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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
The pre-professional division of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School will showcase the talents of its students in their year-end performance on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 4 P.M and 7:30 P.M at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. The program will include excerpts from Frederic Franklin’s Coppélia and August Bournonville’s Napoli, as […]
Read More ADDITIONAL CASTING ANNOUNCED
Read More Event to Feature Live Twitter Feed at http://twitter.com/ABTBallet
Read More Company Premiere Set for January 21, 2011 at
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC
American Ballet Theatre’s 18/29 Club, a unique subscription offer, is available to ballet-goers 18 to 29 years of age, to attend ABT’s 2010 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, May 17-July 10. This create-your-own subscription series offers three or more performances at $30 per ticket for orchestra-level seating. The 18/29 Club subscription also includes […]
Read More Cojocaru to Give First New York Performance
as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty,
June 19, 2010, at Metropolitan Opera House
American Ballet Theatre will dedicate its performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., January 26-31, 2010, to the memory of Ballet Mistress Georgina Parkinson, who passed away in December. A beloved friend and colleague, Ms. Parkinson held the title of Ballet Mistress with ABT for more than 30 years. Born […]
Read More Maria Bystrova, a member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, has been named the third annual Jennifer Alexander Dancer, it was announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. In 2008, The Jennifer Alexander Memorial Fund was formed to honor the late Jennifer Alexander, a beloved member of ABT’s corps de ballet. Gifts to […]
Read More The dancers and staff of American Ballet Theatre sadly note the passing of Ballet Mistress, Georgina Parkinson. Ms. Parkinson, a cherished member of ABT’s Artistic Staff for more than 30 years, died Friday, December 18 after complications from cancer. Born in Brighton, England, Ms. Parkinson was a highly acclaimed Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet. […]
Read More Simone Messmer has been promoted to Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotion, effective January 1, 2010, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Simone Messmer began studying dance at the age of nine at Ballet Arts Minnesota. At 14, she continued her training at the Harid Conservatory in Boca […]
Read More LEAD MATCHING GIFT OF $2.5 MILLION
FROM DAVID KOCH TO UNDERWRITE PRODUCTION
HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT MARKS
NEW FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH BAM
abt.cmarket.com to offer
One-of-a-Kind ABT Experiences
