Jeffrey Golladay

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name = Jeffrey Golladay


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birthname = Jeffrey Golladay
birthdate = January, 1979
location = Richmond, Virginia
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nationality = American
field = Ballet
training = Ballet Dallas, Houston Ballet Academy, San Francisco Ballet
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Jeffrey Golladay (born 1979) is an American ballet dancer and member of the corps de ballet with American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

Biography

Born in Richmond, Virginia and brought up in Dallas, Texas, he started his training at Ballet Dallas at age 10 under the instruction of Thom Clower and Anna Donovan. In 1995 he continued his studies at the Houston Ballet Academy until 1997, when the dancer officially joined the San Francisco Ballet. [http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=64 ABT Bio] ]

Career

Jeffrey Golladay joined San Francisco Ballet in 1997 at age 18 and continued dancing with the company until 2001. During this time he danced a variety of roles, including parts in Lubovitch’s "Othello", Balanchine’s "Symphony in C", Lew Christensen's "Con Amore" and roles in various classical pieces including "Giselle", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake".

Golladay left San Francisco Ballet at the end of the 2001 Season and joined Houston Ballet. [ [http://www.baydance.com/sfb/news_summer01.htm3302645 The SFB Press Release] ]

His repertoire with the flagship Texan ballet company includes roles in James Kudelka’s "Firebird", McIntye’s "Peter Pan" and Stevenson’s stagings of "Cleopatra", "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake". His contribution in young choreographer Brian Enos' "The Long Road Home" in March 2001 was particularly well received. [ [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3345873 The Houston Chronicle review] ]

He reportedly ended his tenure with Houston Ballet in 2002 without a landing spot. The Houston Chronicle attributed this to the fact that, despite Golladay's star potential, the dancer was not promoted. [ [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3550934 The Houston Chronicle article] ]

In 2003, Golladay joined American Ballet Theatre as a corps de ballet dancer, where he still remains.

During his time with the company Mr Golladay has danced leading roles in "Sechs Tänze, Sinfonietta, Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, workwithinwork" and "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes", Michel Fokine's "Petrouchka", Kenneth MacMillan's "Manon" as well as roles in Agnes de Mille’s "Rodeo" [ [http://www.ballet-dance.com Ballet Dance Magazine] ] , Lar Lubovitch's "Meadow", Frederick Ashton's "Sylvia", and Twyla Tharp's "In the Upper Room".

His guest appearances have included dancing the Caballero and Gunslinger roles in Linda Walker's "A Southwest Nutcracker" with the Tucson Regional Ballet. [ [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Arts/Content?oid=63453 Tucson Weekly article] ]

Mr Golladay is part of ABT's principal dancer Ethan Stiefel's troupe "Stiefel and Stars", a four-week summer workshop for dance students held annually on Martha's Vineyard in the month of August offering pre-professional dancers a chance to learn from the stars of the field. [ [http://thewinger.com/words/2006/zin-attack The Winger - Zin Attack!] ]

Star guest teachers include Stiefel, Gillian Murphy, Johan Kobborg, Marcelo Gomes, Sascha Radetsky, Stella Abrera, and Alina Cojocaru. [ [http://www.stiefelandstars.com Steifel and Stars] ]

Golladay performed various pieces during ABT's 2007 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, including "The Sleeping Beauty, Othello" and "Romeo & Juliet". [ [http://www.abt.org ABT homepage] ]

The company then completed its Summer tour with shows in Reno, Los Angeles [http://www.musiccenter.org/dance_0607_abt.html] and Orange County [ [http://www.abt.org/performances/performance_display.asp?Event_ID=364 Welcome To American Ballet Theatre: Abt ] ] , where Golladay also performed.

