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FAQs - ABT Studio Company
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ABT Studio Company
Please see our Performances page for a list of upcoming ABT Studio Company performances.
Presenters who are interested in engaging ABT Studio Company should contact the following:
For USA and Canada: ABT Studio Company is represented by CAMI Music for bookings in North America. Please contact Theresa Vibberts at tvibberts@camimusic.com. Visit our CAMI page for more information.
For locations outside of USA and Canada: Please contact ABT Studio Company Managing Director Claire Florian at cflorian@abt.org to discuss international engagements.
To make a donation to the ABT Studio Company or sponsor a Studio Company dancer, please contact majorgifts@abt.org or call 212.466.3030 ext. 1108. For more information about ABT’s Dancer Sponsorship Program, please visit our Major Gifts page.
Currently, there are 12 dancers in ABT Studio Company: 6 men and 6 women. For more information about the current dancers, please visit our Current Dancers page.
No, it is not required. However, those who do come through the ABT JKO School have an advantage because they know the culture of ABT and how we work.
No. However, nearly 80% of the current dancers in ABT have come through the Studio Company, including 9 Principal Dancers and 13 Soloists.
Dancers in ABT Studio Company are provided with full scholarships, stipends, and, in some cases, housing. Studio Company dancers do not pay a fee to participate.
ABT Studio Company accepts online submissions and offers an in-person, open audition each year. To learn more about auditioning for ABT, please visit our auditions page.
Dancers must be between the ages of 16 and 20.
Dancers taken into ABT Studio Company are highly proficient in ballet and dancing at an advanced technical level.
Yes, international dancers are eligible for ABT Studio Company. Assistance with arranging student visas is provided to accepted international dancers, and ABT Studio Company covers any costs associated with the visa process.
ABT Studio Company dancers have frequent opportunities to perform onstage. Specific performance engagements vary from year to year, but every season, ABT Studio Company has its own performances in New York City. Additional performances include domestic and international tours, performances at universities, exchanges with other ballet schools, and educational performances for schools in the local community.
ABT Studio Company dancers perform The Nutcracker with the main Company, and are able to perform as supernumeraries during the Company’s Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House. ABT Studio Company has also performed at the Company’s Fall and Spring galas.
Dancers are typically in ABT Studio Company for 1-2 years. Of course, there are always exceptions.
For a list of ABT Studio Company faculty, please visit our Faculty page.
ABT Studio Company is made up of 12 dancers—6 men and 6 women. Each dancer has an individualized plan and gets a lot of individual attention.
Yes. Men and women are separate for technique class two days per week and together four days per week. In addition, men and women are separated into variations and pointe classes several times per week.
Other than their regular technique classes, pas de deux, variations/pointe classes and rehearsals, dancers in ABT Studio Company take classes in character, strength and conditioning, Pilates, dance history, acting, music and more.
ABT Studio Company members have access to in-house physical therapy services. Dancers also participate in a series of wellness workshops throughout the year. Topics explored include nutrition, injury prevention, stress management, and more. Dancers have access to a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with artists.
While full-time training and rehearsal hours do not permit dancers to attend traditional academic schools, many ABT Studio Company dancers pursue academic educations online, via home schooling, or at local evening classes. The ABT JKO School also facilitates supplemental tutoring for ABT Studio Company dancers in a variety of subjects including English-as-a-Second-Language, Math/Science and English/Humanities for those students who require additional help with their studies.