{{Short description|American ballet dancer (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox dancer | name = Catherine Hurlin | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = January 21, 1996 | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | nationality = | citizenship = | education = Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School | occupation = Ballet dancer | years_active = | home_town = | height = | spouse = | partner = | children = | website = <!-- {{URL|website}} --> | current_group = American Ballet Theatre | former_groups = | dances = | module = }}
'''Catherine Hurlin''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|23|2019|06|21|noage=1}})<ref name=NY19>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/arts/dance/catherine-hurlin-american-ballet-theater.html|title=Look Out, a Ballet Hurricane Has Made Landfall|newspaper=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> is an American ballet dancer. She joined the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 2014 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2022.
==Early life== Hurlin was born in New York City and raised in Westchester County, New York.<ref name=BWW/><ref name=Spirit>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancespirit.com/catherine_hurlin-2326047735.html|title=Catherine Hurlin|work=Dance Spirit|date=September 20, 2010}}</ref> Her mother, was a Paul Taylor Dance Company dancer and left the company when she was 14 weeks pregnant with Hurlin.<ref name=NY15>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/24/arts/dance/catherine-hurlin-continues-family-history-with-company-b.html|title=Catherine Hurlin Continues Family History With 'Company B'|newspaper=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> Her father was a stage manager with the company and later Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's production manager. Hurlin started creative movement at age three, then ballet at age five. When she was eight, her mother sent her to Westchester Dance Academy, a competitive dance school, where Hurlin trained in jazz and lyrical dance in addition to ballet, and performed around the East Coast on weekends.<ref name=NY19/> At age 11, she competed at the Youth America Grand Prix, and won a scholarship to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (JKO School).<ref name=Pointe>{{cite news|url=https://www.pointemagazine.com/catherine-hurlin-aran-bell-abt-2641653187.html|title=American Ballet Theatre's Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell Are on the Fast Track Towards Stardom|magazine=Pointe Magazine|last=Harss|first=Marina|date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> At the time, she preferred lyrical dance and later recalled her mother "dragged" her to the school, though gradually found herself enjoying ballet and decided to pursue it professionally.<ref name=NY19/>
==Career== Between age eleven and thirteen, Hurlin performed in the ''Radio City Christmas Spectacular'' as Clara.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/youll-never-guess-which-dancers-made-their-stage-debut-as-a-radio-city-clara-2621879853.html|title=You'll Never Guess Which Dancers Made Their Stage Debut as a Radio City Clara|magazine=Dance Magazine|last=Foster|first=Hannah|date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> In 2010, whilst she was a student with the JKO School, she created the role of Young Clara in Alexei Ratmansky's ''The Nutcracker'', which was performed by the American Ballet Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/arts/dance/25abt.html|title=A 'Nutcracker' Sprouts Alter Egos|newspaper=New York Times|last=Macaulay|first=Alastair|date=December 24, 2010}}</ref>
Hurlin first danced with the American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company, then became an apprentice with the main company in 2013, and a corps de ballet member in 2014.<ref name=BWW/> In 2015, she danced Taylor's ''Company B'', which had been created when her mother was in his company.<ref name=NY15/> Whilst in the corps de ballet, she also created a role in Morris' ''After You'', and the role of Mademoiselle Marianne Chartreuse in Ratmansky's ''Whipped Cream''.<ref name=BWW>{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Zhong-Jing-Fang-Catherine-Hurlin-and-Katherine-Williams-Promoted-To-Soloist-With-American-Ballet-Theatre-20180630|title=Zhong-Jing Fang, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams Promoted To Soloist With American Ballet Theatre|work=BroadwayWorld|date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> She also performed solo roles in ''The Sleeping Beauty'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/arts/dance/nyc-this-weekend-dance.html|title=7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend|work=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> ''La Bayadère'', ''Le Corsaire'', ''Don Quixote'', ''Giselle'', ''Swan Lake'', Ratmansky's ''The Firebird'' and MacMillan's ''Romeo and Juliet''.<ref name=BWW/>
Hurlin was promoted to soloist in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/american-ballet-theatre-promotions-2582402676.html|title=Congrats to ABT's Three New Soloist|magazine=Dance Magazine|last=Wingenroth|first=Lauren|date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> The following year, she represented ABT at the Erik Bruhn Prize with colleague Aran Bell. The pair performed a pas de deux from ''Don Quixote'' and ''Let Me Sing Forevermore'', which was created for them by Jessica Lang. Hurlin won the female category.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pointemagazine.com/2019-erik-bruhn-prizewinners-2632763294.html|title=Congrats to 2019 Erik Bruhn Prize Winners Siphesihle November and Catherine Hurlin|magazine=Pointe Magazine|last=Lansky|first=Chava|date=March 25, 2019}}</ref> Since her promotion, she created several roles, including Hail in Ratmansky's ''The Seasons'',<ref name=NY19/> Greased Lighting in Tharp's ''A Gathering of Ghosts''<ref name=Ghosts>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-review.html|title=Review: At Ballet Theater, Premieres More Pale Than Ghostly|work=New York Times|last=Seibert|first=Brian|date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> and in Whiteside's ''New American Romance''.<ref name=Romance>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/arts/dance/ABT-apollo-james-whiteside-gemma-bond.html|title=At American Ballet Theater, New Romantics Can't Beat a Greek God|work=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> She had also appeared as Young Jane Eyre in Marston's ''Jane Eyre'',<ref name=NY19/> in Lang's ''Garden Blue'',<ref name=Pointe/> Tharp's ''In the Upper Room'' and ''Deuce Coupe''.<ref name=NY19/>
