It’s a bird, it’s a plane—nope, it’s Daniel Ulbricht. I am convinced that the New York City Ballet principal must be superman. Last night, I saw Ulbricht perform in Youth America Grand Prix’s star-studded gala. The music accompanying his solo was drowned out by the shrieking audience more than once. Simply put, his jumps […]
I went to the YAGP “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” gala on Tuesday night, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I was blown away by the variety and beauty of the dancing, especially by the likes of SFB’s Yuan Yuan Tan, NYCB’s Tiler Peck and Daniel Ulbricht, and Gallim Dance. […]
This afternoon I got the chance to attend the presentation of the 2011 Martin E. Segal Awards. This year’s recipients included School of American Ballet Student Meaghan Dutton O’Hara as well as filmmaker Laura Poitras. Each received $7,500 to advance their careers. The Segal Awards have been given to outstanding young artists from Lincoln Center’s […]
Senior editor Jenny Stahl recently called New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht “Superman,” and I can’t think of a better way to describe the phenomenally talented dancer and teacher, who seems to be everywhere at once these days. (We recently posted a poll asking who your favorite dancer-teacher was, and Ulbricht cleaned up.) Now […]
On Monday night, “Dance Against Cancer” raised over $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. The event, held at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, was co-produced by Daniel Ulbricht, whose mother is currently battling uterine cancer. It featured several of Ulbricht’s fellow New York City Ballet dancers, along with “So You Think You Can Dance” star […]
For Pointe‘s December/January issue, photographer Matthew Murphy went behind the scenes of Daniel Ulbricht’s “Dance Against Cancer” benefit. The event, featuring performances by dancers from all over, raised $30,000 for the American Cancer Society. Murphy captured splendid shots of the dancers rehearsing, organizing, performing, texting, giggling, getting dressed, and more. One of our favorites […]
Last spring, photographer Matthew Murphy went behind the scenes during Daniel Ulbricht’s “Dance Against Cancer” benefit. See the full story, published in Pointe‘s December/January issue. We decided to upload a few of our favorite extra photos here! (Click on the images to view them larger.)
American Ballet Theatre principal Herman Cornejo, New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck, Alvin Ailey’s iconic Matthew Rushing, Martha Graham Dance Company star Katherine Crockett. Artists from New York City’s top dance companies are teaming up tonight for a benefit for the American Cancer Society. “Dance Against Cancer,” produced by New York City Ballet’s Daniel […]