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ABT Studio Company presents a richly varied program of classical, neoclassical, and original ballets. The performances will feature New York City premieres of original commissions from Hope Boykin, Rena Butler, Sung Woo Han, Emily Kikta, Jessica Lang, Yannick Lebrun, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and more. Repertoire also includes such favorites as Grand Pas Classique, George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes pas de deux, Twyla Tharp’s Known By Heart Duet, and more.
Friday, May 20, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 21, 7:30pm
NYU Skirball
566 LaGuardia Place
(Between West 3rd and West 4th Street)
New York, New York
Tickets
$49 (center orchestra), $39 (side orchestra, parterre, balcony)
Students $25 (Only available in person at the box office with a valid student ID.)
New York University’s COVID-19 precautions for audience members at NYU Skirball
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Stars and Stripes pas de deux
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by John Philip Sousa
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Children’s Songs Dance
Choreography by Jessica Lang
Music by Chick Corea
The Dying Swan
Choreography after Mikhail Fokine
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
WORLD PREMIERE
Notes and Letters
Choreography by Emily Kikta
Music by Leoš Janáček
Gopak (Variation)
Choreography after Rostislav Zakharov
Music by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Late Registration
Choreography by Rena Butler
Music by Daryl Hoffman
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Scurry Night
Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music by Ara Malikian and Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Grand Pas Classique
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Music by Daniel-Francois Auber
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Lora
Choreography by Yannick Lebrun
Music by Mpho Sebina
Known By Heart Duet
© Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Donald Knaack
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
For What Is It All Worth?
Choreography by Hope Boykin
Music by Stephen Stills, Bill Laurance, Voices of East Harlem, and Billy Porter, with original spoken word by Hope Boykin
Stars and Stripes pas de deux
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by John Philip Sousa
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Children’s Songs Dance
Choreography by Jessica Lang
Music by Chick Corea
The Dying Swan
Choreography after Mikhail Fokine
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
WORLD PREMIERE
Notes and Letters
Choreography by Emily Kikta
Music by Leoš Janáček
Gopak (Variation)
Choreography after Rostislav Zakharov
Music by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Late Registration
Choreography by Rena Butler
Music by Daryl Hoffman
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Beyond Belief
Choreography by Sung Woo Han
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Grand Pas Classique
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Music by Daniel-Francois Auber
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Lora
Choreography by Yannick Lebrun
Music by Mpho Sebina
Known By Heart Duet
© Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Donald Knaack
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
For What Is It All Worth?
Choreography by Hope Boykin
Music by Stephen Stills, Bill Laurance, Voices of East Harlem, and Billy Porter, with original spoken word by Hope Boykin
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company seeks to develop the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences.
The central mission of ABT Studio Company is to prepare its dancers of exceptional potential (ages 17-21) for careers in American Ballet Theatre’s main Company or other leading ballet companies worldwide. ABT Studio Company serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 80% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including twelve Principal Dancers and seven Soloists.
Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions emerging and/or established choreographers to create new works on Studio Company dancers, serving as a platform for new choreography.
ABT Studio Company engages the broadest possible ballet audience by performing classical, neoclassical, and contemporary repertoire in a range of venues around the globe.
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