Marcelo Gomes

Mark S. Bonham

Country

Brazil

Birth - Death

1979 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Ballet dancer and choreographer with American Ballet Theatre since 1997. Winner of one of the most prestigious awards in ballet, the Prix Benois de la Danse in Moscow (2008). Has been a guest artist with the Dutch National Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, the Houston Ballet, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, and the New York City Ballet. Choreographed the Under Armour 'I Will What I Want' television campaign which has gone viral on the internet, and choreographed three works for American Ballet Theatre: Triptych (2012), Apothéose (2013) and Aftereffect (2013), and AfterEffect (2015).

See Also

• LGBTQ Ballet Dancers

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.marcelogomes.co/
• http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=26
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-male-ballet-dancers-can-teach-you-about-being-a-great-partner_us_56c4fe22e4b0b40245c8f86d
• http://www.gramilano.com/2013/07/in-out-bolle-gomes-stiefel-how-easy-is-it-to-be-an-openly-gay-ballet-dancer/
• http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2016/10/07/watch-ballet-dancer-marcelo-gomes-playing-prince-valuable-advice-hivaids

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