Sara Mearns
| Sara Mearns | |
|---|---|
| Born | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Principal dancer |
| Current group | New York City Ballet |
Sara Ann Mearns is an American ballerina who dances as a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet.[1] She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, where she began dance training at the age of three. As a teenager Mearns continued her studies with Patricia McBride[2] and Stanislav Issaev, before entering the School of American Ballet in 2001.[3] She joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice in 2003, and became a member of the corps de ballet in 2004.[1] She made her debut in a leading role just 18 months later in the dual roles of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake at the age of 19.[4] Mearns was promoted to soloist in 2006 and to principal in 2008.[5]
In 2013 Mearns starred in A Dancer's Dream, a New York Philharmonic production choreographed by Karole Armitage and conducted by Alan Gilbert, which was broadcast nationally.[6] In 2015 she made her Broadway debut in the “Lonely Town" pas de deux from the Tony-nominated musical On the Town, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse.[7]
Repertoire
Ballets by George Balanchine
- Allegro Brillante[8]
- Apollo: Polyhymnia
- Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet
- Chaconne[9]
- Concerto Barocco[10]
- Cortège Hongrois[11]
- Episodes[12][13]
- Firebird
- The Four Temperaments: Sanguinic[14]
- Ivesiana: “In the Inn”
- Jewels: Emeralds,[15] Diamonds[16][17]
- Kammermusik no. 2[18][19]
- Liebeslieder Walzer[20]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Titania[21]
- Mozartiana[22]
- The Nutcracker: Sugarplum Fairy,[23] Dewdrop[24]
- Orpheus
- The Prodigal Son: Siren
- Raymonda Variations
- Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze"[25]
- Serenade[26]
- Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: Striptease Girl[27]
- La Sonnambula
- Stars and Stripes
- Swan Lake[28]
- Symphony in C: Second Movement soloist[29]
- Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 2[30]
- Tschaikovsky Suite no. 3
- La Valse[31]
- Vienna Waltzes: Vienna Woods,[32] Der Rosenkavalier[33]
- Walpurgisnacht Ballet[34]
- Western Symphony: Rondo[35]
- Who Cares?[36]
Ballets by Jerome Robbins
- Antique Epigraphs[37]
- Brahms/Handel (choreographed with Twyla Tharp)
- Dances at a Gathering[38]
- The Four Seasons: Spring[39]
- Glass Pieces
- The Goldberg Variations
- In G Major
- In the Night[40]
- Ives, Songs
- I'm Old Fashioned
- Piano Pieces
Ballets by other choreographers
- Pas de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano (choreography: August Bournonville)[41]
- The Sleeping Beauty (choreography: Peter Martins, after Marius Petipa, George Balanchine): Lilac Fairy[42]
- Swan Lake (choreography: Peter Martins, after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, George Balanchine): Odette/Odile[43]
- Barber Violin Concerto (choreography: Peter Martins)[44][45]
- Beethoven Romance (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Chichester Psalms (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Fearful Symmetries (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Morgen (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Naïve and Sentimental Music (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Ocean's Kingdom (choreography: Peter Martins): Honorata (world premiere)[46]
- Octet (choreography: Peter Martins)
- The Red Violin (choreography: Peter Martins; world premiere)
- Thou Swell (choreography: Peter Martins)
- Concerto DSCH (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky)
- Namouna, A Grand Divertissement (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky; world premiere)[47]
- Pictures at an Exhibition (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky; world premiere)[48]
- Russian Seasons (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky)[49]
- After the Rain (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)
- An American in Paris (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)
- Les Carillons (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon; world premiere)[50]
- DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)
- Mercurial Manouevres (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)
- The Nightingale and The Rose (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon; world premiere)
- Polyphonia (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)[51]
- Rococo Variations (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon; world premiere)[52]
- This Bitter Earth (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon)[53]
- Why am I not where you are (choreography: Benjamin Millepied; world premiere)[54]
- The Most Incredible Thing (choreography: Justin Peck)
- Rōdē,ō: Four Dance Episodes (choreography: Justin Peck, world premiere)[55]
- A Simple Symphony (choreography: Melissa Barak; world premiere)[56]
- For the Love of Duke (choreography: Susan Stroman; world premiere)[57]
- The Seven Deadly Sins (choreography: Lynne Taylor Corbett; world premiere)
- Jeux (choreography: Kim Brandstrup; world premiere)[58]
References
- 1 2 Wells, Louise. "New York City Ballerina Sara Mearns". The Everygirl. The Everygirl LLC. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Kaufman, Sarah (2 December 2014). "Patricia McBride, passing on Balanchine's torch with joy at Charlotte Ballet". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sara Mearns". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Harss, Marina. "Sara Mearns – New York City Ballet – Principal". DanceTabs. DanceTabs. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (20 September 2013). "Movers and Shapers: Sara Mearns". New York Times. New York City, United States.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (30 June 2013). "Via Stravinsky, a Girl and a Doll, Rapturous and Mechanized". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Lawrence, Vanessa (28 September 2015). "Sara Mearns Keeps Dancing". W Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (25 June 2015). "Sara Mearns, in Her Prime at City Ballet, Inspires Debate and Awe". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (20 October 2014). "A Bountiful Season of Dizzying Challenges and New Peaks". