October 4, 2007
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ABT's
2007 NEW YORK CITY CENTER SEASON
Casting for American Ballet Theatre’s 2007 season at New York City Center was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
American Ballet Theatre’s Fall 2007 season will open on Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30 P.M. with a Gala performance highlighted by the Company Premiere of George Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina, led by Gillian Murphy and David Hallberg. The program will also feature pas de deux from Antony Tudor’s The Leaves Are Fading, Stanton Welch’s Clear, and Act III of Don Quixote. A performance of Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free will round out the evening.
The first week at NY City Center will feature the World Premieres of Benjamin Millepied’s From Here On Out on Friday, October 26, and a new work by Jorma Elo on Saturday evening, October 27, led by Misty Copeland, Julie Kent, Kristi Boone, Herman Cornejo, Marcelo Gomes and Jared Matthews. The Leaves Are Fading will have its Revival Premiere on Wednesday, October 24, led by Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes, who will dance the role for the first time. Xiomara Reyes and Gennadi Saveliev will debut in these roles on Friday, October 26. On Thursday, October 25, Paloma Herrera and Jose Manuel Carreño will debut the leading roles in Clear and Michele Wiles and Maxim Beloserkovsky will debut the leading roles in Ballo della Regina.
American Ballet Theatre’s second week at NY City Center will include the Company Premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Baker’s Dozen on Tuesday, October 30, and the Revival Premiere of Agnes de Mille’s Fall River Legend, led by Julie Kent and Gennadi Saveliev, on Thursday, November 1. Gillian Murphy and Sascha Radetsky will make their debuts in Fall River Legend on Friday, November 2, and Michele Wiles and Isaac Stappas will dance these roles for the first time at the matinee on Sunday, November 4. Additional highlights of ABT’s second week include the debuts of Jacquelyn Reyes, Xiomara Reyes, Stella Abrera, Craig Salstein, Sascha Radetsky and Blaine Hoven in the new Elo/Glass/Close work on Tuesday, October 30, Stella Abrera and Sascha Radetsky in The Leaves Are Fading on Wednesday, October 31, and Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo in Ballo della Regina at the matinee on Sunday, November 4.
Tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s 2007 Fall Season at New York City Center, priced from $27-$93, are available online or by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212. Performance-only tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s Opening Night at NY City Center are priced from $30 to $135. NY City Center is located on West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City.
Countrywide Financial is the National Sponsor of American Ballet Theatre. Superfund Asset Management, Inc. is the sponsor of ABT’s 2007 New York City Center season. Saks Fifth Avenue is the Leading Sponsor of ABT’s Costume Fund and CA, Inc. is the Leading Sponsor of ABT’s 2007 Family Initiative. American Airlines is ABT’s Official Airline. Additional support has been provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Complete casting follows:
| FIRST WEEK | |
