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Master Class with Gillian Murphy

Gillian Murphy
Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre

Raised in Florence, South Carolina, Gillian Murphy trained primarily at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In 1995, she was awarded the Prix de Lausanne Espoir and in 1998, a Princess Grace Foundation-USA grant. In 2009, the Princess Grace Foundation awarded her its highest honor, the Statue Award.

Ms. Murphy joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in August 1996 and was promoted to Soloist in 1999 and to Principal Dancer in 2002. Her repertoire with the Company includes leading roles in the full-length works Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Manon, La Fille Mal Gardee, Sylvia, Cinderella, Le Corsaire, Giselle, La Bayadere, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Lady of the Camellias and The Sleeping Beauty. She has been prominently featured in the Company’s shorter works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Jiri Kylian, Antony Tudor, William Forsythe, Martha Graham, James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch, Frederick Ashton, and Agnes de Mille, and has appeared in world premieres by Benjamin Millepied, Stanton Welch, Jorma Elo, Peter Quanz, Natalie Weir, John Neumeier, Aszure Barton and Robert Hill.

She danced Odette-Odile in the ABT telecast of Swan Lake seen around the world and available on DVD. Other telecasts include ABT’s Le Corsaire, the Washington Opera’s Die Fledermaus, the Balanchine Foundation’s Melissa Hayden Project, and the feature films Center Stage and its sequel, Center Stage: Turn it Up.

She is in demand as a guest artist and has appeared throughout the United States and worldwide, including the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Berlin Staatsballett, and the Kiev Ballet. She made her debut with the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg dancing Odette/Odile in March 2008.

Ms. Murphy is a charter member of the concert ensemble, Stiefel & Stars, and has directed a summer training program for young dancers, Dreamcatchers, on Martha’s Vineyard.

Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Central Indiana Academy of Dance at 1PM
Note: This is an advanced-level class – age 13+ on date of class (birthdate required)

• 10:00am – Studio open for change of clothes/stretching/warm-up
• 11:00am – Master Class Begins (90 minutes)*
• 1:00pm – Master Class Begins (90 minutes)
• 2:30pm – Break for complimentary refreshments
• 2:45pm – 30 Minute Question and Answer Period

* Students attending the 11AM class are eligible to stay or return for the Q&A at 2:45PM

Master Class Host Location:

Central Indiana Academy of Dance
14950 Greyhound Court, Suite 4
Carmel, IN 46032
317-581-2423
www.ciaodance.com

Intermediate and Advanced Students Only - Space is limited to 30 students. Class fees are non-refundable.

Class Fee: $25
Observer Fee: $10

IMPORTANT: After you make payment, you will be redirected back to our site to complete and submit the REQUIRED registration form for admittance to class. If you did not get redirected from Paypal please click here for the registration form.

Both Classes with Gillian Murphy are Sold Out for Students and Observers

We offer a wait list in the event of a cancellation. If there is sufficient interest and advance notice, we may be able to add an additional master class. To be placed on a cancellation list, please email Eli Baker by clicking here. Please include your full name, contact information and the class date you are interested in.