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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. Over 80% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including fifteen Principal Dancers and eight 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 2024-2025 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
Oct
23
Wednesday
Fall Gala
6:30 pm / David H. Koch Theater / New York, New York
Join us for an unparalleled evening as ABT’s Artistic Director Susan Jaffe presents a program that brings together the magic of classic and contemporary ballet. ABT’s world-renowned Principal Dancers will grace the stage in iconic excerpts from ballets by legendary choreographers George Balanchine, Natalia Makarova, and Twyla Tharp, among others. The night will also spotlight over 150 rising stars from ABT’s prestigious Training Programs, including ABT apprentices, ABT Studio Company dancers, and the gifted students of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.
Nov
04
Monday
ABT Studio Company at Ferguson Center for the Arts
7:30 pm / Ferguson Center for the Arts / Newport News, Virginia
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
06
Wednesday
ABT Studio Company at Frostburg State University
7:30 pm / Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center, Frostburg State University / Frostburg, Maryland
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
08
Friday
ABT Studio Company at State Theatre New Jersey
7:30 pm / State Theatre New Jersey / New Brunswick, New Jersey
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
09
Saturday
ABT Studio Company at Anderson Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 pm / Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center for the Performing Arts / East Binghamton, New York
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
12
Tuesday
ABT Studio Company at Newberry Opera House
7:00 pm / Newberry Opera House / Newberry, South Carolina
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
14
Thursday
ABT Studio Company at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm / Wortham Center for the Performing Arts / Asheville, North Carolina
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
15
Friday
ABT Studio Company at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm / Wortham Center for the Performing Arts / Asheville, North Carolina
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Nov
17
Sunday
ABT Studio Company at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
3:00 pm / Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts / Wilmington, North Carolina
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Jan
31
Friday
ABT Studio Company at University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
7:30 pm / University of Georgia Performing Arts Center / Athens, Georgia
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Feb
01
Saturday
ABT Studio Company at University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
2:00 pm / University of Georgia Performing Arts Center / Athens, Georgia
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Feb
28
Friday
ABT Studio Company at Bard College
featuring The Orchestra Now
7:30 pm / Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts / Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Two of New York’s finest artistic training programs join forces as the talented graduate musicians of The Orchestra Now welcome the exceptional dancers of ABT Studio Company to the Fisher Center at Bard for an exhilarating performance of stirring music and beautiful dance conducted by ABT Principal Conductor Charles Barker.
Mar
01
Saturday
ABT Studio Company at Bard College
featuring The Orchestra Now
7:30 pm / Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts / Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Two of New York’s finest artistic training programs join forces as the talented graduate musicians of The Orchestra Now welcome the exceptional dancers of ABT Studio Company to the Fisher Center at Bard for an exhilarating performance of stirring music and beautiful dance conducted by ABT Principal Conductor Charles Barker.
Mar
11
Tuesday
ABT Studio Company at University of Nevada Las Vegas
7:30 pm / Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, University of Nevada Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nevada
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Mar
13
Thursday
ABT Studio Company at Pepperdine University
7:30 pm / Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University / Malibu, California
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Mar
14
Friday
ABT Studio Company at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
8:00 pm / Clark Center for the Performing Arts / Arroyo Grande, California
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
Mar
16
Sunday
ABT Studio Company at ABT Studio Company at Haugh Performing Arts Center
2:00 pm / Haugh Performing Arts Center / Glendora, California
ABT Studio Company performs a dynamic mixed-repertoire program, featuring classical and neoclassical excerpts plus original commissions.
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
Photo: Jade Young.
Luciana Paris
Contributing 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 for the 2024-2025 season include Madison Brown and Houston Thomas.
ABT Studio Company is proud to participate in the ABT Women’s Movement, developing new works by female choreographers each season.
Other recent ABT Studio Company choreographers include Stefanie Batten Bland, Gemma Bond, Hope Boykin, Rena Butler, Ma Cong, Brady Farrar, 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, and James Whiteside.
Auditions
Dancers auditioning for ABT Studio Company should ideally be between the ages of 17 and 20 years old and exhibit an advanced level of ballet training. Space in ABT Studio Company is extremely limited.
Video auditions for the 2025-2026 season will be accepted on a rolling basis starting in fall 2024. Details to be announced – please check back soon.
Information about any in-person audition opportunities for the 2025-2026 season will be announced by December 2024.
Other than submitting a video audition or attending an open audition, auditions are by invitation only.
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, serving as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by touring to venues large and small. In recent years, the Studio Company has performed in such international cities as London, Athens, Manila, Hong Kong, and St. Petersburg, and toured to a wide variety of US performing arts centers, college campuses, and outdoor festivals. ABT Studio Company programs feature a dynamic blend of favorites from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary and newly commissioned works.
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 presenters and local communities. Popular engagements include school or family performances, master classes with the ABT Studio Company Artistic Director or Rehearsal Director, post-performance talkback and Q&A sessions, and meet-and-greets.
Presenters who are interested in engaging ABT Studio Company should contact the following:
For North America: 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 outside of North America: Please contact ABT Studio Company Managing Director Claire Florian at cflorian@abt.org to discuss international engagements.
Alumni
Nearly 80% 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
- Sierra Armstrong
- Leah Baylin
- Elisabeth Beyer
- Lauren Bonfiglio
- Tristan Brosnan
- Madison Brown
- Finnian Carmeci
- Jacob Clerico
- Kyra Coco
- Zimmi Coker
- Luigi Crispino
- Michael de la Nuez
- Cy Doherty
- Teresa D'Ortone
- Scout Forsythe
- Tillie Glatz
- Andrii Ishchuk
- Anabel Katsnelson
- Kanon Kimura
- Courtney Lavine
- Melvin Lawovi
- Virginia Lensi
- Isadora Loyola
- Elwince Magbitang
- Tyler Maloney
- Joseph Markey
- Abbey Marrison
- Hannah Marshall
- Duncan McIlwaine
- João Menegussi
- Takumi Miyake
- Rachel Richardson
- Andrew Robare
- Jose Sebastian
- Yoon Jung Seo
- Courtney Shealy
- Sylvie Squires
- Ingrid Thoms
- Olivia Tweedy
- Alejandro Valera Outlaw
- Nathan Vendt
- Aleisha Walker
- Kotomi Yamada
- Remy Young
Contact Us
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