Ask la Cour - New York City Ballet

Ask la Cour
lacour.jpg
Photo © Paul Kolnik 
Background
Ask la Cour was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and began his dance training at the age of nine at the Royal Danish Ballet School, where he studied with Niels Balle, Adam Lüders, and Colleen Neary. He joined the Royal Danish Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000. Mr. la Cour joined New York City Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in the fall of 2002 and was promoted to the rank of soloist in May 2005.

While at the Royal Danish Ballet, Mr. la Cour performed featured roles in August Bournonville's Napoli (Pas de Six), John Cranko's Onegin (Lensky), Peter Martins' Hallelujah Junction and Swan Lake (Hungarian), John Neumeier's Romeo and Juliet (Monk), Alexei Ratmansky's The Nutcracker (Spanish), and Lila York's Concerto in Pieces (Pas de Trois).
Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB

Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. la Cour has danced featured roles in:

George Balanchine's:

  • Chaconne
  • Cortège Hongrois   
  • Firebird
  • The Four Temperaments
  • George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Cavalier, Hot Chocolate and Host)
  • "Emeralds" from Jewels
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius and Theseus)
  • Monumentum pro Gesualdo
  • Movements for Piano and Orchestra
  • Orpheus
  • Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze"
  • Serenade
  • Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
  • Stravinsky Violin Concerto
  • Symphony in C (Second Movement)
  • Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (Elegie)
  • Walpurgisnacht Ballet
  • Western Symphony
  • Who Cares?
Jorma Elo's:
  • Slice to Sharp

Boris Eifman's:

  • Musagète

Peter Martins':

  • A Fool for You
  • Barber Violin Concerto
  • Concerto for Two Solo Pianos
  • Romeo + Juliet (Friar Lawrence, Lord Capulet)
  • Swan Lake (Gold, Von Rotbart, Hungarian, Russian)

Jerome Robbins':

  • Circus Polka
  • Concertino
  • Fanfare (Double Bass)
  • The Four Seasons
  • Glass Pieces
  • The Goldberg Variations
  • Piano Pieces
  • Les Noces

and Richard Tanner's:

  • Episodes & Sarcasms

Mr. la Cour originated featured roles in:

  • Benjamin Millepied's Double Aria
  • Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain and Shambards

He originated corps roles in:

  • Mr. Eifman's Musagète
  • Susan Stroman's Double Feature (Flossy's Husband)

  • Christopher Wheeldon's An American in Paris and Carnival of the Animals
Honors
Mr. la Cour has received several awards, including the 1998 Royal Theatre Award, the 2001 Edith Allers Memorial Award, the 2001 Birger Bartholins Memorial Award, and the 2001 John Roagers Memorial Award.