Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie announces the promotions of Isabella Boylston to Principal and Joseph Gorak, Christine Shevchenko, Devon Teuscher and Roman Zhurbin to Soloist dancers effective August 1st, 2014. Isabella Boylston at the age of seven started ballet lessons at Boulder Ballet in Colorado, USA; she then went to Colorado Ballet Academy where in 2001…
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JEOPARDY, the television quiz show, will have as guests, for the “Tough Ballet” category on Tuesday 17th of November, dancers from the American Ballet Theatre who will provide insight on iconic excerpts from their repertoire. For the second time this year American Ballet Dancers will appear on JEOPARDY. Alex Trebek who hosts the show will…
ABT principal dancer Misty Copeland together with 15 dancers from American Ballet Theatre will make a special appearance and perform a one minute piece choreographed by Ethan Stiefel, a former principal dancer of ABT. JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE is an ABC late night talk show with a very wide audience, hosting many celebrities and famous…
American Ballet Theatre has appointed Julie Kent as the new Artistic Director of their summer intensives. Her position allows her to provide leadership to the program alongside serving as a teacher and coach for both the main and studio company, and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School. In her new role as Artistic Director, Julie…
Each year, Time Magazine publishes a list of the top 100 most influential persons. Misty Copeland, soloist at the American Ballet Theatre was named on the list which came out for the 27th issue of Time Magazine in April. Born in Kansas City, Missouri in September of 1982, Misty is the fourth child of six…
American Ballet Theatre’s 2015 spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House will see the retirement of three beloved principal dancers, Paloma Herrera, Julie Kent, and Xiomara Reyes. These three remarkable dancers will each give their farewell performance, ending a chapter in their exciting careers at ABT. Xiomara Reyes will dance the title role of Giselle…
Radetsky will dance Franz in Coppelia with principal dancer Xiomara Reyes. Sascha Radetsky started studying ballet in San Franscisco along with Ayako Takahashi and Damara Bennett. He went to Bolshoi Academy in Russia at 15 years of age and later on obtained a scholarship to study at Kirov Academy in Washington D.C. Radetsky also trained…
Project Plié, a new initiative announced by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) will seek to increase racial representation in the company and provide support to previously under-represented artistic persons in dance throughout the communities and also provide a platform where future talents can be identified. According to the CEO of the American Ballet Theatre, Rachel…
Since August 1996, Irina Dvorovenko had been providing us wonderful performances at the American Ballet Theatre. She took the role of Principal Dancer in 2000 and is set to give us one final act when she plays Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera House during ABT’s Spring 2013 season. Irina Dvorovenko had become a very popular…
Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie revealed in an announcement that Ethan Stiefel at the end of the 2012 Metropolitan Opera House season will retire. Stiefel has danced with American Ballet Theatre since 1997. The Metropolitan Opera House offers the biggest platform for artistic expression to creative and talented individuals from all over the world opening its…