Companies and Roles

San Francisco Ballet

After joining the San Francisco Ballet, Jeffrey danced with the company until the 2001 season. Under Helgi Tomasson’s direction he performed a variety of roles, including:

* An Acrobat in Helgi Tomasson's "Romeo and Juliet"
* The Carnival Dance in Lar Lubovitch’s "Othello"
* The Gangster in Lew Christensen’s "Filling Station"
* The Chinese Dance in Lew Christensen's "The Nutcracker"
* The Green Man in Lila York's "Celts"
* Helgi Tomasson's "Criss Cross"
* Jerome Robbins’ "Glass Pieces"
* The Entertainers in Kenneth MacMillan’s "The Invitation"
* Harald Lander’s "Etudes"
* Helgi Tomasson's "Giselle"
* The Student in Lew Christensen's "Con Amore"
* Balanchine’s "Theme and Variations"
* Helgi Tomasson's "Swan Lake"
* Helgi Tomasson's "Much Ado . . . "
* Vladimir Anguelov's "Impetuous"
* Mark Morris’ "Pacific"
* Demi-Soloist in the Fourth Movement of Balanchine’s "Symphony in C"
* Helgi Tomasson's "The Sleeping Beauty"
* Four Men in Nureyev’s "Raymonda - Act III"
* Christopher Stowell's "Opus 50"
* Yuri Possokov's "Magrittomania"

Houston Ballet

Jeffrey subsequently joined the Houston Ballet as a full-time member of its corps de ballet under the artistic direction of Ben Stevenson until his departure in 2002. During this time his roles with the company included:

* Brian Enos’ "The Long Road Home"
* John in Trey McIntye’s "Peter Pan"
* Jaguar in James Kudelka’s "The Firebird"
* The Senate in Ben Stevenson’s "Cleopatra"
* A Militron and the Russian Dance in Ben Stevenson’s "The Nutcracker"
* The Pas de Trois in Ben Stevenson’s "Swan Lake"
* Lila York's "Rules of the Game"
* A Street Dancer in Ben Stevenson's "Don Quixote"

American Ballet Theatre

Since his start with American Ballet Theatre in 2003, Jeffrey has performed a variety of classical and contemporary roles with the company. He has been predominantly noticed for his contemporary interpretations. His repertoire with the company comprises:

* Satyr in Lar Lubovitch’s "Artemis"
* Jiří Kylián’s "Sechs Tänze"
* Jiří Kylián’s "Sinfonietta"
* William Forsythe’s "Workwithinwork"
* A Villager in Kevin McKenzie’s staging of "Giselle"
* An Aristocrat in Kevin Mckenzie's staging of "Swan Lake"
* The Lovers-in-Innocence piece in Antony Tudor's "Pillar of Fire"
* Stanton Welch's Isn’t It A Pity? piece in "Within You, Without You"
* A Mandolin in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's "Romeo and Juliet"
* Frederick Ashton's "Sylvia"
* A Groom in Michel Fokine's "Petrouchka"
* A Young Boy in Michel Fokine's "Polovtsian Dances"
* The Square Dance in Agnes de Mille's in "Rodeo"
* Mark Morris’ "Drink To me Only with Thine Eyes"
* Lar Lubovitch’s "Othello" as Carnival
* A Soldier in Kurt Jooss’ "The Green Table"
* Ensemble in Lar Lubovitch’s "Meadow"
* The Beggar Chief in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's "Manon"
* Demi-Soloist in Balanchine's "Theme and Variations"
* A Pirate in Marius Petipa's "Le Corsaire"
* Antony Tudor's "The Leaves are Fading" [ [http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=25862&st=30 ABT City Center - Week One - Ballet Talk ] ]
* Twyla Tharp's "Baker's Dozen" [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/arts/dance/01thar.html?ref=dance NY Times Photograph] ]
* Speaker of the Jury in Agnes de Mille's "Fall River Legend" [ [http://www.robertaonthearts.com/dance/idOnstage11.html American Ballet Theatre Fall Season: Two Americana Revivals ] ]

Awards

*National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts awardee (1997). [ [http://www.artsawards.org/Alumni/Alumni%20News/Dance%20Companies NFAA Page] ]

