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Welcome to ABT News! To stay updated on all American Ballet Theatre topics and happenings, read our most recent press releases below. You’ll find information on both New York City and touring events on this page.

ABT maintains this section for archival purposes; individual releases are not updated and should only be relied upon up to the date on which they are published.

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Alina Cojocaru to Withdraw from July 3 Performance of <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i> Due to Injury

Alina Cojocaru to Withdraw from July 3 Performance of The Sleeping Beauty Due to Injury

June 12, 2013

Due to injury, American Ballet Theatre Guest Artist Alina Cojocaru will withdraw from her scheduled performance as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty on July 3, it was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Guest Artist Maria Kochetkova will replace Cojocaru opposite Herman Cornejo in The Sleeping Beauty. As previously announced, Kochetkova, a principal dancer […]

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U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney to Appear On-Stage with ABT

June 4, 2013

U.S. Representative for New York’s 12th Congressional District Takes on Supernumerary Role in ABT Production of Romeo and Juliet, Monday, June 10 at Metropolitan Opera House

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Casting Announced for Fifth and Sixth Weeks of ABT’s 2013 Spring Season at Metropolitan Opera House

Casting Announced for Fifth and Sixth Weeks of ABT’s 2013 Spring Season at Metropolitan Opera House

June 3, 2013

Polina Semionova to Make New York Debut in Romeo and Juliet, Tuesday Evening, June 11

Maria Kochetkova of San Francisco Ballet to Debut with ABT in Swan Lake on Friday Evening, June 21

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Romeo and Juliet and Sylvia Pre-Performance Workshops June 15 & June 29 at 11:00 AM
Metropolitan Opera House

May 29, 2013

All tickets $20

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ABTKids, A One-Hour Introduction to Ballet, Saturday, June 1 at 11:30 AM at Metropolitan Opera House

May 20, 2013

All Seats $25

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Casting Announced for Third and Fourth Weeks of ABT’s 2013 Spring Season at Metropolitan Opera House

May 16, 2013

World Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy, Friday Evening, May 31

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev to Lead New York Premiere of New Production of Le Corsaire, Tuesday Evening, June 4

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ABT and the Harlem School of the Arts Announce Ballet Training Partnership

ABT and the Harlem School of the Arts Announce Ballet Training Partnership

May 7, 2013

Harlem School of the Arts to Implement ABT’s National Training Curriculum

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Program Change Announced for World Premiere of  <i>Shostakovich Trilogy</i> at Metropolitan Opera House

Program Change Announced for World Premiere of Shostakovich Trilogy at Metropolitan Opera House

May 3, 2013

Shostakovich Trilogy, a three-part work choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, will feature Piano Concerto #1, set to Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, in place of the originally planned music from Symphony No. 1. Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy will be given its World Premiere on Friday evening, May 31, 2013. […]

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Casting Announced for First Two Weeks of ABT’s 2013 Spring Season at Metropolitan Opera House

May 2, 2013

Irina Dvorovenko to Dance Final Performance with ABT
on Saturday Evening, May 18

Julie Kent and Roberto Bolle to Lead Company Premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s A Month in the Country,
Tuesday Evening, May 21

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ABT to Hold Open Auditions for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Children’s Division on Saturday&##44; May 18 at 2 and 3:30 PM

May 1, 2013

American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School will hold open auditions for its Children’s Division at 2pm and 3:30pm on Saturday, May 18 at ABTƒÅ‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s 890 Broadway studios in New York City. Children ages 7 to 12 are eligible to audition. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Children’s Division is a ballet program for children ages […]

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World Premiere of Shostakovich Evening
by Alexei Ratmansky,
Company Premiere of A Month in the Country
and New Production of Le Corsaire
to Highlight ABT’s 2013 Spring Season
at Metropolitan Opera House,
May 13-July 6, 2013

March 25, 2013

Irina Dvorovenko to Give Final Performance on May 18

Box Office Now Open

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Year-End Performances Scheduled for ABT Studio Company on Friday, April 5 and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School on Saturday, April 6 at Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Pace University

March 22, 2013

Year-end performances for American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School are scheduled for Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University. American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company performance on Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm will include full performances of Alexei Ratmansky’s […]

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ABT Studio Company and
The Royal Ballet School to Perform
at the Ailey Citigroup Theater,
March 26 and 27, 2013

February 28, 2013

ABT Studio Company and the graduate students of The Royal Ballet School (RBS) will perform a shared bill at The Ailey Citigroup Theater on Tuesday,#44; March 26, and Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. Performances by ABT Studio Company will include George Balanchine’s Tarantella, Raymond Lukens’ Jerusalem Divertissement, and excerpts from Alexei Ratmansky’s Le […]

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ABT Opening Night Gala at Metropolitan Opera House to Kick Off 2013 Spring Season, Monday, May 13 at 6:30 P.M.

February 6, 2013

Gala Performance and Celebrations Sponsored
by DIOR

ABT Principal Dancers Join Honorary Chairs Caroline Kennedy and Blaine Trump in One-Night-Only Celebration

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Irina Dvorovenko to Give Final Performance with ABT

January 22, 2013

Farewell Performance Scheduled for Saturday evening, May 18 at Metropolitan Opera House

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