He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After studying there, Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School of American Ballet. In 1985 Philip won the silver medal at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition.
Four years later Neal was promoted to soloist and at the end of the 1992–1993 winter season to principal dancer. Neal's farewell performance took place Sunday, June 13, 2010, and consisted of ballets by George Balanchine.[NYT 2]
^Dance View: At City Ballet, Virtuosity From the Ranks' Anna Kisselgoff. February 26th, 1989
^Bathed in the Limelight, but Quietly Taking Leave, Roslyn Sulcas, June 14th, 2010
January 07, 2024
philip, neal, philip, neal, born, richmond, virginia, principal, dancer, with, york, city, ballet, contents, career, originated, rôles, peter, martins, kevin, featured, rôles, george, balanchine, ulysses, dove, boris, eifman, peter, martins, jerome, robbins, r. Philip H Neal born in Richmond Virginia was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet Contents 1 Career 2 Originated roles 2 1 Peter Martins 2 2 Kevin O Day 3 Featured roles 3 1 George Balanchine 3 2 Ulysses Dove 3 3 Boris Eifman 3 4 Peter Martins 3 5 Jerome Robbins 3 6 Richard Tanner 4 Television 5 Footnotes 5 1 New York TimesCareer editHe studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School After studying there Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB s School of American Ballet In 1985 Philip won the silver medal at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition The following year Neal graduated magna cum laude from St Paul s School and was a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Presidential Scholar of the Arts and as a consequence performed at Kennedy Center in Washington D C He subsequently enrolled full time at SAB and also trained at the Royal Danish Ballet School in Copenhagen joining NYCB s corps de ballet in 1987 NYT 1 Four years later Neal was promoted to soloist and at the end of the 1992 1993 winter season to principal dancer Neal s farewell performance took place Sunday June 13 2010 and consisted of ballets by George Balanchine NYT 2 Originated roles editPeter Martins edit Guide to Strange Places Todo Buenos AiresKevin O Day edit Swerve PoemsFeatured roles editGeorge Balanchine edit Allegro Brillante Ballade Chaconne Cortege Hongrois The Nutcracker Divertimento No 15 Jewels Diamonds A Midsummer Night s Dream Mozartiana Robert Schumann s Davidsbundlertanze Serenade Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Swan Lake Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No 2 Western Symphony Who Cares Ulysses Dove edit Red AngelsBoris Eifman edit Musagete Peter Martins edit Black And White Ecstatic Orange Fearful Symmetries Les Gentilhommes The Sleeping Beauty Prince Desire Songs of the Auvergne Swan Lake Prince Siegfried The Waltz ProjectJerome Robbins edit Brandenburg Dances at a Gathering The Four Seasons Spring Glass Pieces The Goldberg Variations I m Old Fashioned In G Major InterplayRichard Tanner edit Ancient Airs and DancesTelevision editPBS Live from Lincoln Center New York City Ballet s Diamond Project Ten Years of New Choreography 2002 Ancient Airs and Dances PBS Live from Lincoln Center Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100 2004 Liebeslieder WalzerFootnotes editThis biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Philip Neal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message New York Times edit Dance View At City Ballet Virtuosity From the Ranks Anna Kisselgoff February 26th 1989 Bathed in the Limelight but Quietly Taking Leave Roslyn Sulcas June 14th 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Neal amp oldid 1158303854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
