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ABT Studio Company
ABT Studio Company
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company seeks to develop the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers and audiences.
The central mission of ABT Studio Company is to prepare its exceptionally promising dancers (ages 17-21) for careers in American Ballet Theatre’s main Company or other leading ballet companies worldwide. ABT Studio Company serves as the crucial vehicle for transitioning from student to professional performer. Nearly 85% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including sixteen Principal Dancers and eleven Soloists.
Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions emerging and/or established choreographers to create new works on Studio Company dancers, serving as a platform for new choreography.
ABT Studio Company engages the broadest possible ballet audience by performing classical, neoclassical and contemporary repertoire in a range of venues around the globe.
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About ABT Studio Company
Photo: Erin Baiano
Training
Under ABT Studio Company Artistic Director Sascha Radetsky, ABT Studio Company members participate in an extensive schedule of classes and rehearsals. Classes include classical ballet technique, partnering, pointe, character, variations, acting, contemporary, choreography composition, music, Pilates, and strength & conditioning training. Workshops in nutrition, health and wellness, stress management, injury prevention, and other topics are also included in the curriculum. ABT Studio Company dancers train Monday through Saturday at American Ballet Theatre’s studios.
Photo: Erin Baiano.
Repertory
ABT Studio Company dancers work closely with members of ABT’s Artistic Staff and guest faculty to learn ABT repertoire and other masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons. ABT Studio Company also supports the development of choreographic talent, engaging a wide variety of choreographers to create original pieces on the dancers each season. Performances feature a dynamic mixed program of classical and neoclassical excerpts and new works.
Tarantella, Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust. Photo: Kyle Froman.
Performances & Touring
ABT Studio Company dancers share the professionalism and artistry of ABT with wide audiences through touring, residencies, and cultural exchanges, throughout the US and abroad.
Community Engagement
ABT Studio Company is dedicated to developing the next generation of audience members and aspiring dancers. In addition to providing the highest quality training for its dancers, ABT Studio Company participates in educational and community engagement activities throughout New York City and beyond.
Current Dancers
Photo: Emma Zordan.
ABT Studio Company Performances
Please check back for updates about ABT Studio Company’s 2025-2026 season performances and tours.
Visit ABT Studio Company’s Instagram page or the ABT Studio Company section of ABT’s YouTube Channel for more digital content.
Upcoming
Nov
09
Sunday
ABT Studio Company at Music Hall Detroit
3:00 pm / Music Hall, Center for the Performing Arts / Detroit, Michigan
BT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Nov
12
Wednesday
ABT Studio Company at Mitchell Fine Arts Center
7:00 pm / Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Transylvania University / Lexington, Kentucky
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Nov
14
Friday
ABT Studio Company at Touhill Performing Arts Center
7:30 pm / Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis / St. Louis, Missouri
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Nov
15
Saturday
ABT Studio Company at Touhill Performing Arts Center
7:30 pm / Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis / St. Louis, Missouri
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Nov
16
Sunday
ABT Studio Company at Jesse Auditorium
7:30 pm / Jesse Auditorium, University of Missouri / Columbia, Missouri
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Nov
19
Wednesday
ABT Studio Company at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm / Tilles Center for the Performing Arts / Brookville, New York
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Mar
11
Wednesday
ABT Studio Company at Lensic Performing Arts Center
7:30 pm / Lensic Performing Arts Center / Santa Fe, New Mexico
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Mar
18
Wednesday
ABT Studio Company at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm / Clark Center for the Performing Arts / Arroyo Grande, California
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans.
Mar
20
Friday
ABT Studio Company at Bankhead Theater
8:00 pm / Bankhead Theater / Livermore, California
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic program featuring classical favorites and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions. The performance features a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans. Presented by Livermore Valley Arts.
May
05
Tuesday
Tomorrow's Stars: ABT Studio Company at New York City Center's Studio 5
6:30 pm / Studio 5 at New York City Center / New York, New York
This popular series at New York City Center offers audiences the unique opportunity to see the world’s best dance artists up close. Featuring live performances by world-class dancers and conversations moderated by leading authorities in the dance world, these events provide insights into the craft of acclaimed dance.
Faculty
Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.
Susan Jaffe
ABT Artistic Director
Photo: Kyle Froman
Sascha Radetsky
Artistic Director, ABT Studio Company
Yan Chen
Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company
Choreographers
ABT Studio Company seeks to nurture choreographic talent, commissioning choreographers at various stages of their careers to create new works on the group. Choreographers commissioned for the 2025-2026 season include Katie Currier, Brady Farrar, and others to be announced.
ABT Studio Company is proud to participate in the ABT Women’s Movement, developing new works by female choreographers each season.
Other recently commissioned ABT Studio Company choreographers include Stefanie Batten Bland, Gemma Bond, Hope Boykin, Madison Brown, Rena Butler, Ma Cong, Amy Hall Garner, Dana Genshaft, Sung Woo Han, Larry Keigwin, Emily Kikta & Peter Walker, Jessica Lang, Yannick Lebrun, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Lauren Lovette, Benjamin Millepied, Marco Pelle, Jamar Roberts, Claudia Schreier, Ethan Stiefel, Houston Thomas, and James Whiteside.
