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Congratulations to NYCB's Newest Principal, Zachary Catazaro

Marissa DeSantis

October 12, 2017

Zachary Catazaro is ending his New York City Ballet Fall 2017 season on a high note. NYCB’s ballet master in chief, Peter Martins, announced Catazaro’s promotion from soloist to principal on Oct. 12th, just before the company’s evening performance.

Catazaro had a stand out season, making his debut as Prince Siegfried alongside principal Sterling Hyltin’s Odette/Odile in Martins’ Swan Lake. He also debuted in featured roles in Martins’ The Red Violin and Jerome Robbins’ In Memory Of… as well as George Balanchine’s La Valse.

@zacharycatazaro on Instagram: “Rehearsing @nycballet ‘s Swan Lake to be performed September 22 and 29th with my odette/odile @shyltin #nycballet #swanlake #ballet…”

Catazaro, originally from Canton, Ohio, joined the company as an apprentice in 2007, and has quickly moved through the ranks.

Principal dancer Rebecca Krohn retired from the stage earlier in the season, and Robbie Fairchild is set to give his farewell performance with NYCB this coming weekend, so we can’t wait to see Catazaro tackle his new rank (and the feature debuts that come along with it) in the coming seasons.