrey Ballet. https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-dancer-kass-0407-20170406-column.html Link to comment
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