Dominic Antonucci
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Dominic Antonucci is a principal dancer
with the Birmingham Royal Ballet
(BRB). He was raised in Akron, Ohio
, having been born in nearby Athens
. He first attended the Nan Klinger School of Dance from age eight and subsequently the School of American Ballet
in New York City
. Dominic joined American Ballet Theatre
in 1991 and BRB in 1994 as a soloist
, where he was promoted to principal
in 2003.
George Balanchine
Frederick Ashton
David Bintley
John Cranko
Kenneth MacMillan
Principal dancer
A principal dancer is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company....
with the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the three major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet....
(BRB). He was raised in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, having been born in nearby Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
. He first attended the Nan Klinger School of Dance from age eight and subsequently the School of American Ballet
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Dominic joined American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...
in 1991 and BRB in 1994 as a soloist
Soloist (ballet)
In ballet, a soloist is a dancer in a ballet company above the corps de ballet but below principal dancer....
, where he was promoted to principal
Principal dancer
A principal dancer is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company....
in 2003.
George BalanchineGeorge BalanchineGeorge Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
- The Four Temperaments Theme 2
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- Western SymphonyWestern SymphonyWestern Symphony is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to music arranged by Hershy Kay. The premiere, Tuesday, September 7th, 1954, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, was conducted by Leon Barzin and presented in practice clothes...
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Colas and Thomas - Enigma Variations Troyte Griffith
- Façade Dago
- The Two Pigeons Gypsy Lover
- Dante Sonata
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- Symphonic Variations
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- Arthur Kay, White Dragon, Uriens, Gawain and Uther Pendragon
- Beauty and the Beast Beast
- Carmina burana Third Seminarian
- Edward IIEdward II (ballet)Edward II is a ballet with music by the English composer John McCabe.Commissioned by Stuttgart Ballet, with a narrative conceived by choreographer David Bintley, the ballet largely follows the plot of Christopher Marlowe's play of the same name, rather than the life of the real Edward...
Mortimer - Far from the Madding Crowd Oak
- Hobson's Choice Fred Beenstock
- Salvation Army
- The Nutcracker Sweeties Floreador
- The Orpheus Suite Aristaeus
- The Shakespeare Suite Petruchio
- The Sons of Horus Duamutef
- 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe Brazilian Woolly Monkey
- GiselleGiselleGiselle is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The librettist took his inspiration from a poem by Heinrich Heine...
Peasant pas de deux and Hilarion (David Bintley and Galina SamsovaGalina SamsovaGalina Samsova is a retired Russian ballerina. She studied at the Kiev Ballet School and in 1956 graduated into the Kiev Ballet where she became a soloist. In 1960 she married the Canadian Alexander Ursuliak and moved to Canada where she joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1961...
's production)
John CrankoJohn CrankoJohn Cyril Cranko was a choreographer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet....
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Captain Belaye
Kenneth MacMillanKenneth MacMillanSir Kenneth MacMillan was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977.-Early years:...
- Romeo and Juliet Romeo, Benvolio and Paris
- Elite Syncopations "Bethena Concert Waltz"
- Solitaire
Peter Wright productions
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Franz - The NutcrackerThe NutcrackerThe Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
Prince and Drosselmeyer - The Sleeping Beauty Bluebird
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Benno (Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's production)