Ashley Bouder

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Ashley Bouder
Born (1983-12-10) December 10, 1983 (age 37)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
EducationSchool of American Ballet
OccupationBallet dancer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Peter de Florio
ChildrenViolet Storm de Florio
Current groupNew York City Ballet

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.

Early life[]

Ashley 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[]

New York City Ballet[]

Bouder 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[]

Bouder 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[]

Bouder 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[]

  • Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise, 2000
  • Janice Levin Dancer Honoree, 2002-2003
  • Prix Benois de la Danse, 2019

Personal life[]

She 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[]

Bouder's repertoire with the New York City Ballet includes:[1]

Created roles

  • 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ashley Bouder". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Brandt, Amy (22 May 2019). "NYCB's Ashley Bouder Takes Home a Benois de la Danse Award". Pointe Magazine.
  3. ^ "Dancers". The Ashley Bouder Project. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ashley Bouder leads the way". Bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  5. ^ Pandolfi, Christina. "BWW Review: THE ASHLEY BOUDER PROJECT Shines with Versatility". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  6. ^ "The Ashley Bouder Project: Leading Women". Criticaldance.org. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  7. ^ Bouder, Ashley (9 April 2018). "Ashley Bouder: It's Time For Ballet To Embrace Feminism". Dance Magazine.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Burke, Siobhan (29 June 2018). "Ashley Bouder, the Feminist Ballerina With a Mission". New York Times.
  9. ^ "Ashley Bouder". The Center for Ballet and the Arts, NYU. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Ashley Bouder Is a Mom!". Dancespirit.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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