第四届北京国际芭蕾舞邀请赛评委介绍

　　劳伦斯•罗德

　　美国

　　美国茱莉亚音乐学院舞蹈系主任

　　劳伦斯•罗德出生于西弗吉尼亚州。1958年至1960年他作为俄罗斯蒙地卡罗芭蕾舞团的舞者而开启了他的杰出事业，1960年至1964年担任美国杰弗瑞芭蕾舞团的主要演员。1978年，罗德结束了自己的表演生涯转向舞蹈教学。1981年他被邀请加入纽约大学蒂诗艺术学院舞蹈项目并担任主席，直到1989年他被邀请去加拿大蒙特利尔芭蕾舞团担任艺术总监。10年之后，罗德决定辞职并回到纽约继续从事自由芭蕾舞教师，不仅在纽约教课也给欧洲的很多团体授课。2002年，罗德被任命为茱莉亚音乐学院舞蹈部艺术总监。2009年7月，罗德被《舞蹈教师》杂志授予职业生涯贡献奖，2008年12月，又被《舞蹈》杂志授予学院杰出教育奖。

　　Lawrence Rhodes

　　U.S.A

　　Artistic Director of The Juilliard School Dance Division

　　Lawrence Rhodes was born in West Virginia. He has had a distinguished career as a dancer beginning with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1958 to 1960, and was a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet from 1960 to 1964. In 1978 Mr. Rhods ended his performing career to begin teaching. He was invited to join the faculty of New York University’s Tsch School of the Arts Dance Program and became its Chair in 1981.He remained in that position until he was asked to become the artistic director of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal in 1989. After directing that company for ten years, Ms. Rhods decides to resign and return to New York and continue as a freelance master ballet teacher, teaching not only in New York but for major European companied. In 2002, Mr. Rhods was appointed artistic director of the Juilliard Dance Division. In July 2009, Mr. Rhods received the Lifetime Career Achievement Award from Dance Teacher magazine and in December, 2008, he received a Dance magazine award for his outstanding work in the industry.