Megan Fairchild

Megan Fairchild
Born 1984 (age 33–34)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Education School of American Ballet
Occupation Ballet dancer
Years active 2001–present
Current group New York City Ballet
Website meganfairchild.com

Megan Fairchild (born 1984) is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.[1]

Career

Prior to becoming a principal dancer in 2005, she was a member of the corps de ballet in 2002 and promoted to a soloist in 2004. Her brother, Robert Fairchild was also a principal with the company.[2] She and her brother are both recipients of the Mae L. Wien Award at the School of American Ballet[3] and the only siblings to share this distinction.

Fairchild made her Broadway stage debut playing the role of Ivy Smith in the 2014 revival of On the Town,[4] which opened on October 16, 2014 at the Lyric Theatre. She received the 2015 Theatre World Award for her performance. She is currently a Teaching Fellow with the School of American Ballet.

Megan Fairchild's featured roles since joining the New York City Ballet have included: [5]

Apollo (Calliope), Allegro Brillante, Ballo della Regina, Chaconne, Coppélia (Swanilda), Danses Concertantes, Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée', Divertimento No. 15, Donizetti Variations, Duo Concertant, "Emeralds" from Jewels, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Sugarplum Fairy, Dewdrop, Marzipan, Dolls), Harlequinade (Pierrette), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Butterfly, Divertissement), Raymonda Variations, "Rubies" from Jewels, Serenade, Sonatine, La Source, Square Dance, Stars and Stripes, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Symphony in C (First Movement, Third Movement), Tarantella, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Theme and Variations, Union Jack, Valse-Fantaisie, Vienna Waltzes, Western Symphony (Adagio)

La Sylphide (The Sylph)

Intermezzo No. 1 (NYCB Premiere)

Barber Violin Concerto, A Fool for You, Eight Easy Pieces, Eros Piano, Fearful Symmetries, Jeu de Cartes, The Magic Flute (Lise), Octet, Papillons, Sinfonia, The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Ruby, Princess Florine), Songs of the Auvergne, Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Pas de Quatre, Neapolitan), Zakouski

The Most Incredible Thing (The Cuckoo Bird)

Odessa, Russian Seasons

Andantino, Brandenburg, Dances at a Gathering, The Four Seasons (Winter), The Goldberg Variations, Piano Pieces

Acheron

DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse, Mercurial Manoeuvres


Originated Featured Roles in

  • Alexei Ratmansky: Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
  • Susan Stroman: "The Blue Necklace" from Double Feature (Florence)
  • Christopher Wheeldon: Shambards

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2001 Mae L. Wien Award Outstanding Promise Won
2015 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical On The Town Nominated
Theatre World Award Won
Astaire Award Best Female Dancer Won

References

  1. ↑ "Megan Fairchild". New York City Ballet.
  2. ↑ "Robert Fairchild". New York City Ballet.
  3. ↑ Henry, Sally. "BWW Interview: Robbie and Megan Fairchild Talk Awards Season, Broadway vs. Ballet, and More!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Joanne (2015-03-20). "Megan Fairchild, Ballet Dancer, at Home in Westchester". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  5. ↑ https://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Megan-Fairchild.aspx
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