| Tues. Eve., Oct. 23, 6:30 P.M. | OPENING NIGHT GALA BALLO DELLA REGINA (Company Premiere) – Murphy, Hallberg THE LEAVES ARE FADING Pas de Deux – Wiles, Hammoudi CLEAR Pas de Deux – Reyes, Cornejo DON QUIXOTE Pas de Deux – Herrera, Carreño FANCY FREE – Cornejo, Radetsky, Gomes, Abrera, Kent |
| Wed. Eve., Oct. 24, 7:30 P.M |
CLEAR – Reyes, Cornejo THE LEAVES ARE FADING – Kent, Gomes* FANCY FREE – Salstein, Hallberg, Carreño, Herrera, Murphy |
| Thur. Eve., Oct. 25, 7:30 P.M |
CLEAR – Herrera* ,Carreño* MEADOW – Kent, Gomes BALLO DELLA REGINA – Wiles*, Beloserkovsky* |
| Fri. Eve., Oct. 26, 8:00 P.M. |
BALLO DELLA REGINA – Murphy, Hallberg THE LEAVES ARE FADING – Reyes*, Saveliev* FROM HERE ON OUT (World Premiere) – Company |
| Sat. Mat., Oct. 27, 2:00 P.M. |
BALLO DELLA REGINA – Wiles, Beloserkovsky MEADOW – Abrera, Hallberg FANCY FREE – Cornejo, Radetsky, Gomes, Herrera, Kent |
| Sat. Eve., Oct. 27, 8:00 P.M. |
CLEAR – Herrera, Carreño NEW ELO BALLET (World Premiere) – Copeland, Kent, Boone, Cornejo, Gomes, Matthews FROM HERE ON OUT – Company |
| Sun. Mat., Oct. 28, 1:30 P.M. |
BALLO DELLA REGINA – Wiles, Beloserkovsky NEW ELO BALLET – Copeland, Kent, Boone, Cornejo, Gomes, Matthews FANCY FREE – Salstein, Hallberg, Carreño, Abrera, Murphy |
| Sun. Eve., Oct. 28, 7:00 P.M. |
THE LEAVES ARE FADING – Reyes, Saveliev MEADOW – Kent, Gomes FROM HERE ON OUT – Company |
| SECOND WEEK | |
| Tues. Eve., Oct. 30, 7:30 P.M. |
BAKER’S DOZEN (Company Premiere) – Company SINATRA SUITE – Gomes, Paris NEW ELO BALLET – J. Reyes*, Reyes*, Abrera*, Salstein*, Radetsky*, Hoven* FANCY FREE – Salstein, Hallberg, Carreño, Herrera, Murphy |
| Wed. Eve., Oct. 31, 7:30 P.M. |
THE LEAVES ARE FADING – Abrera*, Radetsky* MEADOW – Kent, Gomes FROM HERE ON OUT – Company |
| Thur. Eve., Nov. 1, 7:30 P.M |
FROM HERE ON OUT – Company NEW ELO BALLET – J. Reyes, Reyes, Abrera, Salstein, Radetsky, Hoven FALL RIVER LEGEND – Kent*, Saveliev* |
| Fri. Eve., Nov. 2, 8:00 P.M. |
BAKER’S DOZEN – Company SINATRA SUITE – Carreño, Copeland+ MEADOW – Abrera, Hallberg FALL RIVER LEGEND – Murphy*, Radetsky* |
| Sat. Mat., Nov. 3, 2:00 P.M. |
BAKER’S DOZEN – Company SINATRA SUITE – Cornejo, Lane THE LEAVES ARE FADING – Kent, Gomes FROM HERE ON OUT – Company |
| Sat. Eve., Nov. 3, 8:00 P.M. |
BALLO DELLA REGNA – Murphy, Hallberg BAKER’S DOZEN – Company SINATRA SUITE – Gomes, Paris FALL RIVER LEGEND – Kent, Saveliev |
| Sun. Mat., Nov. 4, 1:30 P.M. |
BALLO DELLA REGINA – Lane*, Cornejo* FROM HERE ON OUT – Company FALL RIVER LEGEND – Wiles*, Stappas* |
| Sun. Eve., Nov. 4, 7:00 P.M. |
BAKER’S DOZEN – Company SINATRA SUITE – Carreño, Paris NEW ELO BALLET – Copeland, Kent, Boone, Cornejo, Gomes, Matthews FALL RIVER LEGEND – Murphy, Radetsky |
*Please note: First time in a role:
Wed. Eve., Oct. 24 – Gomes in The Leaves Are Fading
Thurs. Eve., Oct. 25 – Herrera and Carreño in Clear; Wiles and Beloserkovsky in Ballo della Regina
Fri. Eve., Oct. 26 – Reyes and Saveliev in The Leaves Are Fading
Tue. Eve., Oct. 30 – J. Reyes, Reyes, Abrera, Salstein, Radetsky, Hoven in New Elo Ballet
Wed. Eve., Oct. 31 – Abrera and Radetsky in The Leaves Are Fading
Thurs. Eve., Nov. 1 – Kent and Saveliev in Fall River Legend
Fri. Eve., Nov. 2 – Murphy and Radetsky in Fall River Legend
Sun. Mat., Nov. 4 – Lane and Cornejo in Ballo della Regina; Wiles and Stappas in Fall River Legend
+Please note: First time in a role in New York:
Fri. Eve., Nov. 2 – Copeland in Sinatra Suite