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (1 February 2015). "Bach, Filtered Through Balanchine and Robbins". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (28 February 2011). "At City Ballet This Winter, You Could Sometimes See the Music". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Kaufman, Sarah (7 April 2011). "Sarah Kaufman reviews New York City Ballet program with 'Episodes'". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (12 October 2015). "Five by Balanchine, Stark and Dramatic, at City Ballet". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (25 June 2015). "Sara Mearns, in Her Prime at City Ballet, Inspires Debate and Awe". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Kaufman, Sarah (2 April 2014). "At Kennedy Center, New York City Ballet keeps sparkle in Balanchine's creation 'Jewels'". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (6 October 2011). "No stone left unturned". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (14 June 2011). "From a Season Aloft, High Hopes Linger". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (3 May 2012). "Off-balance Balanchine". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Scherr, Apollinaire (25 January 2016). "New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York — 'Waltzes and unstrung steps'". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (2 October 2015). "'Liebeslieder Walzer' and 'Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3,' Balanchine Couples Baring Their Souls". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Robert (11 June 2014). "Springtime for City Ballet: The Company Is Enjoying One of Its Highs". New York Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (20 October 2014). "A Bountiful Season of Dizzying Challenges and New Peaks". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (28 November 2011). "Nut's as sweet as ever". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (29 November 2009). "Visions of Sugar Plums". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (20 February 2008). "Tryin' to tie it all together". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (16 January 2015). "City Ballet's Fab Five (2015 Edition)". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Kourlas, Gia (4 October 2015). "City Ballet's 'Americana x Five' Offers a Comforting Mix". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (24 January 2013). "At times slow but always Russian". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Kaufman, Sarah (8 April 2015). "New York City Ballet sparkles and blurs in opening program". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (18 February 2016). "Sugarplum Fairies and Cavaliers Move Ahead at City Ballet". New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (5 June 2015). "A Lesson for New York City Ballet: The Past Is Always Present". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Robert (3 March 2009). "City Ballet's Ceaseless Work in Progress". New York Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (23 May 2011). "A Season Brings New Faces and Insights to Classic Roles". New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (10 May 2015). "Serving 4 Helpings of Balanchine, With Thunderbolts and Tornadoes". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (10 October 2011). "Changing of the Askegard". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (20 January 2012). "Elegant, fascinatin' dancing starts with Mr. B". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (22 February 2007). "'Banquet' a feast for your eyes". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (20 February 2010). "Out of Robbins nest". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (21 January 2008). "Keeping the steps lively". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (23 May 2008). "Variety's the spice of Jerome Robbins' works". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (8 May 2015). "New York City Ballet Performs Bournonville Classics at Spring Gala". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Kourlas, Gia (14 February 2013). "Wake Up, Princess, the Spell Is Over". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (23 September 2015). "'Swan Lake' Features an Authoritative Sara Mearns". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (16 May 2013). "NYCB spotlights Martins". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (20 January 2016). "New York City Ballet's Winter Season Blends Movement and Music". New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (24 September 2011). "McCartney dance adrift". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Robert (25 May 2010). "City Ballet's Overstuffed New Spring Season". New York Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (3 October 2014). "The Art Gallery as Spinning Montage". New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (7 February 2012). "Worth Russian to the ballet". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Robert (31 January 2012). "Wheeldon by Three: A Triple Bill Brings out the Best in City Ballet's Ballerinas". New York Observer. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (31 January 2012). "Heel breaks loose but the show goes on". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (12 February 2008). "Adieu to duo". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (22 February 2016). "At New York City Ballet, Works That Tell Stories and Don't". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (3 May 2010). "City Ballet is all set at spring gala". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (25 May 2015). "City Ballet's Spring Season Includes 'N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz'". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (19 February 2009). "Simple movements in 'Symphony'". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Witchel, Leigh (1 February 2011). "Stroman forum". New York Post. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (9 October 2015). "New York City Ballet's 'Jeux' Lets Sara Mearns Shine". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sara Mearns". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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