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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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ABT to Appear at
TED2012 Conference: “Full Spectrum”
March 1, 2012 in Long Beach, California

February 21, 2012

American Ballet Theatre dancers Maria Riccetto and Blaine Hoven will be among the guests of the speakers program at the TED2012 Conference: “Full Spectrum,” a four-day stage program of talks, music, comedy, video and dance. Riccetto and Hoven are scheduled to perform the “Junk” pas de deux from Twyla Tharp’s Known by Heart as part […]

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ABT’s Junior Council to Host<br>Third Annual <i>Juniors for Juniors</i> Benefit<br>Wednesday, February 22 at<br>Tribeca Grand Hotel at 7:00 P.M.

ABT’s Junior Council to Host
Third Annual Juniors for Juniors Benefit
Wednesday, February 22 at
Tribeca Grand Hotel at 7:00 P.M.

February 10, 2012

All Proceeds to Support Scholarships for Students of
The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre

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ABT’s <i>Culinary Pas de Deux</i><br>at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 in New York City,<br>Monday, March 12 at 7:00 P.M.

ABT’s Culinary Pas de Deux
at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 in New York City,
Monday, March 12 at 7:00 P.M.

February 9, 2012

On Monday evening, March 12 at 7:00 P.M., American Ballet Theatre will present its fifteenth Culinary Pas de Deux, a unique evening of dining and dancing, at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 in New York City. Hosted by ABT Principal Dancer Marcelo Gomes and Soloists Misty Copeland and Craig Salstein, the event will feature samplings […]

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Marcelo Gomes to Appear as
Guest Artist with The Royal Ballet,
Thursday, February 9, 2012

February 2, 2012

Gomes to Dance Oberon in Sir Frederick Ashton’s
The Dream Opposite Alina Cojocaru

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Ethan Stiefel to Retire
as Principal Dancer
with American Ballet Theatre

January 23, 2012

Final Performance Scheduled for Saturday evening, July 7, 2012
at Metropolitan Opera House

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ABT’s Nancy Raffa
to Serve as Guest Judge of the
40th Anniversary
Prix de Lausanne International Competition,
January 30-February 5, 2012

January 19, 2012

Nancy Raffa, ballet mistress and former dancer with American Ballet Theatre, will serve as an honorary guest judge of the 40th Anniversary Prix de Lausanne International Competition. The competition takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30-February 5, 2012. Nancy Raffa was the youngest and first American female to win the Gold Medal at the Prix […]

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ABT to Hold Open Auditions
for ABT Studio Company 2012-2013 Season
Sunday, January 22 in Long Beach, California
and Saturday, March 3 in New York City

January 13, 2012

American Ballet Theatre will hold open auditions for the ABT Studio Company on Sunday, January 22, 2012, in Long Beach, California and Saturday, March 3, 2012, in New York City. The ABT Studio Company is a pre-professional program made up of dancers of outstanding potential, under the direction of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie and […]

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David Hallberg to Withdraw from<br>Matinee Performance of <i>The Nutcracker</i><br>on Friday, December 23 at<br>BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

David Hallberg to Withdraw from
Matinee Performance of The Nutcracker
on Friday, December 23 at
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

December 22, 2011

Due to injury, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer will withdraw from his performance as Nutcracker, The Prince at the Friday, December 23 matinee at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. Eric Tamm will replace Hallberg in The Nutcracker dancing opposite Gillian Murphy as Clara, The Princess at the December 23 matinee. Performances of American Ballet Theatre’s […]

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Principal Dancer David Hallberg
to Appear on CBS News Sunday Morning,
Sunday, December 18

December 16, 2011

American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer David Hallberg is schedule to appear on CBS News Sunday Morning on December 18, 2011. The program will profile Mr. Hallberg and discuss his recent appointment to premier danseur at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. The award-winning Sunday Morning provides news and features on myriad subjects, with an emphasis on […]

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Principal Dancer David Hallberg
to Appear on The Colbert Report,
Wednesday, December 7 on Comedy Central

December 5, 2011

American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer David Hallberg will make a guest appearance on The Colbert Report on December 7, 2011. Host Stephen Colbert will interview Mr. Hallberg about his recent appointment to Premier Danseur at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. The Colbert Report airs at 11:30 P.M. EST on Comedy Central. For more information, visit […]

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Denis Matvienko and Vadim Muntagirov<br>to Appear as Guest Artists with ABT for 2012

Denis Matvienko and Vadim Muntagirov
to Appear as Guest Artists with ABT for 2012

November 17, 2011

Denis Matvienko, a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet, and Vadim Muntagirov, a principal dancer with English National Ballet, will debut as guest artists in upcoming performances with American Ballet Theatre. The announcement was made today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Matvienko will perform the role of Solor in La Bayadère at the matinee on […]

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ABT and Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Celebrate The Nutcracker with
Waltz of the Flowers Workshop
Saturday, November 19 at 1:00 P.M.

November 11, 2011

American Ballet Theatre will celebrate its production of The Nutcracker with a special Waltz of the Flowers workshop for young dancers at Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Saturday afternoon, November 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Designed for children ages 4 through 12, the workshop will include basic ballet instruction by an ABT teaching artist and […]

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2012 Summer Intensive
National Audition Tour Announced

October 20, 2011

24 City Audition Tour for ABT Summer Intensive and Collegiate Program to Begin January 7, 2012

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ABT Announces 2012 Spring Season
at Metropolitan Opera House
May 14-July 7, 2012

October 13, 2011

New Production of John Cranko’s Onegin and
New York Premiere of The Firebird by Alexei Ratmansky
to Highlight Season

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ABT to Launch
National Training Curriculum
in Saint Petersburg, Russia,
October 31-November 4, 2011

September 28, 2011

American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum, a program of ballet technique combining artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development, will conduct a five-day satellite session in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 31-November 4, 2011. Launched in 2008 under the direction of Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum was […]

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