THE MISSION
Stars of American Ballet® travels to cities that rarely host ballet performances and offers top-notch choreography with principal and soloist-level dancers from major American companies.
Since it began, Stars of American Ballet® has presented over 90 works including repertory by Petipa, Balanchine, Robbins, Millipied, Wheeldon, Peck and more. Stars travels all over the United States and abroad to bring the highest caliber of dancers and performances to places that are hungry for world-class dance. Stars also sponsors dance education programs, consisting of master classes, pre-performance lectures and community outreach projects, to build a better awareness and overall experience with the art form, and offers free tickets for underprivileged children.
Founded and directed by New York City Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht, the mission of Stars of American Ballet® is to see people entertained, educated, uplifted and inspired by the art of ballet and great dancing. A principal dancer with New York City Ballet since 2007, Ulbricht is lauded as “one of the best male ballet dancers in New York” by Dance Magazine’s Wendy Perron.
STARS REVIEWS
“In the end, Stars of American Ballet was the perfect example of what happens when you give the keys to the luxury sports car to world-class dancers and let them drive the programming. They put the pedal to the metal, do donuts in the parking lot and take us all on a thrill ride we will never forget.”
“And on Thursday night, Stars of American Ballet shined in one of the best programs of the summer at Jacob’s Pillow, including the group’s Artistic Director Daniel Ulbricht. Performances of the same program will be presented several more times at Jacob’s Pillow through this Sunday.”
“Imagine you had an opportunity to have 14 of the finest dancers with the New York City Ballet perform five works by one of America’s most renown choreographers….and that two of those pieces could be danced to live music provided by accomplished soloists. That is exactly what Daniel Ulbricht’s “Stars of American Ballet” brought to the stage.”
“New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht’s Stars of American Ballet, its dancers culled in part from NYCB, presented an eclectic program of classical ballet, tango and hip hop.... Audiences cheered and stamped their feet, applauding until the floors and walls shook—it felt forceful enough to blow apart the U.S. embargo, metaphorically speaking.”