sneds Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Hi! The NYCB website lists two new dancers-Yoel Carrenno. I think the dancer is Israeli, but that is the only things I could glean from the web. Does anyone have info on this new dancer?? Ask Le Cour, Nila Martin's half brother who has danced with the Royal Danish Ballet has also joined NYCB. Kate Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 I may be mistaken, but I think I saw Yoel Carreno perform with National Ballet of Cuba when they were in NYC last fall; performing Basilio in the Don Q pas de deux. I believe he may be a distant relative of Jose Manuel Carreno. He is a strong technician in the Basilio mold; he is also short and on the night I saw him, also not that great a partner. Right now it seems that NYCB has more of that type of dancer than their repertory has roles for, so if this is the same Yoel Carreno, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Link to comment
sneds Posted September 9, 2002 Author Share Posted September 9, 2002 HI! The NYCB website has his names spelled as Carrenno, but that could easily be a typo. I think you are right about Carrenno-I just happened to pull his name up on a site about a performance in Israel. It's exciting to see that NYCB has hired some new male talent. BTW, Ask la Cour is about 20 and was in the RDB corps. Kate Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Ask La Cour was thought to be one of the most promising of the young Danish men. His photo is still up on the RDB web site. There's no direct link, but if you go to http://www.kgl-teater.dk/ choose In English (link, top right of board), then Ballet from the left side menu, then Staff, then corps de ballet and scroll down, there he is. Click on his name and get a picture and brief bio. Thanks for the update, Sneds. Link to comment
Estelle Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 One can access that page directly using the following link: http://www.kgl-teater.dk/dkt2002uk/ballet/...le/Balacour.htm Err, I'm a bit lost in the Martins family. So he is Nilas Martins' half brother on his mother's side? (That's off-topic, but it was interesting to notice that the former POB school student Cedric Lambrette was hired in the RDB's corps de ballet). There seem to be quite a lot of dancers called Carreno, aren't they? Link to comment
sneds Posted September 9, 2002 Author Share Posted September 9, 2002 Hi! Ask and Nilas's mother is Lise laCour. She was married to Peter Martins, but I don't know about Ask's father. laCour's hiring at NYCB must be very recent since, as Alexandra points out, his bio is still up on the 2002-03 version of the RDB website. Kate P.S. Yoel is Jose Manuel Carreno's half brother and it's more often spelled Joel Carreno. If you search on Google with this spelling, you can find many reviews of his dancing. They seem to indicate that he has much of his brother's talent and is a good partner. Link to comment
sneds Posted September 9, 2002 Author Share Posted September 9, 2002 Robert LaFosse is no longer listed on the website... Link to comment
rg Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 ask lacour's father is, i think, the conductor, christiansen (sp?); no program is handy to supply a first name. alexandra might well know. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Can't help on that, I'm afraid Link to comment
Calliope Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 La Fosse is still listed on the roster (and choreographing a piece for opening night) maybe it was a glitch on their site Link to comment
svemaus Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Yes, he's still listed under the "Repertory and dancers" category. Maybe his biography was deleted by mistake when they updated the site. The new corps dancers' biographies (e.g. Katie Berstrom and Savannah Lowery) can now be seen on the NYCB website. http://www.nycballet.com/about/dancers.html Svenia Link to comment
Calliope Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 An update on LaFosse who will now be a "guest" with NYCB as he's retiring (sort of) NYCB issued a press release earlier this month on it. http://www.nycballet.com/programs/pr.html Link to comment
sneds Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 Hi! The winter season brochure arrived today, and had an updated roster. Yoel Carreno was hired as a soloist and Ask laCour as a corps member. Kate Link to comment
Dale Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 SOFIANE SYLVE OF HET NATIONALE BALLET TO APPEAR WITH NYCB AS A GUEST ARTIST FOR THE 2002/2003 WINTER SEASON Yoel Carreño of Cuba and Ask la Cour of Denmark to Join New York City Ballet New York City Ballet announced today that Sofiane Sylve, a first soloist with Het Nationale Ballet, will appear with NYCB as a guest artist for the 2002/2003 winter season. A native of Nice, France, Ms. Sylve studied ballet at the Académie de Dance in Nice and began her career as a first soloist with the ballet company of the Stadttheater in Karlsrhue, Germany, in 1990. She joined Het Nationale Ballet of the Netherlands in 1993 and was promoted to first soloist in 1998. Her repertory includes the full-length classics, as well as the choreography of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, and Hans van Manen. Ms. Sylve will make her first New York City Ballet appearances during the Company’s annual holiday season of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. This will mark the first time that Ms. Sylve has danced in the United States. The Company also announced today that Yoel Carreño is joining New York City Ballet as a soloist. A native of Havana, Cuba, Mr. Carreño was formerly a member of the National Ballet of Cuba and was seen in New York during that company’s 2001 season at City Center. He is the half-brother of American Ballet Theatre’s Jose Manuel Carreño. In addition, Danish dancer Ask la Cour will join New York City Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. Born in Copenhagen, Mr. la Cour studied at the Ballet School of The Royal Theatre and joined The Royal Danish Ballet in 2000. New York City Ballet begins its 2002/2003 season on Tuesday, November 26. For information on NYCB performances call 212-870-5570 or visit www.nycballet.com. Link to comment
Dale Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Thanks for putting that up. I'd never seen her. She looks about right for the rep. Link to comment
Victoria Leigh Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Who in the world ever allowed that photo to be published? Certainly the dancer would not have approved it. Is it actually in the brochure or published somewhere? It is really frighteningly bad. :eek: Link to comment
glebb Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 That standing foot must really hurt! Link to comment
BalletNut Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 For something slightly more flattering, there is a video of her at this link: http://www.het-nationale-ballet.nl/new/mpg...hp4?mpg=s-sylve Link to comment
gottadance07 Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 All I have to say is WHOA. I've never seen a dancer do 7 consecutive turns during fouettes. Link to comment
Lillian Posted October 27, 2002 Share Posted October 27, 2002 Wow, I quite enjoyed that. Link to comment
Kyriakoula Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 Now that's a good thread. The NY Times is really good at selecting terrible!!!! photos. Like the picture of Ashley Tuttle on the front page of the Sunday Arts section. Ashley is really beautiful, but that picture was not flattering. I think the worst I have seen was one of Carlos Acosta on the front page of the Times advertising the article on him being the most astounding and elegant dancer. It was horrendous. I understand that the Times sometimes insists on using in house photographers, but who selects the actual picture. Pretty unbelievable!! Link to comment
KayDenmark Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Just a note to say that I saw Ask Le Cour dance in Copenhagen Saturday night (November 16) - the Royal Danish seems to be making him work up to the very last minute he gets on the plane. He did Bournonville's Konservatoriet, a male demi role, although a fairly prominent one. Very nice footwork and good stage presence - tall and rangy, more Peter Martins than Nilas Martins, with a devilish cleft chin that I'm sure will delight the ladies. He could be a keeper. Link to comment
Calliope Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 In today's NY Post there's a tidbit about Carreno hopefully joining soon as a soloist, apparently there's been visa troubles. Link to comment
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