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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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  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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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