In March 2020, Hurlin originated the role of Callirhoe in Ratmansky's full-length ballet ''Of Love and Rage'' in Costa Mesa, California.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/of-love-and-rage-review-star-crossed-lovers-eye-crossed-audience-11583954098|title='Of Love and Rage' Review: Star-Crossed Lovers, Eye-Crossed Audience|work=Wall Street Journal|last=Greskovic|first=Robert|date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> However, ABT's spring season, which included the New York premiere and some of Hurlin's major debuts, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-coronavirus.html|title=American Ballet Theater Cancels Spring Season at Met Opera House|work=New York Times|last=Libbey|first=Peter|date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> During the pandemic, she and Bell, who were quarantining together, performed ''Let Me Sing Forevermore'' at Central Park, filmed for ABT's virtual gala in May 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/arts/dance/abt-virtual-gala.html|title=American Ballet Theater Moves Its Spring Gala to YouTube|work=New York Times|last=Barone|first=Joshua|date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> In March 2021, Hurlin performed the world premiere of Ratmansky's ''Bernstein in a Bubble'', created while a group of ABT dancers were in a bubble in Upstate New York earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/American-Ballet-Theatre-Presents-World-Premiere-by-Alexei-Ratmansky-20210226|title=American Ballet Theatre Presents World Premiere by Alexei Ratmansky|work=BroadwayWorld|date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> In the summer, she took part in the company's eight-city tour, performing outdoors and mainly with members of the corps de ballet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-tour.html|title=On the Road With Ballet Theater. Who Needs Red Velvet Seats?|work=New York Times|last=Seibert|first=Brian|date=July 29, 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, at the company's first season at the Metropolitan Opera House since the pandemic, Hurlin danced as Kitri in ''Don Quixote'', Odette/Odile in ''Swan Lake'', and Callirhoe in the New York premiere of ''Of Love and Rage''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-don-quixote.html|title=Ballet Theater Returns to the Met With a Gimmicky 'Don Quixote'|work=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=June 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/dance/review-ratmansky-of-love-and-rage.html|title=Review: How Deep Is Your Love? A Ratmansky Ballet Dives In|work=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=June 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-swan-lake-alonzo-king.html|title=At Ballet Theater, Visions of the Natural World and 'Swan' Debuts|work=New York Times|last=Kourlas|first=Gia|date=July 8, 2022}}</ref> Towards the end of the season, she was promoted to principal dancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/arts/dance/ballet-theater-promotions-daniel-camargo-catherine-hurlin.html|title=Ballet Theater Promotes Several Dancers, Including 3 to Principal|work=New York Times|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>
==Repertoire== Hurlin's repertoire with the American Ballet Theatre includes:<ref name=ABT>{{cite web|url=https://www.abt.org/people/catherine-hurlin/|title=Catherine Hurlin|website=American Ballet Theatre}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Ballet (roles) !Choreographer |- |''Aftereffect'' |Marcelo Gomes |- |''AFTERITE'' |Wayne McGregor |- |''La Bayadère'' (Lead D'Jampe; Third Shade) |Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa |- |''The Brahms-Haydn Variations'' |Twyla Tharp |- |''Company B'' |Paul Taylor |- |''Le Corsaire'' (Odalisque) |Anna-Marie Holmes after Konstantin Sergeyev and Marius Petipa |- |''Deuce Coupe'' |Twyla Tharp |- |''Don Quixote'' (Kitri, Flower Girl) |After Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky; staged by Kevin McKenzie and Sandra Jones |- |''Firebird'' (Lead Maiden) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Garden Blue'' |Jessica Lang |- |''Giselle'' (Giselle; Myrta; peasant pas de deux) |After Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa; staged by Kevin McKenzie |- |''Her Notes'' |Jessica Lang |- |''I Feel The Earth Move'' |Benjamin Millepied |- |''In the Upper Room'' |Twyla Tharp |- |''Jane Eyre'' (Young Jane) |Cathy Marston |- |''Like Water for Chocolate'' (Gertrudis) |Christopher Wheeldon |- |''Manon'' (Lescaut's Mistress) |Kenneth MacMillan |- |''The Nutcracker'' (Clara, the Princess; Canteen Keeper; Nutcracker's Sister; Spanish Dance) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''On the Dnieper'' (Olga) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Romeo and Juliet'' (Juliet, Harlot) |Kenneth MacMillan |- |''The Seasons'' (Hail, Bacchante) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''The Sleeping Beauty'' (Princess Florine; The Fairy Violente; The White Cat; Cinderella) |Marius Petipa, staged and additional choreography by Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Songs of Bukovina'' |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Swan Lake'' (Odette/Odile; pas de trois; Big Swan) |Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov |- |''Thirteen Diversions'' |Christopher Wheeldon |}
===Created roles=== {| class="wikitable" !Ballet (roles) !Choreographer |- |''After You'' |Mark Morris |- |''A Gathering of Ghosts'' (Greased Lighting) |Twyla Tharp |- |''Let Me Sing Forevermore'' |Jessica Lang |- |''New American Romance'' |James Whiteside |- |''Of Love and Rage'' (Callirhoe) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Praedicere'' |Michelle Dorrance |- |''The Seasons'' (Hail) |Alexei Ratmansky |- |''Whipped Cream'' (Mademoiselle Marianne Chartreuse) |Alexei Ratmansky |}
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