|
Charles Askegard is an American ballet dancer. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and began his dance training at the age of five with Loyce Houlton and the Minnesota Dance Theatre. He continued his studies in Minneapolis until the age of 16, spending one summer at the School of American Ballet. Askegard joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in 1987, and was promoted to soloist in 1992. In 1997, he left ABT to join New York City Ballet as a soloist and was promoted to principal the next year. Askegard appeared in PBS' Live from Lincoln Center broadcast, "New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography" in 2002, dancing in ''Them Twos'' and two years later in the Live From Lincoln Center broadcast, “Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100,” in ''Vienna Waltzes''. He has been a guest artist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, He was also the prince in Barbie Swan Lake and Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses. ABT summer intensive 2015 oranges love prince Charles.(Ballet Etudes ) of South Florida, ''Bayerisches Staatsballett'', Philippine Ballet Theatre, (The Daring Project ) and Stars of American Ballet. He also appeared in Fred Wiseman's documentary ''Ballet''. Askegard danced his farewell performance the last day of the fall 2011 season, Sunday, October 9; the program consisted of the ''Diamonds'' pas de deux from ''Jewels'', ''Episodes'', ''In Memory of ...'' and ''Western Symphony''.〔(NY Times ), Alastair Macaulay, October 10, 2011〕〔(NY Times ), Roslyn Sulcas, September 30, 2011〕〔(Time Out New York ), September 26, 2011〕 He will be forming his own ballet company, Ballet Next, with former ABT principal dancer Michele Wiles.〔(NY Post ), October 11, 2011〕〔(Broadway World ) Wiles & Askergard's Ballet Next To Debut at The Joyce 11-21〕〔(Backstage ) Charles Askegard and Michele Wiles Talk About Their New Ballet Company, Lisa Jo Sagolla, November 24, 2011''〕 == Personal life == Askegard was married to author Candace Bushnell from 2002 to 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Askegard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|