Carla Körbes

Carla Körbes
Born 1981/1982 (age 32–33)[1][2]
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Occupation Principal dancer
Current group Pacific Northwest Ballet
Former groups New York City Ballet

Carla Körbes is a Brazilian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Early training

Körbes was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil,[3] and grew up in São Leopoldo, taking classes at Ballet Vera Bublitz in Porto Alegre.[4] There she performed Balachine's Apollo with Peter Boal, who encouraged her to train in New York City.[5] In 1996, at the age of 15, she moved to the United States to enter into the School of American Ballet.[4]

Career

In 2000, Körbes joined New York City Ballet, SAB's parent company, as a member of the corps de ballet. She was promoted to the rank of soloist in 2005. Later that same year, she moved to Seattle to dance with the Pacific Northwest Ballet under the direction of Peter Boal[4] as a soloist.[5] She became a principal dancer in 2006.[3]

Körbes was named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine in 2006.[6] Alastair Macaulay, dance critic of the New York Times, has repeatedly singled out her performances for praise. In 2010, during a nation-wide tour of the Nutcracker season, he stated that Körbes was the best dancer he had seen of the tour,[7] and in 2012, in a review of the Vail International Dance Festival, he stated that Körbes "is one of the finest ballerinas appearing in America today; some think her the finest, and last weekend I felt in no mood to contradict them."[8]

In September 2014, age 33, Körbes announced that she would retire from Pacific Northwest Ballet at the end of the 2014/15 season.[9] She has made no statement on her future plans.

References

  1. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (July 2, 2001). "BALLET REVIEW; New Queen Rules Over Balanchine's Magic Forest". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Scott, Kathy Lee (May 19, 2007). "Festival Ballet Theatre: 'Swan Lake'". Ballet-Dance Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Carla Körbes" (Press release). Pacific Northwest Ballet. 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Berardi, Gigi (February 2010). "Fearless in Seattle". Dance Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kourlas, Gia (1 February 2013). "Tales of Innocence, and Now Experience". New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "25 To Watch: Carla Körbes". Dance Magazine. January 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ Dannen, Laura (7 December 2010). "The New York Times Loves Carla Korbes". Seattle Met. Retrieved 31 December 2011. Referring to this article: Macaulay, Alastair (November 30, 2010). "Tales Within Tales Create a Tale of Two ‘Nutcracker’ Productions". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (6 August 2012). "Surprises at Every Twirl". New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Kourlas, Gia (18 September 2014). "Carla Körbes, at 33, Announces Retirement From Ballet". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2014.