Ashley Bouder (/ˈbaʊdər/; born December 10, 1983) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. She also founded and currently runs her own project, The Ashley Bouder Project.
Ashley Bouder | |
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 Bouder at the Ravello Festival in the Bournonville version of La Sylphide, as the Sylph, 2013 | |
| Born | December 10, 1983 |
| Education | School of American Ballet |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Peter de Florio |
| Children | Violet Storm de Florio |
| Career | |
| Current group | New York City Ballet |
Early life
editAshley Bouder was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She started ballet when she was six, at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. In 1999, she attended the School of American Ballet, and was invited to stay and train at the winter session.[1]
Career
editNew York City Ballet
editBouder joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice in June 2000, and was promoted to the corps de ballet four months later. She was named a soloist in 2004 and a principal dancer the following year. She has danced Balanchine works such as The Nutcracker and Serenade, and new works such as Alexei Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH and Justin Peck's Pulcinella Variations.[1] In 2019, she won the Prix Benois de la Danse for dancing the role of Swanida in Coppélia.[2]
The Ashley Bouder Project
editBouder helms her own small company, The Ashley Bouder Project, that has mounted several innovative ballet productions in New York over the years, primarily centered on commissioning new works by women choreographers and composers, including her own. Dancers involved with the project include Bouder's NYCB colleagues, such as Sara Mearns, Taylor Stanley and Andrew Veyette.[3] Notable appearances have been at the Joyce Theater in 2015.[4] and at The Symphony Space in 2017, in collaboration with The New York Jazzharmonic.[5][6] This was the first time that an entire evening of ballet in varied styles was set solely to the accompaniment of a jazz orchestra.[citation needed]
Other ventures
editBouder has called upon ballet to embrace Feminism.[7][8]
She is a resident fellow at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University.[9]
Awards
edit- Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise, 2000
- Janice Levin Dancer Honoree, 2002–2003
- Prix Benois de la Danse, 2019
Personal life
editShe is married to financier Peter de Florio and gave birth to their daughter, Violet Storm de Florio, on May 4, 2016.[10] As of 2018, she is studying political science at Fordham University part-time.[8]
Selected repertoire
editBouder's repertoire with the New York City Ballet includes:[1]
- Apollo (Polyhymnia)
- Coppélia (Swanilda)
- Dances at a Gathering
- The Firebird
- Harlequinade (Colombine, Lead Alouette)
- "Emeralds" and "Rubies" from Jewels
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Divertissement, Butterfly)
- The Nutcracker (Sugarplum Fairy, Dewdrop, Marzipan)
- Other Dances
- Raymonda Variations
- Serenade
- The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Diamond)
- Swan Lake (Odette/Odile, Pas de Quatre)
- La Sylphide (The Sylph)
- Symphony in C (First and Third Movements)
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
- La Valse
Created roles
edit- Acheron
- Bal de Couture
- Broken Promise
- Clearing Dawn
- Concerto DSCH
- "The Blue Necklace" from Double Feature (Mabel)
- Grazioso
- Lineage
- Luce Nascosta
- New Blood
- Outlier
- The Runaway
- Shambards
- Soirée
- SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT Jerome Robbins, Broadway to Ballet
- Viva Verdi
- Year of the Rabbit
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ashley Bouder". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Brandt, Amy (22 May 2019). "NYCB's Ashley Bouder Takes Home a Benois de la Danse Award". Pointe Magazine.
- ^ "Dancers". The Ashley Bouder Project. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Ashley Bouder leads the way". Bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Pandolfi, Christina. "BWW Review: THE ASHLEY BOUDER PROJECT Shines with Versatility". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "The Ashley Bouder Project: Leading Women". Criticaldance.org. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Bouder, Ashley (9 April 2018). "Ashley Bouder: It's Time For Ballet To Embrace Feminism". Dance Magazine.
- ^ a b Burke, Siobhan (29 June 2018). "Ashley Bouder, the Feminist Ballerina With a Mission". New York Times.
- ^ "Ashley Bouder". The Center for Ballet and the Arts, NYU. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Ashley Bouder Is a Mom!". Dancespirit.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links
edit- The Ashley Bouder Project website Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Ashley Bouder - New York City Ballet profile
- NYC Ballet Screen Test: Ashley Bouder
- Ashley Bouder and Daniel Ulbricht in Flame of Paris
- Ashley Bouder on Serenade
