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Guest Artist Natalia Osipova to Debut in Romeo and Juliet,
Saturday Matinee, July 10
Susan Jaffe, a former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has been named Ballet Mistress with the Company. The appointment, effective October 2010, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Susan Jaffe was born in Washington, D. C. and began her dance training at the Maryland School of Ballet with Hortensia Fonseca, Elizabeth Statler […]
Read More Due to injury, Principal Dancer Roberto Bolle will not perform previously scheduled performances of Swan Lake on Monday, June 21 and Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, July 8. Marcelo Gomes will replace Bolle in Swan Lake dancing opposite Veronika Part as Odette/Odile on Monday, June 21. The performance of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, July […]
Read More Open to All Ticket Holders for June 11 performance
Read More Guest Artists Alina Cojocaru and Natalia Osipova
Lead Performances of The Sleeping Beauty on Saturday, June 19
One-Hour Performance to Feature
Special Appearance by Angelina Ballerina™
All Seats $25
Read More American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer David Hallberg has taken the 2010 Benois de la Danse Prize. The awards were announced at the Benois de la Danse ceremony and Charity Gala held on May 18 and 19 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Hallberg was recognized as best male dancer for his portrayal of Count Albrecht […]
Read More Alicia Alonso’s 90th Birthday Celebration to Feature Three Sets of Principal Dancers in Don Quixote Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 P.M.
Read More Alicia Alonso, legendary ballerina and director of National Ballet of Cuba, will celebrate her 90th birthday with American Ballet Theatre on Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 P.M. at the Metropolitan Opera House, it was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. The birthday celebration, part of ABT’s 70th Anniversary season at the Met, will include […]
Read More Opening Night Performance to Feature Company Premieres of Thaļs Pas de Deux and Awakening Pas de Deux
Julie Kent and Roberto Bolle to Lead Company Premiere of Lady of the Camellias on Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 P.M.
Read More American Ballet Theatre announces its second Memorial Day “Kids Go For Free” matinee performance on Monday, May 31, 2010, 2:00 P.M. at the Metropolitan Opera House. For each full-price adult ticket purchased for the May 31 matinee performance, a child, ages 5-17, may attend for free. American Ballet Theatre’s Memorial Day matinee features the full-length […]
Read More Spring Gala Sponsored by Graff and NBC Universal
Read More American Ballet Theatre Soloist Simone Messmer has been awarded a 2010 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship. The two-year fellowship recognizes young artists of extraordinary talent with the goal of providing them with additional resources in order to realize their full potential. To encourage the personal and artistic development of young artists, the Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship […]
Read More American Ballet Theatre has named Ina Clark to the position of Director of Development. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced today by Executive Director Rachel S. Moore. Ms. Clark previously held the position of Senior Director of Development and Communications for The Actors Fund in New York from 2005 through 2009. During her term at […]
Read More World Premiere by Edwaard Liang and
New York Premiere by Roger Van Fleteren
