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ABT Studio Company at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater
New York, New York

The Pas d'Action from La Bayadère. Photo: Emma Zordan.
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ABT Studio Company at The Joyce

Dedicated to cultivating the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences, ABT Studio Company presents a richly varied program that highlights the versatility and technical acuity of today’s young dance artists. This year’s Joyce selection includes New York City Premieres choreographed by Tiler Peck, Katie Currier, and ABT dancer Brady Farrar, as well as recent favorites, including Alexei Ratmansky’s Bernstein in a Bubble, Twyla Tharp’s Cornbread, Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris pas de deux, and other classical and neoclassical selections. Repertoire subject to change.

The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York

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Performance Casting

Repertoire

NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Cerulean Skies
Choreography by Brady Farrar
Music by Frédéric Chopin

NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Saudade

Choreography Katie Currier
Music by Domenico Scarlatti, Thievery Corporation

NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE
Variations for Three
Choreography by Tiler Peck
Music by Niccolò Paganini

An American in Paris (pas de deux)
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Music by George Gershwin

Bernstein in a Bubble
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Leonard Bernstein

Cornbread
Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by The Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Weeping Willow
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Music by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

La Bayadère (pas d’action)
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Music by Ludwig Minkus

Grand Pas Classique
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Music by Daniel-Francois Auber

ABT Studio Company

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 exceptionally promising dancers (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 85% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including sixteen Principal Dancers and eleven 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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Upcoming Performances

Thursday,
May 14, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
The Joyce Theater
Friday,
May 15, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
The Joyce Theater
Saturday,
May 16, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
The Joyce Theater
Sunday,
May 17, 2026
7:30 pm
New York, New York
The Joyce Theater