Youth American Grand Prix: Fresh Voices in Ballet

Performance

October 16 — 18, 2026

Two male presenting dancers, with their chests exposed and wearing matching flowy blue pants and socks, engage in a dynamic lift with one dancer balanced on the other's knee.

Fresh Voices in Dance showcases the next generation of choreographic talent emerging from the ballet world. Following a global search, Youth America Grand Prix selected six inaugural fellowship recipients to create original works that will receive their world premieres at Jacob's Pillow: Ashley Davis, William Dugan, Manoela Gonçalves, Gabriel Lorena, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, and Pillow Alum My'Kal Stromile. The program marks the first-ever public presentation of work developed through Youth America Grand Prix’s groundbreaking new choreographic fellowship initiative.

About Youth American Grand Prix

Founded in 1999, Youth America Grand Prix is the world's largest ballet scholarship organization and a leading force in identifying and nurturing emerging dance talent. Over the course of its history, the organization has helped launch the careers of countless artists who have gone on to shape the field, including acclaimed choreographers and performers such as Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon, and Tiler Peck.

Building on its longstanding commitment to artistic development, Youth America Grand Prix established the Marcella Hymowitz Creative Fellowship for Choreography to support the next generation of dance makers emerging from the ballet world. Made possible through a generous gift from Gregg Hymowitz, the fellowship provides rising choreographers with a dedicated creative laboratory to develop innovative new work. Fresh Voices in Dance presented at Jacob’s Pillow will mark the first public presentation of works created through this initiative.

Show Information

Tickets from $55.00 plus fees Fee of $6.50 per ticket

Expected run time

90 minutes (including 15 minute intermission)

Additional Information

Pillow debut

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A female presenting dancer in a tattered white skirt and layered grey top steps onto pointe in an arabesque, eyes tilted up towards her hand.

On a stage in front of a pink, blue, and purple gradient backdrop, a male presenting dancer in black pants and a black tank top lifts a female-presenting dancer above his head into a split. Her skirt, sheer black with a magenta lace edge, flies out.

A Black male presenting dancer, with their chest exposed and wearing white wide pants and white socks, kicks his slightly-bent leg into the air in a split, matching the shape with lightly bent arms, on stage in front of a blue backdrop.

A male presenting dancer springs into a 180 degree split in the air with their arms lifted in an L. Their bare chest, white pants, and white socks stand out against the red backdrop of the stage.

A female presenting dancer is tinged in blue light on a stage with a black backdrop. The dancer kicks their black-clothed leg like a scorpion tail above their head, arms open wide and head tilted back, so that their face is fully up to the ceiling.

A female presenting dancer in a nude-colored top and shorts is partnering with a male presenting dancer with a bare chest and grey pants. She arches back with one leg in the air, hands supported by the male dancer on the ground, and they make eye contact.

A bare-footed female presenting dancer, in a white tutu and feathered headpiece, evokes the imagery of the classical "Swan Lake" ballet. Her foot is extended far beyond her head in a standing split, and she looks down at her connected hands.

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Pre-Show Talks

30 minutes before each performance

Gain insight into the performance you are about to see with a free 15-minute Pre-Show Talk. All Pre-Show Talks for this performance will be presented in the Doris Duke Theatre's Jameson Family Lobby.

Post Show Talk with Andrew Schneider; Christopher Duggan photo

Post-Show Talks

Immediately following the Saturday evening performance

Participate in a free question & answer session with the artists just after they step off stage. Ticket-holders are invited to stay immediately after the show in order to enjoy the Post-Show Talk.

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Step into a relaxed space to browse books, watch archival videos, explore historic programs and photographs, and find treasures from the Stephan Driscoll Collection in our newly added Special Collections Room.

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A group of dancers, in mis-matched clothes, are crouched on the ground, circling one Black dancer standing upright. The dancer's face is tilted up to the ceiling, yet their arms are being pulled down by the grabbing hands of the rest of the group.

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