Nikolaj Hübbe

Nikolaj Hübbe is artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. He was born on 30 October ^th, 1967, and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began his dance training at age 10 at the Royal Danish Ballet School and became an apprentice to the Royal Danish Ballet in 1984. He was promoted soloist in 1988. He studied in both Paris and New York. His teachers include Kronstam, Kehlet, Ravol, and Bjornsson. Nikolaj's technique was already well known, when in 1986 he was awarded the Silver Medal in the Paris Ballet Competition, as well as the French Critics Prize. Whilst at the Royal Danish ballet he created the rôle of Struensee in Caroline Mathilde (1991). He joined New York City Ballet in July 1992 as a principal dancer.

His performance with the Royal Danish Ballet as James in Bournonville's La Sylphide has been released to DVD. A powerful dancer whose height did not compromise his swiftness, he not only excelled in the Bournonville repertory but also in neoclassical ballets and in dramatic rôles like Onegin.

Farewell performance

Hübbe's farewell at City Ballet was held at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, on 10 February 2008.

the program

• Apollo

Wendy Whelan Ashley Bouder Rachel Rutherford

Nikolaj Hübbe

• Flower Festival in Genzano pas de deux

Kathryn Morgan[1]

David Prottas[1]

• Zakouski

Yvonne Borree Megan Fairchild[1]

Nikolaj Hübbe Andrew Veyette[1]

• “Cool” from West Side Story Suite

Nikolaj Hübbe

• Western Symphony
  • First Movement Allegro

Abi Stafford

Nilas Martins

• • Second Movement Adagio

Sterling Hyltin

Albert Evans

• • Third Movement Rondo

Maria Kowroski

Nikolaj Hübbe

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} first time in rôle

Reviews

NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, 12 February 2008

NY Sun by Joel Lobenthal, 12 February 2008

Interview

• Reuters, 5 October 2007, New Danish ballet chief at home with heritage

External links

NYCB website Archival footage of Nikolaj Hubbe and Darci Kistler performing Apollo in 2002 at Jacob's Pillow

Ballet Alert, 15 May 1999

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