October 5, 2006
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD WEEK OF
ABT'S 2006 NEW YORK CITY CENTER SEASON
Casting for the third week of American Ballet Theatre’s 2006 season at NY City Center was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
The third week will feature the season’s first performance of Antony Tudor’s Dark Elegies on Thursday evening, November 2, with Melissa Thomas, Julie Kent, Isaac Stappas, Sascha Radetsky, Hee Seo and Jesus Pastor in the leading roles. At the evening performance on Saturday, November 4, Roman Zhurbin will make his debut in the second song of Dark Elegies.
The third week will also include the debut of Gillian Murphy in Lar Lubovitch’s Meadow, dancing opposite Marcelo Gomes at the matinee on Saturday, November 4.
Tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s 2006 Fall season at NY City Center, priced from $26-$93, are available online at www.nycitycenter.org or by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212. Performance-only tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s Opening Night at
New York City Center are priced from $35 to $130. 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 New York City seasons.
The 2006 NY City Center season is also made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. ABT’s Opening Night Gala is generously underwritten by Reckson Associates.
Complete casting follows:
| THIRD WEEK | |
| Tues. Eve., Oct. 31, 7:30 P.M |
SYMPHONIE CONCERTANTE – Kent, Saveliev, Herrera NEW ELO BALLET – Company THE GREEN TABLE – Hallberg |
| Wed. Eve., Nov. 1, 7:30 P.M |
DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES – Company CLEAR – Kent, Gomes IN THE UPPER ROOM – Company |
| Thur. Eve., Nov. 2, 7:30 P.M |
SYMPHONIE CONCERTANTE – Dvorovenko, Beloserkovsky, Murphy DARK ELEGIES – Thomas, Kent, Stappas, Radetsky, Seo, Pastor IN THE UPPER ROOM – Company |
| Fri. Eve., Nov. 3, 8:00 P.M. |
CLEAR – Reyes, Corella AFTERNOON OF A FAUN – Riccetto, Hallberg SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux – Dvorovenko, Beloserkovsky FANCY FREE – Cornejo, Stiefel, Gomes, Abrera, Kent |
| Sat. Mat., Nov. 4, 2:00 P.M. |
NEW ELO BALLET – Company MEADOW – Murphy*, Gomes THE GREEN TABLE – Stappas |
| Sat. Eve.,#44; Nov. 4, 8:00 P.M. |
DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES – Company DARK ELEGIES – Wiles, Hamrick, Zhurbin*, Matthews, Schulte, Lopez FANCY FREE – Cornejo, Stiefel, Gomes, Abrera, Kent |
| Sun. Mat., Nov. 5, 2:00 P.M. |
CLEAR- Kent, Corella MEADOW – Abrera, Hallberg IN THE UPPER ROOM – Company |
*Please note: First time in a role:
Sat. Mat., Nov. 4 – Murphy in Meadow
Sat. Eve., Nov. 4 – Zhurbin in Dark Elegies