Casting for the first two weeks of American Ballet Theatreļæ½s 2004 season at City Center, October 20 through November 7, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

American Ballet Theatreļæ½s Fall 2004 season will kick off with an opening night gala performance highlighted by the works of Michel Fokine, including the Nocturne from Les Sylphides performed by Julie Kent and Maxim Beloserkovsky, the Revival Premiere of Le Spectre de la Rose with Herman Cornejo and Xiomara Reyes and The Dying Swan performed by Irina Dvorovenko. The program will also include pas de deux from Swan Lake and Le Corsaire and a complete performance of Jirļæ½ Kyliļæ½nļæ½s Sinfonietta. In addition, Alessandra Ferri and Angel Corella will perform Jerome Robbinsļæ½ Other Dances in a special celebration to kick off Miss Ferriļæ½s 20th Anniversary season with the Company.

Highlights of the first week of ABTļæ½s Fall season at City Center include the Revival Premiere of Les Sylphides on Thursday, October 21, danced by Gillian Murphy, Marcelo Gomes, Erica Cornejo and Maria Riccetto, the World Premiere of a new work from choreographer Trey McIntyre and the United States Premiere of Christopher Wheeldonļæ½s VIII, led by Angel Corella, Alessandra Ferri and Julie Kent, on Friday, October 22.

The seasonļæ½s second week will be highlighted by the debuts of Ethan Stiefel and Maria Riccetto in Le Spectre de la Rose on Wednesday, October 27 and the debuts of Marcelo Gomes, Carmen Corella and Xiomara Reyes in VIII on Thursday, October 28 and of Paloma Herrera in VIII on Sunday evening, October 31. Other debuts for the week include Danny Tidwell in Amazed in Burning Dreams on Tuesday, October 26 and Grant DeLong in the same work on Friday, October 29. In addition, the matinee on Sunday, October 31 will include a special Piļæ½ce dļæ½Occasion for Angelina Ballerina featuring Veronika Part and Maxim Beloserkovsky.

Countrywide Financial is the National Sponsor of American Ballet Theatre and Cole Haan is a Leading Benefactor. Graff Jewelers is the 2004 season sponsor of ABT at City Center. ABTļæ½s 2004 Fall season at City Center is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets for American Ballet Theatreļæ½s 2004 Fall season at City Center are priced from $35 to $80 and are on sale now by mail or by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212. City Center is located at West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City.

Complete casting follows:

FIRST WEEK

Wed. Eve., Oct. 20, 7 P.M. – GALA

• LES SYLPHIDES (Nocturne) – Kent, Beloserkovsky, E. Cornejo, Riccetto
• LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE (Revival Premiere) – H. Cornejo, Reyes
• THE DYING SWAN – Dvorovenko
• SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux (pas and coda only) – Herrera, Gomes
• LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux (pas and coda only) – Murphy, Carreño
• OTHER DANCES – Ferri, Corella
• SINFONIETTA – Company

Thurs. Eve., Oct. 21, 7:30 P.M.

• LES SYLPHIDES (Revival Premiere) – Murphy, Gomes, E. Cornejo, Riccetto
• PILLAR OF FIRE – Kent, Saveliev, Corella
• SINFONIETTA – Company

Fri. Eve., Oct. 22, 8 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET (World Premiere) – Company
• VIII (United States Premiere) – Corella, Ferri, Kent
• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECH T√ÑNZE – Company

Sat. Mat., Oct. 23, 2 P.M.

• LES SYLPHIDES – Murphy, Gomes, E. Cornejo, Riccetto
• PILLAR OF FIRE – Wiles, Hallberg, Gomes
• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Herrera, Corella

Sat. Eve., Oct. 23, 8 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET – Company
• PILLAR OF FIRE – Murphy, Hallberg, Gomes
• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECHS T√ÑNZE – Company

Sun. Mat., Oct. 24, 2 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET – Company
• PILLAR OF FIRE – Kent, Saveliev, Corella
• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECHS T√ÑNZE – Company

Sun. Eve., Oct. 24, 7:30 P.M.

• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Hallberg
• LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux – Herrera, Carreño
• VIII – Corella, Ferri, Kent
• SINFONIETTA – Company

SECOND WEEK

Tues. Eve., Oct. 26, 7:30 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET – Company
• LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE – H. Cornejo, Reyes
• SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Dvorovenko, Beloserkovsky
• LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux – Herrera, Corella
• AMAZED IN BURNING DREAMS – Tidwell*, Boone, Gomes

Wed. Eve., Oct. 27, 7:30 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET – Company
• LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE – Stiefel*, Riccetto*
• GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE – Wiles, Hallberg
• LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux – Herrera, Corella
• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, Gomes

Thurs. Eve., Oct. 28, 7:30 P.M.

• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECHS T√ÑNZE – Company
• VIII – Gomes*, C. Corella*, Reyes*
• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Herrera, Corella

Fri. Eve., Oct. 29, 8 P.M.

• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECHS T√ÑNZE – Company
• workwithinwork – Company
• AMAZED IN BURNING DREAMS – H. Cornejo, Copeland, DeLong*

Sat. Mat., Oct. 30, 2 P.M.

• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Hallberg
• LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE – H. Cornejo, Reyes
• SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux – Herrera. Gomes
• LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux – Murphy, Corella
• SINFONIETTA – Company

Sat. Eve., Oct. 30, 8 P.M.

• NEW McINTYRE BALLET – Company
• VIII – Gomes, C. Corella, Reyes
• SINFONIETTA – Company

Sun. Mat., Oct. 31, 2 P.M.

• THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, Gomes
• LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE – Stiefel, Riccetto
• GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE – Wiles, Hallberg
• ANGELINA BALLERINA Pièce d’Occasion – Part, Beloserkovsky
• SINFONIETTA – Company

Sun. Eve., Oct. 31, 7:30 P.M.

• PETITE MORT – Company
• SECHS T√ÑNZE – Company
• VIII – Corella, Herrera*, Kent
• AMAZED IN BURNING DREAMS – H. Cornejo, Boone, Gomes

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