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Born in Parsons, Kansas, Clark
Tippet, the seventh in a family of
eleven children, began his dance
studies at the age of five. He came
to New York at the age of eleven on
scholarship to Thalia Mara's
National Academy of Ballet, where
he studied academic subjects as well
as dance. Mr. Tippet joined
American Ballet Theatre in the Fall
of 1972, became a Soloist in
September, 1975 and was promoted
to Principal Dancer in the Fall of
1976. In addition to creating the
second male lead in Twyla Tharp's
Push Comes to Shove, and
the leading male role of Oedipus in
Glen Tetley's Sphinx, his
ABT repertory included Albrecht in
Giselle, the
Nutcracker-Prince in The
Nutcracker, the Prince in
The Sleeping Beauty, Prince
Siegfried in Swan Lake, and
leading roles in The Leaves Are
Fading and
Voluntaries.
He left ABT in 1978 to expand his
repertoire and performance
opportunities during which time he
danced as a guest artist for a season
with the Maryland Ballet creating the
role of the Psychiatrist in Domy
Reiter-Soffer's Equus; in
addition, he appeared with the
Bat-Dor Dance Company of Israel
and the West Australian Ballet
Company in Perth where he danced
in George Balanchine's Allegro
Brillante and John Clifford's
Serenade Melancolique with
Johnna Kirkland. In November,
1982, also with Johnna Kirkland, he
performed the world premiere of
John Butler's pas de deux
Transitions which was
created for
him.
Clark Tippet rejoined American
Ballet Theatre in December,1982.
Additions to Mr. Tippet's ABT
repertoire included Anastasia's
Husband in Anastasia, the
High Brahmin in La
Bayadère, the Dancing
Master in Mikhail Baryshnikov's
production of the full-length
Cinderella, He Wore a White
Tie in Dim Lustre, Hilarion
in Giselle, leading roles in
Interludes, and N. Y.
Export: Op. Jazz, Tybalt in
Romeo and Juliet, and
Carabosse and the English Prince in
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's production
of The Sleeping Beauty. He
created King David in Martine van
Hamel's Amnon V'Tamar,
one of the leading male roles in
Twyla Tharp's Bach Partita,
and the leading male role in David
Gordon's Field, Chair and
Mountain, featured roles in
David Gordon's Murder and
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's
Requiem, and the leading
male role in David Parsons' pas de
deux Walk This
Way.
Clark Tippet died in his hometown
of Parsons, Kansas in January,
1992. |
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