Marcelo Gomes (dancer)

Marcelo Gomes with Julie Kent

Marcelo Gomes (born September 26, 1979) is a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. He first joined the company in 1997 as a member of the Corps de Ballet, and was promoted to Soloist in 2000 and Principal in 2002.

He is one of the winners of the most prestigious awards in ballet, the Prix Benois de la Danse for his role as Othello in Lar Lubovitch's ballet Othello, and was a Prix de Lausanne Winner in 1996.

Born in Manaus and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Gomes began his dance studies at the Helena Lobato and Dalal Achcar Ballet Schools before attending the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, and at the schools of the Paris Opera Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Cuballet.

Roles

• Prince Siegfried and Von Rothbart in Swan Lake
• Des Grieux and Lescaut in Manon
• Romeo in Romeo and Juliet
• Albrecht in Giselle
• Peasant Pas de deux from Giselle
• Conrad, Ali, the Slave and Lankendem in Le Corsaire
• The Prince in Cinderella
• Solor in La Bayadère
• The Bronze Idol in La Bayadere
• Basilio and Espada in Don Quixote
• James in La Sylphide
• Franz in Coppélia
• Othello in Othello
• Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty
• Henry VIII in VIII
• The Moor in Petrouchka
• The Third Sailor in Fancy Free
• The Man from the House Opposite in Pillar of Fire
• Oberon and Lysander in The Dream
• The Man (Heaven) and Fortune in "HereAfter"
• Danilo and Camille in "The Merry Widow"
• His Imperial Excellency in Offenbach in "the Underworld"
• Onegin and Prince Gremin in "Onegin"
• Jeanne de Brienne and Abderakman in "Raymonda"
• Rogue in "Rabbit and Rogue"

He created Aktaion in "Artemis", the Portrait in "Dorian", Death in "HereAfter", Sergei in "On the Dnieper" and leading roles in "Black Tuesday", "C. to C. (Close to Chuck)", "Clear", "Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra", "From Here On Out", and "Glow - Stop."

Mr. Gomes´ performances have been seen throughout the world. In addition to his touring with American Ballet Theatre, he has appeared at many international dance festivals, including the World Ballet Festival in Japan. He has been a guest artist with the Dutch National Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, the Houston Ballet, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Teatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro, and the New York City Ballet. In the summer of 2008, he accompanied Alessandra Ferri on her farewell tour in Japan and Italy, and most recently was the recipient of the prestigious Prix Benois de la Danse in Moscow.

External links and reference articles

• Bio Page at ABT's Website
• NY Times review of Romeo and Juliet (2009)
• NY Times Review of "Swan Jake" (2009)
• NY Times Review of "Giselle" (2009)
• YouTube of Performance with Alessandra Ferri in "Othello"
• Bio as Guest Performer with Mariinsky
• Article
• Interview
• Encyclopedia.com entry

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