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ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
Ballet fans, pirouette your way to the All-Star Ballet Gala, being staged at the Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday, April 22, at 7.30pm
The dazzling production featuring some of the world's most celebrated dancers, is being presented by the Abu Dhabi Festival.
Representing prestigious ballet companies from around the world, including the Royal Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsballett, and Stuttgart Ballet, these accomplished artists will captivate audiences with their artistry and technical mastery.
The programme covers a stunning mix of iconic classical repertoire and contemporary masterpieces, including: Spring Waters; Diamonds (from Jewels); Cinderella Act Two pas de deux; Nachtmerrie (Nightmare); Giselle Act Two pas de deux; Onegin Act One Mirror pas de deux; Swan Lake Black Swan pas de deux; The Man I Love from Who Cares?; and Don Quixote Act Three, Grand pas de deux.
Highlights include performances by Jinhao Zhang and Madison Young of Bayerisches Staatsballett (both Prix de Lausanne winners), Stuttgart Ballet's Principal Dancers Martí Paixà and Elisa Badenes (Youth America Grand Prix), and, from the Royal Ballet, Principal Dancer Ryoichi Hirano (Prix de Lausanne) and First Soloist Melissa Hamilton (Youth America Grand Prix).
