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Polina Semionova, a principal dancer with Berlin State Opera Ballet, will debut as a Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre for the 2011 Metropolitan Opera House season, it was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. With ABT, Semionova will perform Kitri in Don Quixote at the matinee on Saturday, May 21, opposite David Hallberg […]
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American Ballet Theatre (ABT) announces International Dance Supplies (IDS) as the newly appointed sole supplier of the Official Uniform for the ABT National Training Programs. The ABT Official Uniform is a pre-professional line of dancewear for young male and female students in ABT’s training programs. As the Official Uniform of the ABT National Training Curriculum, […]
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The Nutcracker Prince, Clara and The Sugarplum Fairy will ring the Opening Bell at NASDAQ on Tuesday, December 21 at 9:30am. The Opening Bell ceremony celebrates American Ballet Theatre’s all-new production of the Tchaikovsky classic The Nutcracker, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. American Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, featuring scenery by Richard Hudson, opens Wednesday evening, December […]
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Nigel Lythgoe to Present Awards on Thursday, November 18
at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in New York City
22 City Audition Tour for ABT Summer Intensive
and Collegiate Program to Begin January 8, 2011
American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancers Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel will make a cameo appearance on the CW’s hit television series Gossip Girl on November 8, 2010. The episode, which was filmed in September, features Ms. Murphy and Mr. Stiefel as guests at a fictional ballet gala at Lincoln Center. Gossip Girl airs at 9:00 […]
Read More SEASON TO INCLUDE NEW YORK COMPANY PREMIERE OF
ALEXEI RATMANSKY’S THE BRIGHT STREAM
AND U.S. PREMIERE OF
A NEW WORK BY BENJAMIN MILLEPIED
Revival Premiere of Antony Tudor’s Shadowplay set for May 24
Read More American Ballet Theatre will perform in Moscow, March 29-31, 2011 at the new stage of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. The tour was announced today by ABT Executive Director Rachel Moore. American Ballet Theatre’s performances in Moscow are part of the annual Mstislav Rostropovich Week Festival and mark the Company’s first appearance in […]
Read More New York Farewell Scheduled for Thursday, June 30, 2011
at Metropolitan Opera House
ABT PRINCIPAL DANCER DAVID HALLBERG
TO SERVE AS THE EVENING’S ARTISTIC CO-CHAIRMAN
PRINCIPAL CASTING ANNOUNCED
ADVANCE TICKET SALES BEGIN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010
PERFORMANCES TO MARK THE COMPANY’S FIRST APPEARANCE
IN CUBA IN MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS
American Ballet Theatre Soloists Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews are scheduled to perform on Fox TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” on Thursday, July 22. In a special guest appearance, Kajiya and Matthews will perform the Grand Pas de Deux from Act III of Don Quixote. The program will be broadcast live from CBS […]
Read More Final performances for American Ballet Theatre’s New York Summer Intensive Program are scheduled for Friday, July 30, 2010 at 12 P.M. and 4 P.M. at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. The performances mark the conclusion of ABT’s 15th annual New York Summer Intensive, a six-week training program for dancers ages 12 to 22. In […]
Read More Hee Seo is to be promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotion, which becomes effective August 2010, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hee Seo began her ballet training in her hometown at the Sun-hwa Arts Middle School. She was awarded a three-year […]
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