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Performances to Include Repertory Works,New York City Premieres by Houston Thomas and Madison Brown, and a World Premiere by Brady Farrar
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New York, NY – American Ballet Theatre announced today that Principal Dancer Cassandra Trenary will depart the Company at the conclusion of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera House season to join the Vienna State Opera Ballet as a principal dancer under the artistic leadership of Alessandra Ferri. Trenary, whose ABT career has been defined by breathtaking […]
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Gillian Murphy to Give Farewell Performance with ABT on Friday, July 18
Reece Clarke and Olga Smirnova Join ABT as Guest Artists During 2025 Summer Season
Box Office Opens Monday, April 7 at 12:00 P.M.
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NEW YORK, NY – American Ballet Theatre is honored to announce its selection to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program, an initiative designed to strengthen arts and cultural institutions through strategic investments in digital infrastructure. The Digital Accelerator Program supports nonprofit cultural institutions across the U.S. and U.K. in developing innovative technology solutions to […]
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Summer Season to Feature American Ballet Theatre’s New York Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale
Swan Lake to Enjoy Two Performance Weeks
in Honor Of 25th Anniversary
Reece Clarke and Olga Smirnova Join ABT as Guest Artists For 2025 Summer Season
Subscriptions On Sale Monday, December 16 at 12:00 P.M.
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Murphy to Conclude 29-Year Career with a Final Performance as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
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2025 ABT Summer Intensive to Offer Program in
Long Beach, California
22 City Audition Tour for ABT Summer Intensive and Collegiate Program to Begin Saturday, January 4, 2025
Auditions for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop,
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and ABT Studio Company to be Held in Select Cities
Madison Brown, Claire Davison, Zhong-Jing Fang, Camila Ferrera, Melvin Lawovi, Duncan Lyle to Choreograph
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NEW YORK, NY – Reece Clarke, Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, will join American Ballet Theatre as a Guest Artist for the 2024 Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Clarke will make his debut with ABT on October 26, 2024, at 7:30 P.M., performing The Kingdom of the Shades […]
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2024 Fall Gala Featuring ABT Principal Dancers,
ABT Apprentices, ABT Studio Company, and Students of
the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Evening to Honor
Legendary Ballerina and Choreographer
Natalia Makarova
Tickets On Sale Now
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World Premiere of Helen Pickett’s Crime and Punishment and World Premieres by Gemma Bond and Kyle Abraham to Highlight the Season
Isaac Hernández to Debut as Guest Artist with ABT
ABT Family Friendly Matinee Performances on
Sunday, October 20 And 27, 2024, at 12:30 P.M.
Tickets On Sale Wednesday, September 4 at 12:00 P.M.
Read More NEW YORK, NY – Effective August 19, 2024, Kyle Ridaught has been named to the position of Chief Advancement Officer at American Ballet Theatre. Ridaught most recently held the title of Head of Business Operations at American Ballet Theatre, being named to the position in 2022. In this role, he oversaw several key functions, including […]
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End of session performances for American Ballet Theatre’s New York Summer Intensive are scheduled for Friday, July 26 at 12:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. The performances mark the conclusion of ABT’s 29th annual New York Summer Intensive, a five-week training program for dancers ages 12 to 20. Summer […]
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NEW YORK, NY – Léa Fleytoux, Patrick Frenette, and Fangqi Li have been promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotions, effective September 1, 2024, were announced today by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe. Léa Fleytoux began studying ballet at the age of four with Nicole Chouret in her classes at […]
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World Premiere of Helen Pickett’s Crime and Punishment and World Premieres By Kyle Abraham and Gemma Bond to Highlight the Season
ABT Family Friendly Matinee Performances an Sunday October 20 and 27, 2024, at 12:30 P.M.
Box Office to Open Wednesday, September 4 at 12:00 P.M.
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