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Box Office Opens September 8 at 10:00 A.M.
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Kara Medoff Barnett, Executive Director at American Ballet Theatre since February 2016, will step down this fall to assume a new leadership role at First Republic Bank leading social impact marketing and strategy and developing the First Republic Foundation. Barnett will continue to advise ABT, part-time through the end of the calendar year, while the […]
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First Fall Season in Two Years to Include World Premiere of ZigZag by Jessica Lang and Six Performances of Giselle
Box Office to Open Wednesday, September 8 at 10 A.M.
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Aubrey Lynch has been appointed Dean of Faculty and Student Affairs for the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School. Rubén Martín has been appointed Principal Teacher for the School and Caridad Martinez has been appointed as faculty member. The appointments, effective July 12, 2021, were announced today by Cynthia Harvey, Artistic Director of […]
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre,
Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet
August 17-21, 2021 at 7:30pm
Made possible by CHANEL
A Project of the Arnhold Dance Innovation Fund
First Lady Jill Biden to Feature with Special Video Message
Dr. Robert Galvin and Jennifer Garner to be Honored as “ABT Heroes”
ABT’s Summer Celebration to be Hosted by Renée Elise Goldsberry
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World Premieres by Jessica Lang, Yannick Lebrun, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Emily Kikta and Peter Walker will be performed over two evenings during the ABT Studio Company Spring Festival, Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3 at 7 P.M. ET on American Ballet Theatre’s YouTube channel. Featuring 15 exceptionally promising, pre-professional dancers, this two-night virtual […]
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Company to Travel by Bus and Truck to Eight U.S. Cities Over Three Weeks in July
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Digital on-demand viewing May 12 – 26
Tickets are $25 at www.SCFTA.org
ABT and Segerstrom Center created a safe bubble
in which 18 dancers developed, rehearsed, and performed works
including by Lauren Lovette and Darrell Grand Moultrie
Kevin McKenzie today announced his retirement as Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre at the end of 2022, following three decades of leadership. He will oversee ABT’s creation of new works and performances throughout 2021 and 2022, ensuring ABT’s vitality and artistic integrity, while working with the Board of Governing Trustees to provide a seamless […]
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ABT Artists Create Six New Works Over Zoom and in Ballet Bubbles
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American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum (NTC) has announced a new subscription-based web portal enabling access to selected content from ABT’s Teacher Training Intensives and its specialized Raising the Barre Weekend Workshops. The subscription site, accessible through ABT’s website, is open to ABT Certified Teachers, ballet teachers, and ballet students around the world. To facilitate […]
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Four works by ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky; including a World Premiere created in a “ballet bubble”
Available on demand March 23 – April 18
$25 Digital Access on sale March 1 at Noon
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In a unique collaboration, American Ballet Theatre and National Sawdust, the non-profit Brooklyn-based music venue, have joined forces to present the World Premiere of What Becomes of Love?, a dance film choreographed and directed by Sonya Tayeh and set to music by Rhye (Mike Milosh). What Becomes of Love? will be co-hosted by American Ballet […]
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Virtual Two-Day Workshop Open to 2nd and 3rd Grade Public School Children Across America
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