Saturday, July 19
| 6:30PM
Festival Napa Valley Stage at Charles Krug
2800 Main Street | St. Helena
A celebration of movement and music, this year’s Dance Gala brings together some of today’s most captivating dancers in an evening of masterworks and bold new creations. Under the artistic direction of Adrian Blake Mitchell, the performance showcases an extraordinary roster of international artists, including Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia, Sasha De Sola, Joe Walsh, and Fabrice Calmels. Highlights include Jerome Robbins’ Other Dances, a lyrical tribute to Chopin’s music, and Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain, a Joffrey Ballet signature pulsing with energy. Constance Stamatiou of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs an excerpt from Cry in honor of the legendary Judith Jamison. The program also features the highly anticipated world premiere of Favorite Son, choreographed by Adrian Blake Mitchell for Cuban triplets Marcos, Cesar, and Angel Ramirez, with music by Aldo López-Gavilán.
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Performers
A principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, Tiler Peck is also a renowned actress, choreographer, author, designer, and curator. She has been the recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award, Princess Grace Foundation’s USA Dance Fellowship, Dance Magazine Award, and Princess Grace Statue Award.
Kate Inoue is currently a lead dancer with Los Angeles Ballet. She is a second place winner of the Crea Ballet Competition and former member of the Professional Division of Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Andrea Lassakova was born in Slovakia and received her dance training with Klara Skodova at the Eva Jacz Dance Conservatory. She was a member of the Slovak National Theatre, Finnish National Ballet, and Mikhailovsky Ballet and currently tours the United States as a principal ballerina for the World Ballet Company.
Roman Mejia is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, having entered the company as an apprentice in 2017. He has been one of Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch” picks, and in 2019, he became a recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation’s USA Dance Fellowship.
Angel Ramierez, currently a dancer with Atlanta Ballet, trained at the National Ballet School of Cuba, winning the gold medal in the Cuban International Ballet Competition his graduating year. He has danced with the Cuban National Ballet and Georgia Ballet and was a Youth American Grand Prix winner.
Cesar Ramirez started his ballet training at Escuela Nacional de Ballet Fernando Alonso in Cuba under School Director Ramona de Saa. He also received his training from The Rock School for Dance Education under Bo and Stephanie Spassoff. Ramirez has danced professionally with Cuban National Ballet and Los Angeles Ballet.
Marcos Ramirez was born in Trinidad, Cuba and began studying ballet at age 10 at the Cuban National Ballet School. Ramirez began his professional career at the age of 17 with the Cuban National Ballet. In 2020, he joined Los Angeles Ballet, where he currently is a lead dancer.
Dance Gala Producer
After training at the School of American Ballet, Elizabeth Fowler enjoyed a 16-year career as a professional ballet dancer. Now, building upon 40 years in the ballet trenches, she continues to advise dancers and professional companies such as by serving on the board of the Los Angeles Ballet.
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