Background
Hübbe, Nikolaj was born on October 30, 1967 in Copenhagen.
dancer performing company executive
Hübbe, Nikolaj was born on October 30, 1967 in Copenhagen.
Student, Royal Danish Ballet School, 1984.
Hübbe was raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began his dance training at age 10 at the Royal Danish Ballet School and became an apprentice to the Royal Danish Ballet in 1984. He was promoted soloist in 1988.
His teachers include Kronstam, Kehlet, Ravol, and Bjornsson.
Whilst at the Royal Danish Ballet he created the rôle of Struensee in Caroline Mathilde (1991). He joined New York City Ballet in July 1992 as a principal dancer.
His performance with the Royal Danish Ballet as James in Bournonville"s Louisiana Sylphide has been released to Digital Video Disc. A powerful dancer whose height did not compromise his swiftness, he not only excelled in the Bournonville repertory but also in neoclassical ballets and in dramatic rôles like Onegin. Since becoming artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, Hübbe has successfully staged new productions of Bournonville"s Napoli (2009) and A Folk Tale (2011) as well as Marius Petipa"s Louisiana Bayadère (2012).
Hübbe"s farewell at City Ballet was held at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, on 10 February 2008.
The program
Apollo
Flower Festival in Genzano pas de deux
Zakouski
“Cool” from West Side Story Suite
Western Symphony
First Movement Allegro
Second Movement Adagio
Third Movement Rondo
Reuters, 5 October 2007, New Danish ballet chief at home with heritage.