Megan Fairchild
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Megan Fairchild | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Current group | New York City Ballet |
| Website | meganfairchild |
Megan Fairchild (born 1984) is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.[1]
Early life
She studied at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born in 1984, and entered the School of American Ballet as a boarding student in 2000. She went to high school at the Professional Children's School.
Career
Prior to becoming a principal dancer in 2005, she was in the corps de ballet(2002) and then as a soloist (2004). Her brother, Robert Fairchild is also a principal with the company.[2] She and her brother are both recipients of the Mae L. Wien Award at the School of American Ballet and the only siblings to share this distinction. Fairchild made her Broadway stage debut in the 2014 revival of On the Town, which opened on October 16, 2014 at the Lyric Theatre. She plays the role of "Ivy".[3] She received the 2015 Theatre World Award for her performance.[4]
She is currently a Teaching Fellow with the School of American Ballet.
Featured roles
Apollo (Calliope) Allegro Brillante Ballo della Regina Chaconne Coppélia (Swanilda) Danses Concertantes Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée' Divertimento No. 15 Donizetti Variations Duo Concertant "Emeralds" from Jewels George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Sugarplum Fairy, Dewdrop, Marzipan, Dolls) Harlequinade (Pierrette) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Butterfly, Divertissement) Raymonda Variations "Rubies" from Jewels Serenade Sonatine La Source Square Dance Stars and Stripes The Steadfast Tin Soldier Symphony in C (First Movement, Third Movement) Tarantella Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Theme and Variations Union Jack Valse-Fantaisie Vienna Waltzes Western Symphony (Adagio) Who Cares?
August Bournonville
La Sylphide (The Sylph)
Eliot Feld
Intermezzo No. 1 (NYCB Premiere)
Barber Violin Concerto A Fool for You Eight Easy Pieces Eros Piano Fearful Symmetries Jeu de Cartes The Magic Flute (Lise) Octet Papillons Sinfonia The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Ruby, Princess Florine) Songs of the Auvergne Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Pas de Quatre, Neapolitan) Zakouski
The Most Incredible Thing (The Cuckoo Bird)
Alexei Ratmansky
Russian Seasons
Jerome Robbins
Andantino Brandenburg Dances at a Gathering The Four Seasons (Winter) The Goldberg Variations Piano Pieces
Liam Scarlett
Acheron
Christopher Wheeldon
DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse Mercurial Manoeuvres
Originated featured roles in
Robert La Fosse: Land of Nod (Natalie) Peter Martins: Bal de Couture, Naïve and Sentimental Music Angelin Preljocaj: Spectral Evidence Alexei Ratmansky: Namouna, A Grand Divertissement Susan Stroman: "The Blue Necklace" from Double Feature (Florence) Christopher Wheeldon: Shambards
Awards
- Nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award.
- Recipient of a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Ivy Smith, AKA Miss Turnstiles.
- Recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2001.
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Gans, Andrew. " 'It's a Helluva Town': Broadway Revival of 'On the Town' Dances Into the Lyric Tonight" Playbill.com, September 20, 2014
- ^ Viagas, Robert. "Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners" Playbill.com, May 5, 2015
- ^ "NYCB - Megan Fairchild". Nycballet.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.