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American Ballet Theatre Soloist Catherine Hurlin is the recipient of a 2018 Princess Grace Award (Barbara & John Lehman Dance Award). Hurlin received one of nine fellowships granted in the Dance and Choreography category. The annual Princess Grace Foundation-USA awards were announced in New York City on July 26. Catherine Hurlin was born in New York City […]
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America’s National Ballet Company®
to Perform at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre
Annually Through 2022 as Visiting Resident Company
Final performances for American Ballet Theatre’s New York Summer Intensive Program are scheduled for Friday, July 27, 2018 at 12:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, New York. The performances mark the conclusion of ABT’s 23rd annual New York Summer Intensive, a five-week training program for dancers ages […]
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Sascha Radetsky has been named Artistic Director of ABT Studio Company. It was announced today by American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Radetsky succeeds Kate Lydon, who joins St. Paul’s School as the director of dance at the start of the 2018-19 academic year. Lydon has served as ABT Studio Company Artistic Director since […]
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Zhong-Jing Fang, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams have been promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotions, announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, become effective September 1, 2018. Zhong-Jing Fang was born in Shanghai, China and received her early training at the Shanghai Ballet School. She graduated from […]
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Performances of Fancy Free to Commemorate Centennials of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein
Box Office to Open July 23
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Special Matinee Performance of Whipped Cream on Friday, July 6 at 2:00 P.M.
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Audition for Freelance Choreographers to be Held September 18
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Devon Teuscher and Aran Bell to Debut in Romeo and Juliet on Wednesday, June 13 at 2:00 P.M.
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Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside, Gillian Murphy and Thomas Forster
to Lead World Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Harlequinade on Monday, June 4
All Seats $25
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Multi-Year Initiative to Support the Creation of New Work
by Female Choreographers
ABT Women’s Movement Gala to Open Fall 2018 Season at
The David H. Koch Theatre on October 17
Guest Artist Alessandra Ferri to Dance in World Premiere Cast of AFTERITE
at Spring Gala, Monday, May 21 at 6:30 P.M.
All-New abt.org Enhances User Experience with Streamlined Navigation and Mobile Optimization
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The American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School will appear at NYU Skirball Center in New York City, April 25-26, 2018. The ABT JKO School will give two performances, Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26 at 7:00 P.M. Students of the ABT JKO School’s Pre-Professional Division will perform excerpts from August Bournonville’s La Sylphide […]
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