Philip Neal
Philip H Neal (born in Richmond, Virginia) is a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet.
Career
[edit]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.
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
[edit]Peter Martins
[edit]- Guide to Strange Places
- Todo Buenos Aires
Kevin O'Day
[edit]- Swerve Poems
Featured roles
[edit]
George Balanchine[edit]
Ulysses Dove[edit]
Boris Eifman[edit] |
Peter Martins[edit]
Jerome Robbins[edit]Richard Tanner[edit]
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Television
[edit]- PBS 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 Walzer
Footnotes
[edit]New York Times
[edit]- ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (February 26, 1989). "DANCE VIEW; At City Ballet, Virtuosity From the Ranks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
- ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (June 14, 2010). "Bathed in the Limelight, but Quietly Taking Leave". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