Auditions
Dancers auditioning for ABT Studio Company should ideally be between the ages of 17 and 20 years old at the time of the audition and exhibit an advanced level of ballet training. Positions in ABT Studio Company are extremely limited.
Video auditions for the 2026-2027 season are being accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Please see below for instructions for submitting video auditions.
Information about in-person auditions for the 2026-2027 season will be announced in fall 2025. Please check back for updates.
Other than submitting a video audition or attending an open audition, auditions are by invitation only.
Video Auditions
Video auditions for the 2026-2027 season are being accepted on a rolling basis via the ABT Student Portal until all positions are filled. Applicants who submit a video audition may also be considered for any available positions in the 2025-2026 season.
Dancers who submit a video audition must adhere all video requirements in the guidelines listed below. Videos that do not adhere to all guidelines will not be considered.
There is a $40 application fee, payable by credit card at the time of submission.
Following the review of video audition materials, selected dancers may be invited to take class with ABT Studio Company in New York City. If the Artistic Staff would like to see more from you or invite you to audition in person, you will be contacted directly via the email address you supply with your submission. Please note that submitting a video audition does not guarantee an invitation for an in-person audition.
Please allow the ABT Studio Company Artistic Staff 4-6 weeks to review your materials and send a response.
If you have any questions about the audition process, please email abtstudiocompany@abt.org.
We look forward to reviewing your submission!
AUDITION GUIDELINES SUBMIT A VIDEO AUDITION
Instructions to submit a video audition via the ABT Student Portal:
Step One: Register for the ABT Portal
- If you have not auditioned for an ABT program before:
- Select “Register as a Student”
- Complete all required fields. The dancer email listed will be used for all communication.
- Submit your portal registration.
- Check your email for login instructions and to set your password.
- If you participated in the 2024 or 2025 ABT Summer Intensive National Audition Tour:
- Use your previous credentials to log into the portal.
- If you auditioned for ABT Summer Intensives prior to 2024:
- Please enter your name and date of birth to look up your account.
- Verify the information listed and add any additional information required.
- Submit your registration.
- Check your email for login instructions and to set your password.
Step Two: Submit a Video Audition
- Once logged in, navigate to the “Upcoming Programs” page.
- Select “2026-2027 ABT Studio Company: VIDEO AUDITION”
- Carefully review the video requirements in the “Guidelines” document linked above. All video auditions must adhere to all requirements. Videos that do not adhere to all guidelines will not be considered.
- Click “Enroll” to submit your video link and any necessary viewing instructions and to pay the audition fee.
- You will receive a confirmation email and a receipt email upon successful submission.
Present ABT Studio Company
The vibrant young dancers of ABT Studio Company share the artistry, professionalism, and innovation of American Ballet Theatre with a worldwide audience. In recent years, ABT Studio Company has toured to such international destinations as the United Kingdom, Greece, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mexico and performed at a wide variety of American performing arts centers, universities, festivals, and galas.
ABT Studio Company performances feature a dynamic blend of favorite excerpts from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside inventive contemporary pieces. Performances feature a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans!
ABT Studio Company is highly mobile and adaptable to venues of various sizes. Performance engagements can be supplemented and customized with additional activities to fit the needs of local communities. Popular educational activities include school and family performances, master classes, pre-performance talks, and post-performance Q&A sessions.
ABT Studio Company is represented by Matthew Bledsoe of IMG Artists. If you are interested in presenting ABT Studio Company, please contact Matthew Bledsoe at mbledsoe@imgartists.com.
Alumni
Nearly 85% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company. ABT Studio Company graduates have also gone on to dance for other leading companies in the United States and abroad.
Dancers currently in American Ballet Theatre who started their careers in ABT Studio Company (formerly ABT II) include:
Corps de Ballet
- Leah Baylin
- Elisabeth Beyer
- Lauren Bonfiglio
- Tristan Brosnan
- Madison Brown
- Finnian Carmeci
- Kayke Carvalho
- Jacob Clerico
- Kyra Coco
- Zimmi Coker
- Luigi Crispino
- Michael de la Nuez
- Cy Doherty
- Teresa D'Ortone
- Brady Farrar
- Scout Forsythe
- Tillie Glatz
- Lilia Greyeyes
- Andrii Ishchuk
- Kanon Kimura
- Melvin Lawovi
- Virginia Lensi
- Isadora Loyola
- Elwince Magbitang
- Tyler Maloney
- Joseph Markey
- Abbey Marrison
- Hannah Marshall
- Duncan McIlwaine
- João Menegussi
- Vince Pelegrin
- Rachel Richardson
- Andrew Robare
- Trinity Santoro
- Yoon Jung Seo
- Courtney Shealy
- Sylvie Squires
- Ingrid Thoms
- Olivia Tweedy
- Alejandro Valera Outlaw
- Nathan Vendt
- Aleisha Walker
- Remy Young
Contact Us
For additional ABT Studio Company inquiries please contact abtstudiocompany@abt.org or use the below contact form.
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