Reviews

* "Fall River Legend", "Roberta on the Arts", 4/11/2007: " ..."Jeffrey Golladay", as Speaker of the Jury, captivated the onstage and offstage crowds with linguistic largesse."
* "Rodeo", "Explore Dance", 21/10/2006: "One last note – "Jeffrey Golladay" knows how to call a square dance! A ballet dancer with a way for words."
* "Southwest Nutcracker", "Tucson Weekly", 02/12/2004: "Guest stars Renata Pavam and "Jeffrey Golladay" of ABT will fly in from New York to undertake the parts of the Prickly Pear Fairy and her Caballero. (...) When the two of them dance together, people's jaws just drop. They're all legs and extensions and gorgeous arms."
* "Sechs Tänze", "Critical Dance", 23/10/2004: "Closing the program was Kylian's "Sechs Tänze" danced by Monique Meunier, Anne Milewski, Laura Hidalgo, Marian Butler, Julio Bragado-Young, "Jeffrey Golladay", Isaac Stappas, and Kenneth Easter. The comedy of the piece is not subtle, and the dancers ate it up."
* "Pillar of Fire", "Dance Magazine", 02/2004: "The dancers looked in great shape--including a few I haven't yet mentioned, (...) such as Kenneth Easter, "Jeffrey Golladay", Danny Tidwell, and Eric Underwood."
* "Sechs Tänze", "Critical Dance", 08/11/2003: "In contrast with the aggression of "Petit Mort", but with equal energy and intensity, the eight dancers (Monique Meunier, Anne Milewski, Sasha Dmochowski, Marta Rodriguez-Coca, Isaac Stappas, "Jeffrey Golladay", Craig Salstien and Sascha Radetski) explored their brutal, troubled world with humor."
* "Artemis", "GayCityNews", 30/05/2003: "The other dancers who eloquently fulfilled Lubovitch’s vision were ..Satyrs Julio bragado-Young, "Jeffrey Golladay", and Craig Salstein."
* "The Nutcracker", "The Houston Chronicle", 26/11/2001: "Sharon Teague, "Jeffrey Golladay" and Lisa Kaczmarek were appealing in the Dance of the Mirlitons."
* "The Long Road Home", "The Houston Chronicle", 03/11/2001: "Lucas Priolo stood out in brief solo bits, as did Leticia Oliveira, Kim Wagman and "Jeffrey Golladay"."
* "Impetuous", "San Francisco Chronicle", 30/03/2000:"The rest of the cast, many of whom shone as well in the other ballets, consisted of (...) "Jeffrey Golladay", Ikolo Griffin, Pablo Piantino, Mikhail Plain and Erik Wagner. Each was used sensitively, and together they moved with an equine elegance seldom seen outside the Spanish Riding School."
*"Much Ado . . .", "San Francisco Chronicle", 25/01/2000: "The selection at the Opera House whetted the appetite for the whole thing and shone a flattering light on one of San Francisco's most gifted young dancers, Gonzalo Garcia, backed with verve by (...) "Jeff Golladay."
* "Con Amore", "San Francisco Chronicle", 3/08/1999: " ...the Mistress' trio of suitors were gems of dance characterization: Damian Smith as the Rake, Michael Eaton as the Sailor and "Jeff Golladay" as the Student.."
* "Criss Cross", "San Francisco Chronicle", 13/03/1999: "The ensemble, especially in the first section that included Peter Brandenhoff, "Jeffrey Golladay" and Gonzalo Garcia, was terrific."
* "Con Amore", "San Francisco Chronicle", 11/03/1999: " ...and "Jeffrey Golladay" -- a corps member exuberantly in line for promotion -- as the shy Student."
* "The Nutcracker", "San Francisco Chronicle", 22/12/1998: "Jeff Golladay" squired Stephanie Orza and Kathryn Thomas through the Chinese Tea number."
* "Filling Station", "San Francisco Chronicle", 05/02/1998: "Every stage bit became a star turn, from Kester Cotton's spunky truck driver to "Jeff Golladay"'s repentant Gangster."

DVD recordings

*"Swan Lake" with Gillian Murphy and Angel Corella (American Ballet Theatre - 2005). [imdb name|id=2412033|title=Jeffrey Golladay]

References

External links

* [http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=64 Official American Ballet Theatre bio]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Qp1IBY1j8 "The Long Road Home" by Brian Enos]