NYCB Fall Fashion Gala: Complete Master Data & Cohort Index (2012–2026)

I. Institutional Macro Metrics

Parameter	Value / Count	Details
Gala History Span	13 Seasons (2012–2026)	Initiated in 2012 by Vice Board Chair Sarah Jessica Parker (no Gala in 2020)
Total Funds Raised	$40M+ Total	Primary autumn fundraising initiative for NYCB
Total World Premieres	33 Commissions	Couture-costumed ballets created for the Gala stage
Total Unique Choreographers	21 Makers	16 single-commission makers; 5 multi-commission makers
Debut Feeder Rate	57% (12 of 21)	Choreographers making their NYCB choreographic debut at the Gala
Return / Re-invitation Rate	42% (5 of 12)	Debuting makers invited back for subsequent mainstage commissions
Repertory Survival Rate	91% (30 of 33)	Ballets entering active seasonal repertory or global touring post-premiere

II. Complete Unique Choreographer Roster (21 Individuals)

Choreographer	Race / Ethnicity	Primary Background / Discipline	Classical Pipeline Origin?	Major Affiliations & Training
Kyle Abraham	Black / African American	Contemporary / Modern / Hip-Hop	No (0%)	SUNY Purchase, NYU Tisch, Ailey
Jennifer Archibald	Black / Afro-Canadian	Contemporary / Crossover / Hip-Hop	No (0%)	Alvin Ailey School, ArchDance, Yale Faculty
Sidra Bell	Black / African American	Contemporary / Modern	No (0%)	Juilliard School, UArts, Sidra Bell Dance NY
Jamar Roberts	Black / African American	Contemporary / Modern	No (0%)	New World School of the Arts, Alvin Ailey
Edwaard Liang	Asian (Chinese-American)	Classical Ballet	Yes	School of American Ballet (SAB), NYCB
Caili Quan	Asian (Chamorro & Filipino)	Contemporary / Crossover	No	BalletX, Juilliard Faculty
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa	Latine (Colombian-Belgian)	Contemporary / Crossover	No (Training only)	Royal Ballet School Antwerp
Justin Peck	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	SAB, NYCB Resident Choreographer/Soloist
Christopher Wheeldon	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	Royal Ballet School, NYCB Soloist
Benjamin Millepied	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	Conservatoire de Lyon, SAB, NYCB, POB Director
Peter Martins	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	Royal Danish Ballet, NYCB Ballet Master in Chief
Liam Scarlett	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	Royal Ballet School, Royal Ballet Artist in Residence
Lauren Lovette	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	SAB, former NYCB Principal Dancer
Peter Walker	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	SAB, NYCB Soloist
Gianna Reisen	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	SAB trained
Robert Binet	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	Royal Ballet trained, National Ballet of Canada
Tiler Peck	White	Classical Ballet	No	SAB, NYCB Principal Dancer
Alysa Pires	White	Classical Ballet	No	National Ballet of Canada Choreographic Associate
Troy Schumacher	White	Classical Ballet	Yes	SAB, NYCB Soloist, BalletCollective Founder
Angelin Preljocaj	White	Contemporary / Dance-Theater	No	Schola Cantorum, Ballet Preljocaj
Matthew Neenan	White	Contemporary / Crossover	No	LaGuardia HS, SAB, BalletX Co-founder
Andrea Miller	White	Contemporary / Modern	No	Juilliard School, GALLIM Founder

III. Pipeline Origin & Demographic Summary Matrix

Demographic Group	Total Makers	Classical Pipeline Origins	Pipeline %	Crossover / Contemporary Origins
White Choreographers	14	8 (Peck, Wheeldon, Millepied, Martins, Scarlett, Lovette, Walker, Schumacher)	57.1%	6 (Preljocaj, Neenan, Miller, Binet, T. Peck, Pires)
Black Choreographers	4	0	0.0%	4 (Abraham, Bell, Roberts, Archibald)
Asian & Latine Choreographers	3	1 (Liang)	33.3%	2 (Quan, Lopez Ochoa)
TOTAL BIPOC Choreographers	7	1	14.3%	6
TOTAL COHORT	21	9	42.9%	12

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