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Sébastien Marcovici
Photo © Paul Kolnik
Background |
Born and raised in Paris, France, Sébastien Marcovici began his ballet training at age eight with local teachers, and at age 12 he enrolled at the School of the Paris Opéra Ballet. During the summer of 1993, while studying with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride at the Chautauqua School of Dance, Mr. Marcovici was invited by Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins to take Company class with New York City Ballet at Saratoga Springs. In November of 1993, he was invited to join New York City Ballet's corps de ballet. Mr. Marcovici was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1998 and to principal dancer in May 2002. |
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Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB |
Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. Marcovici has danced featured roles in: George Balanchine's: - Agon
- Allegro Brillante
- Episodes
- The Four Temperaments (Melancholic)
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Cavalier)
- Liebeslieder Walzer
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Divertissement)
- Movements for Piano and Orchestra
- Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze"
- Square Dance
- Stravinsky Violin Concerto
- La Valse
Sean Lavery's: Miriam Mahdaviani's: Peter Martins': - Concerto for Two Solo Pianos
- Fearful Symmetries
- Hallelujah Junction
- Harmonielehre
- Morgen
- Reliquary
- Sinfonia
- Songs of the Auvergne
- Swan Lake (Siegfried, Benno, Pas De Quatre, and Russian)
- Symphonic Dances
- Tālā Gaisma
David Parsons': Jerome Robbins': - Afternoon of a Faun
- Brandenburg
- The Cage
- Dances at a Gathering
- The Four Seasons (Winter and Summer)
- Glass Pieces
- The Goldberg Variations
- I'm Old Fashioned
- In the Night
- Moves
- Piano Pieces
Richard Tanner's: - Ancient Airs And Dances
- Sonatas and Interludes
Christopher Wheeldon's: Mr. Marcovici originated roles in: - Stephen Baynes's Twilight Courante
- Mauro Bigonzetti's Vespro
- Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's Two Birds with the Wings of One
- Albert Evans' Haiku
- Robert La Fosse's Land of Nod
- Miriam Mahdaviani's In the Mi(d)st
- Mr. Martins' Guide to Strange Places, Quartet for Strings, The Red Violin, River of Light, Swan Lake (Spanish), and Them Twos
- Angelin Preljocaj's La Stravaganza
- Mr. Robbins' Brandenburg and West Side Story Suite
- Twyla Tharp's The Beethoven Seventh
- Christopher Wheeldon's Klavier
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Other Performances |
In 2002, Mr. Marcovici appeared in the nationally televised Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of "New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography" on PBS, dancing in Ancient Airs and Dances.
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