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NEW YORK, NY – American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet member Madison Brown and ABT Studio Company dancer Kayla Mak are each the recipient of a 2025 Princess Grace Award for dance performance. The annual Princess Grace Foundation-USA awards were announced today in New York City. Brown received the specially designated Chris Hellman Dance Award, […]
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NEW YORK, NY – Sierra Armstrong, Takumi Miyake, and Jose Sebastian have been promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotions, effective September 1, 2025, were announced today by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe. “These three artists have each made significant contributions to the Company and demonstrated exceptional growth, artistry, and […]
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NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2025) – End of session performances for American Ballet Theatre’s New York Summer Intensive are scheduled for Friday, July 25, 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 annual New York Summer Intensive, a five-week training program for dancers ages 12 to 20. Summer Intensive students […]
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2025 Fall Season, October 15-November 1, to Feature World Premiere by Juliano Nunes and Company Premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Sextet
Inaugural Three-Week Spring Season at the Koch Theater to Take Place March 6-21, 2026
Box Office Opens Tuesday, September 2 at 12:00 P.M.
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Principal Dancer Gillian Murphy to Take Final Bow with ABT on Friday, July 18
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Copeland to Perform as ABT Honors Her Historic Career and Cultural Legacy
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Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale to Have ABT New York Premiere on Tuesday, July 1
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Performances to Include Excerpted Repertoire and Works in Collaboration with Gemma Bond and Complexions Contemporary Ballet
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NEW YORK, NY – Former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Ethan Stiefel has been appointed Senior Faculty at the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School. The appointment, effective September 2025, was announced today by ABT JKO School Artistic Director Stella Abrera. Stiefel returns to the ABT JKO School after serving as Artistic Director of American […]
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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.
Read More Murphy to Conclude 29-Year Career with a Final Performance as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
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