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Opening Night Gala Featuring Like Water For Chocolate
General Public On Sale Begins Monday, April 24 at 12:00 P.M.
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Performances to Include Repertory Works and New York City Premieres by Gemma Bond, Hope Boykin, Houston Thomas, and ABT Apprentice Aleisha Walker
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NEW YORK, NY – Stella Abrera, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has officially been named Artistic Director of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School as announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe. Following a 24-year performing career with American Ballet Theatre, Abrera served as Artistic Director of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New […]
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Music Performed Live by Pacific Symphony
March 29-April 2 in Segerstrom Hall
Tickets are on sale now at scfta.org
American Ballet Theatre is the Official Dance Company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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NEW YORK, NY – American Ballet Theatre is proud to announce that ABT apprentice Aleisha Walker won a coveted Young Creation Award at the 2023 Prix de Lausanne 50th Anniversary Competition in Lausanne, Switzerland. Walker’s solo Do You Care?, set to “Nocturnal Waltz” by Johannes Bornlof and performed by ABT Studio Company member Madison Brown, […]
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Ratmansky Will Conclude His Time as Artist in Residence after 13 Years with the Company
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ABT Welcomes Eva Alt, Mark Caserta, Roderick George, Tyler Maloney, and Luciana Paris as ABT Incubator Workshop Choreographers
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Subscriptions On Sale Wednesday, November 16 At 1:00 P.M.
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19 City Audition Tour for ABT Summer Intensive and Collegiate Program to Begin Saturday, January 7, 2023
Auditions for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and ABT Studio Company to be held in Select Cities
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NEW YORK, NY — Daniil Simkin, a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre from 2012 to 2020, will return to ABT as a Guest Artist for two performances of Alexei Ratmansky’s Whipped Cream during ABT’s 2022 Fall season at the David H. Koch Theater. Simkin will dance The Boy in Whipped Cream on Friday, October […]
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NEW YORK, NY – Yan Chen, former Soloist with American Ballet Theatre, has been named to the dual positions of Principal Teacher for the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Pre-Professional Division and Rehearsal Director for ABT Studio Company. The appointments, effective September 6, were announced by Stella Abrera, Acting Artistic Director of the ABT JKO […]
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NEW YORK, NY – Casting for American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 Fall season has been announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Principal Dancers for the 2022 Fall season include Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Isabella Boylston, Skylar Brandt, Daniel Camargo, Herman Cornejo, Thomas Forster, Catherine Hurlin, Gillian Murphy, Calvin Royal III, Hee Seo, Christine Shevchenko, […]
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World Premiere of Christopher Rudd’s Lifted and Five Performances of Alexei Ratmansky’s Whipped Cream to Highlight the Season
Box Office to Open Tuesday, September 6
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Breanne Granlund, Sung Woo Han, Betsy McBride, Chloe Misseldine, and SunMi Park Promoted to Soloist
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Isabella Boylston, Thomas Forster, Calvin Royal III, Skylar Brandt, and Cory Stearns to Lead New York Premiere of Alonzo King’s Single Eye, Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 PM
Celebration of Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie Scheduled for Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 PM
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