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James' and Randy's Pirouetteo

My son James Gotesky and Randy Herrera battle it out in an impromptu pirouette competition backstage at Houston Ballet.

Houston Ballet Performs "The Four Seasons"

Houston Ballet performs The Four Seasons September 20 - 30, 2007.

Spring, summer, fall and winter: four seasons, four stages of life. Choreographed to one of the most beloved works in classical music, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Stanton Welch’s new ballet is a poignant narrative on the passage of time. A world premiere presented with William Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated, famed for its high attitude and explosive movement, and Jiří Kylián's aggressive Petite Mort, this is classic ballet at its most evocative.

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Houston Ballet Performs "The Merry Widow"

Houston Ballet performs The Merry Widow by Ronald Hynd September 6 - 16, 2007.

When the dashing Count Danilo prepares to woo a wealthy widow, thereby securing her fortune and saving his country, he has no idea how beautiful she is nor that they have met before. High jinks, finance, illicit romance and political intrigue – this irresistibly charming ballet has it all. Not to mention swirling waltzes, spectacular Cossack jumps, even a French can-can – all set to the glorious music of Franz Lehár.

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James Gotesky

My son James Gotesky is a dancer with the Houston Ballet. Born in 1982 in Washington, D.C. he was raised in New York, Charleston, West Virginia and San Francisco. James was awarded scholarships to Academy of Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School and Boston Ballet School. He has trained with Richard Gibson, Antonio Castilla, Jorge Esquivel, and Edward Ellison. He has danced with Boston Ballet II, where he danced in Rudi Van Danzig's Four Last Songs, Fort Worth Dallas Ballet (now Texas Ballet Theatre) and Pacific Northwest Ballet. While with Fort Worth Dallas Ballet, he performed principal and soloist roles, including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Elegy in Serenade, Premier Danseur in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, and Drosselmeyer and Cavalier in The Nutcracker. While at Houston Ballet, he has danced the title role in Ben Stevenson's Dracula, Gremin in Onegin, Hilarion in Giselle, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Sharpless in Madame Butterly, Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, and has had the privilege of dancing in works by such contemporary choreographers as Christopher Bruce, Stanton Welch, Jiri Kilyan, Mark Morris, Lila York and Natalie Weir.